League Play-Off

Raštak
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. Stavre Georgijevski started the match with the kick off. After 3 played minutes Orehovo got a freekick which was hit by Mile Todorovič. After 11 minutes of play, Raštak Pobeda's Dzemail Mironov made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Skender Janakiev was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpected shot in the 15th minute by Dzemail Mironov got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Skender Janakiev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stavre Georgijevski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 19 minutes Orehovo's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Kujtim Bajrami who took care of the corner kick. 22 minutes into the match, Raštak Pobeda's goal looked a bit too open when Kostadin Indov came free, but Mitan Prokopievski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Blagojče Zmejkovski came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Raštak Pobeda 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 Blagojče Zmejkovski couldn't finish the play. Raštak Pobeda's Stavre Georgijevski got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mitan Prokopievski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kostadin Indov in the 30th minute of play. In the 31st minute, Ilija Markovski made a precise shot to the right of Mitan Prokopievski. Raštak Pobeda's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Raštak Pobeda's goalkeeper Mitan Prokopievski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Mile Todorovič was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 43 minutes had been played. In the 44th match minute, Orehovo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mile Todorovič to maneuver through the defense. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ilija Markovski to make the kick off. Ilija Markovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mitan Prokopievski having to interfere. Dzemail Mironov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ilija Markovski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 64th minute Stavre Georgijevski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Skender Janakiev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Skender Janakiev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stavre Georgijevski, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. In the 90th minute, Ilija Markovski 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. Orehovo's Ilija Markovski got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.