League

Opate Stadion
Spectators: 9252 (Terracing: 6959, Seating: 2133, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vegim Bardhi started the match with the kick off. Dragoljub Gičevski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carmelo Montrell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Opate getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Janaki Davkovski hit a great ball. Miroslav Aliu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dragoljub Gičevski having to interfere. 10 minutes into the match, Attack's goal looked a bit too open when Tomislav Cvetanoski came free, but Raino Eklund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Raino Eklund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vegim Bardhi in the 17th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomislav Cvetanoski in the 20th minute of play forced Attack's goalkeeper Raino Eklund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bergin Sokolov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Dragoljub Gičevski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Raino Eklund made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Vegim Bardhi sent off a good shot on target. Bergin Sokolov hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Miladin Mitrevski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Opate's supporters rose to their feet, but Miladin Mitrevski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Raino Eklund breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Branko Dimitrovski received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Raino Eklund came out and tried to block the shot, but Branko Dimitrovski slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 37th minute. In the 41st minute of the match, Tomislav Cvetanoski tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Raino Eklund saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Raino Eklund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomislav Cvetanoski in the 46th minute of the match. Attack's Raino Eklund proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Attack from getting a goal against them.

Carmelo Montrell struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Dragoljub Gičevski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Attack. 53 minutes into the match, Attack's Miroslav Aliu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dragoljub Gičevski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Tomislav Cvetanoski took the ball and in the 55 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Raino Eklund. Raino Eklund dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. In the 60th minute Tomislav Cvetanoski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raino Eklund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 63rd minute, Carmelo Montrell reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Dragoljub Gičevski. The goal made the score 2-1. After a defensive mix-up in Attack's zone, Tomislav Cvetanoski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Raino Eklund 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. Attack's Raino Eklund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomislav Cvetanoski in the 68th minute of play. When Carmelo Montrell came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Attack 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 Carmelo Montrell couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Attack defense, Jordan Siljanovski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Raino Eklund. The Attack fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Raino Eklund should have stopped the shot. Raino Eklund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miladin Mitrevski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 81 minutes into the match, Branko Dimitrovski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Raino Eklund. Attack's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Branko Dimitrovski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. After 83 minutes, Gazmend Sofronieski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Opate and the Attack players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 83 played minutes Opate got a freekick which was hit by Gazmend Sofronieski. Carmelo Montrell's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 86thth minute, Dragoljub Gičevski skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 88 minutes into the match, Attack's goal looked a bit too open when Vegim Bardhi came free, but Raino Eklund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Opate booed when Attack was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leontie Despotovski didn't get a good kick on the ball. 91 minutes into the match, Attack's goal looked a bit too open when Miladin Mitrevski came free, but Raino Eklund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Branko Dimitrovski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Opate's supporters rose to their feet, but Branko Dimitrovski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Raino Eklund breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Raino Eklund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Branko Dimitrovski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomislav Cvetanoski in the 94th minute of play forced Attack's goalkeeper Raino Eklund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Opate had played much better football throughout.