OFK Vršac claimed a hard-earned 1:0 win against Naftagas in the Prva Liga Regular Season on Saturday. The result keeps them in seventh place while Naftagas remain rooted to thirteenth. It was a match decided by patience rather than spectacle, and here's the thing — it was decided by a single moment.
D. Petronijevic found the net in the 64th minute to break the deadlock. Before that, the game had settled into something measured, neither side willing to overcommit. By then, both sides had already made changes, looking for an edge.
Naftagas pushed for a response after the goal, but OFK Vršac held their shape. The visitors had been tighter than their record suggested, with two draws from their last three showing they could grind results. To be fair, they created enough to make the hosts uncomfortable at times.
The yellow cards started to pile up as the game opened up. N. Gojkov went booking in the 53rd minute, followed by K. Opoku Ackah five minutes after the goal. M. Nikolasevic and E. Atem both picked up cards in the final ten minutes, a sign of nerves.
Substitutions came thick and fast from the hour mark. S. Trajkovic and L. Serdar were among the first to go, then D. Kikovic and M. Savanovic arrived together in the 72nd minute. OFK Vršac brought on U. Vukicevic and N. Gojkov to see the game out.
On the table, the gap between them is eight points — not insurmountable for Naftagas, but a reminder of where they stand. OFK Vršac have won four of seven, while their visitors have managed just one victory from the same number of games.