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Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Luka Stefanovski took the kick off in the first half of the match. Angjelko Pejovič kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. When Martin Grozdanov came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Izvori Banjica fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Martin Grozdanov couldn't finish the play. Newcastle United's Nderim Turundziev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luka Stefanovski in the 8th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luka Stefanovski in the 10th minute of play forced Newcastle United's goalkeeper Nderim Turundziev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lirian Petrevski in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nderim Turundziev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Lirian Petrevski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luka Stefanovski in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nderim Turundziev saved Newcastle United from getting behind. Nedelko Kiprijanov charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nedelko Kiprijanov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 23rd minute, Lirian Petrevski got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Nderim Turundziev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lirian Petrevski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Luka Stefanovski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Izvori Banjica's supporters rose to their feet, but Luka Stefanovski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nderim Turundziev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 34th minute, Stavre Gavrilovski got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Radoje Mladenov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Iljovski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stavre Gavrilovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 38th match minute, Izvori Banjica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Naste Ziberi to maneuver through the defense. 41 minutes had been played when some careless play by Izvori Banjica's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Rastko Jovanovski was slow to take the kick. During this time Newcastle United's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Newcastle United's corner Kiprijan Dedej fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Radoje Mladenov quite easily take care of the ball. In the 44th minute Luka Stefanovski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nderim Turundziev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Izvori Banjica's Lirian Petrevski got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

If Igor Iljovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stavre Gavrilovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Radoje Mladenov having to interfere. Izvori Banjica were awarded a corner in the 61th minute after Newcastle United's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Martin Grozdanov took the corner. After 65 played minutes Luka Stefanovski rounded Newcastle United's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-1. 69 minutes into the game, Newcastle United's Igor Iljovski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Radoje Mladenov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 74th match minute, Newcastle United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stavre Gavrilovski to maneuver through the defense. In the 75th minute, Lirian Petrevski got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Luka Stefanovski was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 77th minute. Izvori Banjica's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. 79 minutes into the match, Newcastle United's goal looked a bit too open when Luka Stefanovski came free, but Nderim Turundziev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 85 minutes into the match, Newcastle United's Rastko Jovanovski broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stavre Gavrilovski in the 92nd minute of play forced Izvori Banjica's goalkeeper Radoje Mladenov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.