League Play-Off

German Gradski Stadi
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marin Vangelov took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ivica Ickovski charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ivica Ickovski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ivica Ickovski hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Miša Živkov made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Nebošja Rugova sent off a good shot on target. After 10 played minutes Miravci Partizan got a freekick which was hit by Ivica Ickovski. After 12 played minutes Miravci Partizan got a freekick which was hit by Stefan Filipov. If Marin Vangelov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nebošja Rugova fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miša Živkov having to interfere. A collision led to Miravci Partizan getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Ivica Ickovski hit a great ball. Vegim Filimon 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. Luljet Trpkov charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luljet Trpkov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, German's Luljet Trpkov got a free kick in the 24th minute. Miša Živkov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nebošja Rugova in the 34th minute. When Marin Vangelov came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the German 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 Marin Vangelov couldn't finish the play. Marin Vangelov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miša Živkov having to interfere. 46 minutes into the match, Marin Vangelov dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Miša Živkov, 1-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Maksim Lambev to make the kick off. A collision led to Miravci Partizan getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Vase Mironovski hit a great ball. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind German's goalkeeper Pane Dedejski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Vegim Filimon was extremely unlucky when he, in the 65th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 67 minutes into the match, Miravci Partizan's goal looked a bit too open when Nebošja Rugova came free, but Miša Živkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vegim Filimon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Miravci Partizan's Vegim Filimon in 77 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Pane Dedejski guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Pane Dedejski was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Vase Mironovski. When Maksim Lambev came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Miravci Partizan 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 Maksim Lambev couldn't finish the play. In the 94thth minute of the game Marin Vangelov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Miravci Partizan's Miša Živkov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 96th minute Nebošja Rugova shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miša Živkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marin Vangelov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Miravci Partizan's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.