League

Opate Stadion
Spectators: 9243 (Terracing: 6952, Seating: 2131, VIP seats: 160) Vegim Bardhi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tomasz Kuszczak having to interfere. When Betim Kralevski fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ФК Партизан Македонија's protests and gave Betim Kralevski a yellow card for diving instead. In the 7th minute of the match, Vegim Bardhi got a very nice opportunity to score, but Tomasz Kuszczak was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After a defensive mix-up in ФК Партизан Македонија's zone, Tomislav Cvetanoski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tomasz Kuszczak came out of the goal and Tomislav Cvetanoski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Bajuk Samoilovski managed to get in a good position for a shot. ФК Партизан Македонија's supporters rose to their feet, but Bajuk Samoilovski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dragoljub Gičevski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Through an outstanding action, after 15 minutes, Tomasz Kuszczak successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Vegim Bardhis short, quick shot in the 19thth minute got Tomasz Kuszczak to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Vegim Bardhi's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 21stth minute, Tomasz Kuszczak skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Tomasz Kuszczak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomislav Cvetanoski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Opate's Dragoljub Gičevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miša Ilievski in the 23rd minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Opate fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 24th minute. Penalty! Vegim Bardhi's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 27thth minute, Tomasz Kuszczak skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With 36 minutes on the clock, Boris Kočiu commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 35 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Opate! Tomasz Kuszczak made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vegim Bardhi in the 43rd minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Vegim Bardhi made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, ФК Партизан Македонија's goal looked a bit too open when Tomislav Cvetanoski came free, but Tomasz Kuszczak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomislav Cvetanoski in the 54th minute of play forced ФК Партизан Македонија's goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, ФК Партизан Македонија's Bedar Kočovski got a free kick in the 55th minute. Tomasz Kuszczak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vegim Bardhi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th match minute, Opate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomislav Cvetanoski to maneuver through the defense. After 62 minutes, Milutin Sitnikovski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ФК Партизан Македонија and the Opate players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tomasz Kuszczak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomislav Cvetanoski in the 65th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vegim Bardhi in the 68th minute of play forced ФК Партизан Македонија's goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 72 played minutes ФК Партизан Македонија got a freekick which was hit by Bedar Kočovski. In the 72nd minute of the match Branko Dimitrovski sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tomasz Kuszczak skillfully saved the ball. After 74 minutes of play, Opate's Tomislav Cvetanoski made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tomasz Kuszczak was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 80th minute of the game. One of ФК Партизан Македонија:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Opate:s goal. In the 82nd minute there was a penalty for Opate. Branko Dimitrovski stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Tomasz Kuszczak. 3-0. The audience was convinced that Tomislav Cvetanoski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tomasz Kuszczak was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. When Opate's Tomislav Cvetanoski in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ФК Партизан Македонија's goalie prevented a goal. Dragoljub Gičevski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bajuk Samoilovski, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Dragoljub Gičevski made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Miša Ilievski sent off a good shot on target. Tomasz Kuszczak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vegim Bardhi in the 91st minute of the match. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind ФК Партизан Македонија's goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Opate's Vegim Bardhi in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ФК Партизан Македонија's goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in ФК Партизан Македонија's zone, Vegim Bardhi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tomasz Kuszczak came out of the goal and Vegim Bardhi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.