League Play-Off

Tetovo Arena Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Eric Marrant made the kick off which started today's match. 10 minutes into the match, FK CSKA TETOVO's Eric Marrant sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alexey Penchev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Manol Nikolov fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FK CSKA TETOVO's protests and gave Manol Nikolov a yellow card for diving instead. Yulian Kateliev hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mirolyub Salmov in the 23rd minute of play forced FK CSKA TETOVO's goalkeeper Dirk Hillerzeder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manol Nikolov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Alexey Penchev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dirk Hillerzeder made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yulian Kateliev in the 26th minute of play. Zlatan Dzhangozov took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dirk Hillerzeder. Dirk Hillerzeder dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Eric Marrant recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dirk Hillerzeder made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zlatan Dzhangozov in the 39th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in FK CSKA TETOVO's zone, Mirolyub Salmov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dirk Hillerzeder came out of the goal and Mirolyub Salmov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. FK CSKA TETOVO's Dirk Hillerzeder played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mirolyub Salmov in the 43rd minute of play. In the 46th minute, Ganyo Peychinov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Trayko Karamihov made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, CSKA Kesarevo's goal looked a bit too open when Eric Marrant came free, but Alexey Penchev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 54th minute, Mirolyub Salmov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Trayko Karamihov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dirk Hillerzeder having to interfere. After a rather tough play, CSKA Kesarevo's Zlatan Dzhangozov got a free kick in the 58th minute. CSKA Kesarevo's Alexey Penchev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eric Marrant in the 64th minute of play. 76 minutes into the match, FK CSKA TETOVO's goal looked a bit too open when Trayko Karamihov came free, but Dirk Hillerzeder reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. CSKA Kesarevo's Zlatan Dzhangozov got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 87th match minute, CSKA Kesarevo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Trayko Karamihov to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Trayko Karamihov in the 94th minute of play forced FK CSKA TETOVO's goalkeeper Dirk Hillerzeder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The FK CSKA TETOVO supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching CSKA Kesarevo's performance. The match ended with a win for CSKA Kesarevo.