League Play-Off

Dunje
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dunje Pobeda's Gavril Brankovski started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Alek Najdovski scored 0-1 in the 2nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pane Jerkovič, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Antonij Dimiškovski kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. In the 8th minute, Dunje Pobeda's Gavril Brankovski dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. In the 16th minute, Gavril Brankovski fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Ilir Sekerinski, passed just outside the right post. Gavril Brankovski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Ilir Sekerinski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dojčin Ristanovski kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Ilir Sekerinski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gavril Brankovski, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Arsenij Veselinov kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Enver Elezi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Antonij Dimiškovski was shown his second yellow card after 29 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Kruševo Sloboda getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Antonij Dimiškovski hit a great ball. Gavril Brankovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ilir Sekerinski having to interfere. In the 32nd match minute, Kruševo Sloboda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arsenij Veselinov to maneuver through the defense. Ilir Sekerinski was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gavril Brankovski showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 37 minute of play. Pane Jerkovič took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sima Arsov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Avram Bojčeski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pane Jerkovič having to interfere. Dunje Pobeda's Pane Jerkovič played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sima Arsov in the 47th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kruševo Sloboda's goalkeeper Ilir Sekerinski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 60 minutes, Enver Elezi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dunje Pobeda's supporters crossed their fingers, but Enver Elezi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kruševo Sloboda's Sima Arsov got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gavril Brankovski 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. Ilir Sekerinski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enver Elezi, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. If Enver Elezi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dunje Pobeda's Gavril Brankovski got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sima Arsov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pane Jerkovič having to make a save. Enver Elezi struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Ilir Sekerinski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dunje Pobeda. When Enver Elezi came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Dunje 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 Enver Elezi couldn't finish the play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Dunje Pobeda fans cheered their team off the field, for while Kruševo Sloboda had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.