Struga
Spectators: 6772 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 10) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Blagojče Janakiev took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 7th match minute, Raštak was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Radoje Stamenkoski to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot 9 in the game by Ratomir Miladinov from a close distance when the talented Deljan Josifov managed to make a qualified save. Raštak's players were relieved. After 11 minutes of play, Struga's Stole Srebrov made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Deljan Josifov was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ivan Gjurovski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Blerim Dejti, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Deljan Josifov made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Stole Srebrov sent off a good shot on target. Struga's Ratomir Miladinov got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 23rd minute, Ratomir Miladinov 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. Stole Srebrov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Deljan Josifov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stole Srebrov got free with Deljan Josifov in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Stole Srebrov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Struga's supporters rose to their feet, but Stole Srebrov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Deljan Josifov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 33rd minute, Raštak's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Ratomir Miladinov fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Ivan Gjurovski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Slavko Sazdanov in the 36th minute of play. In the 37th minute, Stole Srebrov 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. After having played for 40 minutes, Blagojče Janakiev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Raštak's supporters crossed their fingers, but Blagojče Janakiev 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 44th minute, Jane Firfanov made a precise shot to the right of Ivan Gjurovski. Struga's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Struga's Stole Srebrov got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
Through an outstanding action, after 52 minutes, Ivan Gjurovski successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 53 played minutes Struga got a freekick which was hit by Temelko Sekerinski. Struga's Ivan Gjurovski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Struga from getting a goal against them. Ivan Gjurovski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Blagojče Janakiev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stole Srebrov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Deljan Josifov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ivan Gjurovski made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Slavko Sazdanov sent off a good shot on target. If Blagojče Janakiev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Blagojče Janakiev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ivan Gjurovski was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Radoje Stamenkoski. In the 82nd match minute, Struga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ilmi Daev to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Struga booed when Raštak was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Blerim Dejti didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 87th minute, Raštak's Blagojče Janakiev dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. Slavko Sazdanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Blerim Dejti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The Struga manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Raštak to win.
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