League Play-Off

Krivolak Gradski Sta
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fatmir Stanoevski got the match started through his kick off. Venko Srebrov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kire Nasev having to interfere. 5 minutes into the match, Kavadarci's Venko Srebrov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kire Nasev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Kavadarci booed when Krivolak was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Božidar Cvetanov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Radomir Bejko took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 7th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Kire Nasev. Krivolak's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Pere Živkovski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fatmir Stanoevski in the 9th minute of play. After 12 minutes of play, Krivolak's Ignat Nastevski made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pere Živkovski was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Kavadarci getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Damjan Sekerinski hit a great ball. After having played for 21 minutes, Makaraie Kralevski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kavadarci's supporters crossed their fingers, but Makaraie Kralevski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 23 minutes into the game, Kavadarci's Venko Srebrov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kire Nasev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. If Venko Srebrov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Ignat Nastevski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 31 minutes into the match, Krivolak's goal looked a bit too open when Venko Srebrov came free, but Kire Nasev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Božidar Cvetanov hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. When Makaraie Kralevski came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Kavadarci 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 Makaraie Kralevski couldn't finish the play. Ignat Nastevski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Makaraie Kralevski made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Kavadarci's Makaraie Kralevski ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Kire Nasev. Kire Nasev yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. Fatmir Stanoevski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Pere Živkovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 70 minutes, Fidan Gušev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Krivolak and the Kavadarci players grew even worse after the yellow card. Kire Nasev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Makaraie Kralevski in the 73rd minute of the match. Samir Jurukovski charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Samir Jurukovski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a defensive mix-up in Kavadarci's zone, Ignat Nastevski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pere Živkovski came out of the goal and Ignat Nastevski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fatmir Stanoevski in the 94th minute of play forced Kavadarci's goalkeeper Pere Živkovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.