League Play-Off

Iliovo Stadion
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Žvan Sloboda's Milo Ickovski 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. After a defensive mix-up in Žvan Sloboda's zone, Argjend Ackovski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zvonimir Dejanovič came out of the goal and Argjend Ackovski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vlado Grčevski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Milo Ickovski, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Argjend Ackovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zvonimir Dejanovič having to interfere. In the 16th minute, Argjend Ackovski 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. If Slavoljub Boja had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Angel Kuzmanov hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. A collision led to Žvan Sloboda getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Vase Minovski hit a great ball. Argjend Ackovski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Zvonimir Dejanovič tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zvonimir Dejanovič made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Argjend Ackovski in the 26th minute of play. After 27 played minutes Žvan Sloboda got a freekick which was hit by Vase Minovski. With a little luck, Žvan Sloboda's Zvonimir Dejanovič got control of the ball when Bora Dimov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pane Grigorijevski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 34th match minute, Iliovo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marko Ljapčev to maneuver through the defense. In the 35th minute Milo Ickovski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vlado Grčevski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zvonimir Dejanovič showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Argjend Ackovski in the 42nd minute of the match. When Argjend Ackovski came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Iliovo 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 Argjend Ackovski couldn't finish the play. Milo Ickovski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Vlado Grčevski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The wind increased when Argjend Ackovski made the kick off in the second half. Pane Grigorijevski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Vlado Grčevski made a huge save. In the 54th minute, Milo Ickovski fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Vlado Grčevski, passed just outside the right post. Argjend Ackovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Slavoljub Boja took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zvonimir Dejanovič. Zvonimir Dejanovič dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Milo Ickovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vlado Grčevski having to interfere. Vlado Grčevski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Milo Ickovski, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Pane Grigorijevski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vlado Grčevski having to interfere. Pane Grigorijevski might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vlado Grčevski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pane Grigorijevski ran back to his position shaking his head. Aca Babunski charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aca Babunski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Milo Ickovski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Žvan Sloboda's supporters rose to their feet, but Milo Ickovski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vlado Grčevski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 75 minutes into the match, Iliovo's goalkeeper Vlado Grčevski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pane Grigorijevski. If Milo Ickovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Iliovo's Vlado Grčevski got control of the ball when Pane Grigorijevski tried to sneak it across the goal line. Iliovo's Argjend Ackovski got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 81 played minutes Žvan Sloboda got a freekick which was hit by Dragoljub Proeski. Bora Dimov scored 2-0 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zvonimir Dejanovič, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.