League

Xhimi Arena
Spectators: 10810 (Terracing: 8109, Seating: 2486, VIP seats: 215) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Simon Jankovski started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Youth Academy booed when Gabar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gazmend Boškovič didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sande Kočovski kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Mondi Hod took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stanko Svetozarevski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Youth Academy were furious when Boško Risteski was red carded, 16 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Kitan Manolev scored 0-1 in the 17th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mondi Hod, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 22nd minute Gazmend Boškovič shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mondi Hod saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Stanko Svetozarevski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mondi Hod was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Mondi Hod made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kitan Manolev in the 27th minute of play. Mondi Hod took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stanko Svetozarevski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Trajko Simonovski blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mondi Hod having to make a save. 36 minutes into the match, Jovica Šulevski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tomasz Kaczorowski. Gabar's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jovica Šulevski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Trajko Simonovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jovica Šulevski hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Stanko Svetozarevski was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th minute Stanko Svetozarevski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mondi Hod saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 56th match minute, Youth Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sande Kočovski to maneuver through the defense. Kitan Manolev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Mondi Hod tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Youth Academy booed when Gabar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kitan Manolev didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Trajko Simonovski came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Gabar 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 Trajko Simonovski couldn't finish the play. Mondi Hod took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gazmend Boškovič, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner ended in Kitan Manolev almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Youth Academy's Mondi Hod did a great save. Mondi Hod took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stanko Svetozarevski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jovica Šulevski's late challenge caught a Gabar's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jovica Šulevski helped the player get up and apologised. Jovica Šulevski kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Stanko Svetozarevski's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Mondi Hod firmly grabbed it by the left post. Mondi Hod made an important save on a dangerous shot by Trajko Simonovski in the 78th minute. After 80 minutes of play, Gabar's Stanko Svetozarevski made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mondi Hod was left in no man's land by his defense there! 83 minutes into the match, Youth Academy's goalkeeper Mondi Hod had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stanko Svetozarevski. Youth Academy's Mondi Hod played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grigor Antič in the 93rd minute of play. When the final whistle sounded Gabar left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Youth Academy.