League Play-Off

Kalimanci Gradski St
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, 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. Stefan Dimov started the match with the kick off. Timotej Mironov's late challenge caught a Gorobinci Rabotnički's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Timotej Mironov helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Gorobinci Rabotnički booed when Kalimanci was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Timotej Mironov didn't get a good kick on the ball. 6 minutes into the game, Kire Taškov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gorobinci Rabotnički's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kalimanci the free kick. If Milovan Stojkovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 14th minute, Razmo Gavrilovski 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. Razmo Gavrilovski struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Andon Sadiku didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gorobinci Rabotnički. Milovan Stojkovski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gorobinci Rabotnički's Milovan Stojkovski got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hajdar Jakimovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Razmo Gavrilovski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hajdar Jakimovski got free with Burim Nedelkoski in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Milovan Stojkovski in the 43rd minute of play forced Kalimanci's goalkeeper Andon Sadiku to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hajdar Jakimovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Milovan Stojkovski made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Gorobinci Rabotnički's goalkeeper Burim Nedelkoski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Burim Nedelkoski came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by Kalimanci's Stefan Dimov. But to his dismay, Stefan Dimov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. If Razmo Gavrilovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Hajdar Jakimovski blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Burim Nedelkoski having to make a save. If Stefan Dimov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hajdar Jakimovski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Burim Nedelkoski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stefan Dimov in the 92nd minute of the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Kalimanci fans cheered their team off the field, for while Gorobinci Rabotnički had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.