League Play-Off

Vinica
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marko Vasilev kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the game, Blerim Gavrilovski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gari's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fc Pilaveci the free kick. After 7 played minutes Gari got a freekick which was hit by Marko Vasilev. Sima Šiškovski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Branko Sofroniev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Svetomir Dojčinovski during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 15 minutes into the match, Gari's goalkeeper Branko Sofroniev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sima Šiškovski. Naste Sokolov hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Marko Vasilev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Bane Pandev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bane Pandev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marko Vasilev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sima Šiškovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Branko Sofroniev having to interfere. Branko Sofroniev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bojan Dukov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marko Vasilev struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Bane Pandev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gari. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marko Vasilev in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bane Pandev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 43 played minutes Gari got a freekick which was hit by Svetomir Dojčinovski. After some fancy dribbling in the 48th minute, Bojan Dukov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fc Pilaveci's supporters rose to their feet, but Bojan Dukov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Branko Sofroniev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bojan Dukov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Fc Pilaveci's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Blerim Gavrilovski fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Bane Pandev didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Gari's Marko Vasilev shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. After having played for 59 minutes, Blerim Gavrilovski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gari's supporters crossed their fingers, but Blerim Gavrilovski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 63rd match minute, Fc Pilaveci was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Naste Sokolov to maneuver through the defense. 68 minutes into the game, Tanas Taševski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gari's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fc Pilaveci the free kick. The supporters of Fc Pilaveci booed when Gari was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tanas Taševski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Branko Sofroniev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sima Šiškovski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 71 minutes, Bojan Dukov made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Gari's Branko Sofroniev tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Sima Šiškovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Branko Sofroniev having to interfere. Bojan Dukov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Branko Sofroniev having to interfere. With 81 minutes on the clock, Dritan Samoilovski commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 92 minutes into the game, Sima Šiškovski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Branko Sofroniev was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.