League Play-Off

Dolno Dupeni Stadion
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dobrica Fidanovski made the kick off which started today's match. When Nderim Urgovski fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rakotinci Napredok's protests and gave Nderim Urgovski a yellow card for diving instead. Nderim Urgovski hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Milo Djurovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zograf Šulevski having to interfere. Nikanor Čelaj showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zoran Dedej in the 10th minute of the match. Milo Djurovski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Zograf Šulevski made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Milo Djurovski got free with Zograf Šulevski in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 16 minutes into the match, Rakotinci Napredok's Nderim Urgovski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nikanor Čelaj narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Milo Djurovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 21stth minute of the game Dobrica Fidanovski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rakotinci Napredok's Zograf Šulevski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Milo Djurovski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zograf Šulevski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. In the 34th minute, Nderim Urgovski 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. In the 37th minute, Armend Gičevski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nikanor Čelaj showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nderim Urgovski in the 42nd minute of the match. If Dobrica Fidanovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Dobrica Fidanovski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dolno Dupeni's supporters rose to their feet, but Dobrica Fidanovski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zograf Šulevski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Zoran Dedej to strike the kick off in the second half. After 56 played minutes Rakotinci Napredok got a freekick which was hit by Svetomir Mojsiev. Milo Djurovski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nderim Urgovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nikanor Čelaj having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dobrica Fidanovski in the 68th minute of play forced Rakotinci Napredok's goalkeeper Zograf Šulevski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd minute, Ljuba Gligorov 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. Milo Djurovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zograf Šulevski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dobrica Fidanovski's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. In the 79th minute of the match Vlatko Ordanovski shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Zograf Šulevski showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The supporters of Dolno Dupeni booed when Rakotinci Napredok was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Dubrovski didn't get a good kick on the ball. 83 minutes into the match, Dobrica Fidanovski notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Rakotinci Napredok's Zograf Šulevski. Zograf Šulevski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Rakotinci Napredok's Oliver Stamenov shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 88th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Nikanor Čelaj but with some difficulty. If Zoran Dedej had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dolno Dupeni's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.