Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Sloboda Užice 4th with 46 points, Novi Sad 7th with 28, 18 apart. Recent form told a different story for Novi Sad: only 24th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 7th. Per game in the league, Novi Sad were scoring 4.71 and conceding 8.86, Sloboda Užice 4.86 and 5.57, against a competition average of 1.96 goals per team per game.
Sloboda Užice had won three straight. The last-five ledger: Novi Sad 3/15, Sloboda Užice 12/15.
Stadion na Detelinari in Novi Sad staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,150. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sloboda Užice led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-4.