Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Naftagas 1st with 67 points, Bačka Palanka 10th with 42, 25 apart. On the form table Bačka Palanka stood 6th over the last five rounds, despite being 10th overall. Against a league average of 1.32 goals per team per game, Naftagas ran at 1.73 scored and 0.63 conceded, Bačka Palanka at 1.23 and 1.13.
Momentum sat with Naftagas, winners of their last four, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Level finishes had become the habit for Bačka Palanka: three in a row. Over the last five, Naftagas had taken 12 of 15 points to Bačka Palanka's 6.
It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Naftagas: 1 goal with no recorded scorer