League Play-Off

Kruševo Gradski Stad
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Leka Rusevski kicked off to start the match. If Alek Najdovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 4th minute, Alek Najdovski reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Zlatko Sekerinski. The goal made the score 1-0. Kruševo Sloboda's Ilir Sekerinski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Panče Maksimov in the 10th minute of play. Leka Rusevski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Ilir Sekerinski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 19 minutes into the match, Panče Maksimov notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Kruševo Sloboda's Ilir Sekerinski. Ilir Sekerinski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leka Rusevski in the 22nd minute of play forced Kruševo Sloboda's goalkeeper Ilir Sekerinski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alek Najdovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zlatko Sekerinski having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sima Arsov got free with Zlatko Sekerinski in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alek Najdovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alek Najdovski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Leka Rusevski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Ilir Sekerinski made a huge save. Zlatko Sekerinski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alek Najdovski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 59 minutes into the match, Kruševo Sloboda's Sima Arsov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zlatko Sekerinski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Panče Maksimov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ilir Sekerinski having to interfere. Zlatko Sekerinski came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by Kruševo Sloboda's Sima Arsov. But to his dismay, Sima Arsov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. 77 minutes into the game, Alek Najdovski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kruševo Sloboda's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Majden Napredok the free kick. After a rather tough play, Kruševo Sloboda's Alek Najdovski got a free kick in the 77th minute. After having played for 90 minutes, Sima Arsov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kruševo Sloboda's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sima Arsov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zlatko Sekerinski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alek Najdovski in the 92nd minute of the match. 2-3 became the score in the 95th minute when Leka Rusevski elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Majden Napredok's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.