League Play-Off

Žerovjane
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Luka Vikentijevski made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute Luka Vikentijevski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Blagoja Mateski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 10th minute by Zamir Kaevski got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. If Bora Dimov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Dren Sloga's Kostadin Skenderovski got control of the ball when Zamir Kaevski tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 18 minutes, Bora Dimov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Žerovjane Pobeda's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bora Dimov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 22 minutes into the game, Žerovjane Pobeda's Zamir Kaevski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kostadin Skenderovski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Blagoja Mateski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miron Trajcevski in the 29th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Antonio Risteski during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 32nd minute, Antonio Risteski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Antonio Risteski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kostadin Skenderovski having to interfere. A collision led to Žerovjane Pobeda getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Bora Dimov hit a great ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bora Dimov to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Dren Sloga's Jonko Pančev got a free kick in the 56th minute. Žerovjane Pobeda's Sima Janakievski couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 56th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Dren Sloga. Zamir Kaevski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Kostadin Skenderovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bora Dimov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kostadin Skenderovski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bora Dimov, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. In the 70th minute, Brane Gecaj hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Miron Trajcevski got free with Blagoja Mateski in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 78 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Žerovjane Pobeda! Temelko Arsovski walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Dren Sloga's Miron Trajcevski got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 84th minute of the match Temelko Arsovski sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Blagoja Mateski skillfully saved the ball. In the 88th minute, Zamir Kaevski 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. A collision led to Dren Sloga getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Jonko Pančev hit a great ball. 91 minutes into the match, Bora Dimov notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Dren Sloga's Kostadin Skenderovski. Kostadin Skenderovski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Žerovjane Pobeda's zone, Luka Vikentijevski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Blagoja Mateski came out of the goal and Luka Vikentijevski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Žerovjane Pobeda's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.