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Match Report
Orehovo
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) A collision led to Streževo Sloboda getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Radoslav Blaku hit a great ball. Nenad Hadzidimov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kostadin Indov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Ilija Markovski came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Orehovo 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 Ilija Markovski couldn't finish the play. In the 11th minute of the match, Kostadin Indov tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Nenad Hadzidimov saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Skender Janakiev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Blaže Ickovski in the 16th minute of the match. Ratomir Smilev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Skender Janakiev having to interfere. With a little luck, Streževo Sloboda's Nenad Hadzidimov got control of the ball when Ilija Markovski tried to sneak it across the goal line. Blaže Ickovski struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Skender Janakiev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Streževo Sloboda. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Ratomir Smilev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Streževo Sloboda's supporters rose to their feet, but Ratomir Smilev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Skender Janakiev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 35 played minutes Orehovo got a freekick which was hit by Zdravko Kuzmanov. If Ratomir Smilev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ratomir Smilev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Skender Janakiev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Ratomir Smilev came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Streževo Sloboda 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 Ratomir Smilev couldn't finish the play. In the 47th minute, Ratomir Smilev 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. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ratomir Smilev was the one to do the kick off. Skender Janakiev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ratomir Smilev in the 54th minute of play. Ilija Markovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nenad Hadzidimov having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Orehovo's Zdravko Kuzmanov got a free kick in the 58th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ratomir Smilev in the 61st minute of play forced Orehovo's goalkeeper Skender Janakiev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ilija Markovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 69 minutes, Blaže Ickovski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Streževo Sloboda's supporters crossed their fingers, but Blaže Ickovski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 71 minutes into the game, Orehovo's Kostadin Indov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nenad Hadzidimov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Nenad Hadzidimov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ilija Markovski in the 75th minute of the match. After 77 minutes, Mile Todorovič mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Orehovo and the Streževo Sloboda players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Orehovo's Mile Todorovič got a free kick in the 77th minute. Ilija Markovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nenad Hadzidimov having to interfere. The supporters of Streževo Sloboda booed when Orehovo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ilija Markovski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Orehovo's Skender Janakiev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ratomir Smilev in the 88th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Orehovo fans cheered their team off the field, for while Streževo Sloboda had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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