League Play-Off

Kruševo Gradski Stad
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Lešnica Sloga's Ruse Meidani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brane Deljanovski in the 3rd minute of play. When Sare Zafirski came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Lešnica Sloga 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 Sare Zafirski couldn't finish the play. Dame Dalov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bekim Maznov having to interfere. Deljan Nasevski hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Kiril Atanasovski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kruševo Rabotnički's supporters rose to their feet, but Kiril Atanasovski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ruse Meidani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, Lešnica Sloga's Ruse Meidani got control of the ball when Kiril Atanasovski tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ruse Meidani made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kiril Atanasovski in the 21st minute. Dame Dalov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bekim Maznov having to interfere. Ruse Meidani had great luck who in the 31stth minute grab hold of the ball when Brane Deljanovski from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. With a little luck, Lešnica Sloga's Ruse Meidani got control of the ball when Brane Deljanovski tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ristan Najdovski charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ristan Najdovski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ristan Najdovski kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. In the 37th minute of the match Kruševo Rabotnički got a corner. Lešnica Sloga's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Petko Toševski ran over to the corner to take the kick. Bekim Maznov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Todor Panev in the 42nd minute of play. Dame Dalov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Brane Deljanovski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Brane Deljanovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Kruševo Rabotnički's Bekim Maznov got control of the ball when Dame Dalov tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 72 minutes, Dame Dalov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lešnica Sloga's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dame Dalov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Kruševo Rabotnički's Brane Deljanovski in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lešnica Sloga's goalie prevented a goal. Ruse Meidani came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by Kruševo Rabotnički's Brane Deljanovski. But to his dismay, Brane Deljanovski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Brane Deljanovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ruse Meidani having to interfere. Brane Deljanovski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Ruse Meidani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Kiril Atanasovski came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Kruševo Rabotnički 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 Kiril Atanasovski couldn't finish the play. If Kiril Atanasovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 94 minutes into the game, Kruševo Rabotnički's Kiril Atanasovski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ruse Meidani made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Lešnica Sloga's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.