League Play-Off

Smolari
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cvetko Lumani started the match with the kick off. Ardian Bardha kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mite Čalovski during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Cvetko Lumani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Projko Stojkovič having to interfere. Projko Stojkovič showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cvetko Lumani in the 12th minute of the match. When Besnik Arsovski fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Smolari Rabotnički's protests and gave Besnik Arsovski a yellow card for diving instead. After 13 played minutes Smolari Rabotnički got a freekick which was hit by Besnik Arsovski. Projko Stojkovič made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo Goes in the 17th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, Smolari Rabotnički's goal looked a bit too open when Goce Pavlovski came free, but Projko Stojkovič reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Cvetko Lumani came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Real M 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 Cvetko Lumani couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Real M booed when Smolari Rabotnički was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Igor Ismaili didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cvetko Lumani took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Projko Stojkovič. Projko Stojkovič dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After 29 minutes, Cvetko Lumani made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Smolari Rabotnički's Projko Stojkovič tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. If Goce Pavlovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cvetko Lumani 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. A collision led to Smolari Rabotnički getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Zare Srebrov hit a great ball. After having played for 47 minutes, Zare Srebrov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Smolari Rabotnički's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zare Srebrov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zare Srebrov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes, Agron Ordanovski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Real M and the Smolari Rabotnički players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 52nd match minute, Real M was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Agron Ordanovski to maneuver through the defense. Projko Stojkovič made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Vlastimir Nakov sent off a good shot on target. Cvetko Lumani's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 57thth minute, Projko Stojkovič skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After a rather tough play, Smolari Rabotnički's Kosta Grozdanov got a free kick in the 64th minute. A collision led to Smolari Rabotnički getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Bogdan Mladenov hit a great ball. Projko Stojkovič didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cvetko Lumani went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. After 74 minutes, Grozdan Ajeti mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Smolari Rabotnički and the Real M players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Real M booed when Smolari Rabotnički was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Grozdan Ajeti didn't get a good kick on the ball. Goce Pavlovski might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Projko Stojkovič. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Goce Pavlovski ran back to his position shaking his head. Projko Stojkovič was out of position in the 84 minute of play, and Goce Pavlovski capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Goce Pavlovski really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. The audience was convinced that Cvetko Lumani's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Projko Stojkovič was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. In the 94th minute, Cvetko Lumani 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. Goce Pavlovski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Projko Stojkovič tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.