League Play-Off

Santiago Bernabeu
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Sretenovo Napredok's Tomislav Bojkov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 9 minutes into the match, Real M's goal looked a bit too open when Tomislav Bojkov came free, but Janko Mironov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dobrica Ringov's late challenge caught a Sretenovo Napredok's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dobrica Ringov helped the player get up and apologised. Dobrica Ringov hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Mitre Slavevski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cvetko Lumani's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. In the last second Mitre Slavevski throw himself and got hold of the ball when Goce Pavlovski in the 18thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. A collision led to Sretenovo Napredok getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Venko Stojakovič hit a great ball. In the 19th minute, Goce Pavlovski 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Stojan Apostolovski during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Cvetko Lumani had several of the Sretenovo Napredok's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 23 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-1 score and a disappointed Mitre Slavevski as he didn't even see the shot coming. Sretenovo Napredok's Mitre Slavevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raul Gonzalez in the 27th minute of play. Tomislav Bojkov's late challenge caught a Real M's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tomislav Bojkov helped the player get up and apologised. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cvetko Lumani in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mitre Slavevski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 36th minute of the match, Cvetko Lumani got a very nice opportunity to score, but Mitre Slavevski was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Real M's Dobrica Ringov got his second yellow card of the match in the 40th minute. The referee ordered Dobrica Ringov off the ground. In the 40th match minute, Real M was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dobrica Ringov to maneuver through the defense. Tomislav Bojkov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Goce Pavlovski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Mitre Slavevski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mitre Slavevski was a little too slow when Goce Pavlovski got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 48th minute. The score was now 3-1.

Mitre Slavevski came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by Real M's Goce Pavlovski. But to his dismay, Goce Pavlovski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. Goce Pavlovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mitre Slavevski having to interfere. If Cvetko Lumani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sretenovo Napredok's goalkeeper Mitre Slavevski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Cvetko Lumani came up free with the goalie in the 71st 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. After 76 minutes, Zvonko Jasari mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sretenovo Napredok and the Real M players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 76 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Sretenovo Napredok! Sretenovo Napredok:s Mitre Slavevski showed great skill when he stopped Rodrigo Goes:s penalty. After 78 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Real M! In the 90th match minute, Sretenovo Napredok was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iljo Stamenov to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rodrigo Goes during the 100th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Rodrigo Goes hit a great freekick 100 minutes into the match. Real M walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.