League Play-Off

Ljuboten Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ramadan Josifov took the kick off in the first half of the match. Miladin Naumovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anastas Indov having to interfere. Ljuboten's Anastas Indov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miladin Naumovski in the 6th minute of play. Podmol Rabotnički's Alek Boševski got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ljuboten's Anastas Indov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miladin Naumovski in the 14th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Miladin Naumovski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Podmol Rabotnički's supporters rose to their feet, but Miladin Naumovski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anastas Indov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 19th minute, Siljan Donev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ramadan Josifov took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Anastas Indov. Anastas Indov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Ramadan Josifov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Anastas Indov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramadan Josifov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Miladin Naumovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Svetozar Mitrevski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 37 minutes into the match, Antim Georgiev dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gerasim Andreev, 2-1. Mihajlo Maksimov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 49th minute. Gerasim Andreev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Antim Georgiev was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Svetozar Mitrevski in the 55th minute of play forced Podmol Rabotnički's goalkeeper Gerasim Andreev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ljuboten's Anastas Indov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramadan Josifov in the 58th minute of play. 60 minutes into the match, Ljuboten's goal looked a bit too open when Ramadan Josifov came free, but Anastas Indov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 66 minutes into the match, Antim Georgiev notched a goal, 5-1, to the right of Podmol Rabotnički's Gerasim Andreev. Gerasim Andreev was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Miladin Naumovski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nino Trpevski charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nino Trpevski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 76th minute, Nino Trpevski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The long shot by Teofan Nedelkoski in the 77th minute really tested Anastas Indov's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Svetozar Mitrevski in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gerasim Andreev saved Podmol Rabotnički from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Antim Georgiev in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gerasim Andreev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ramadan Josifov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anastas Indov having to interfere. Anastas Indov was a little too slow when Ramadan Josifov got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 87th minute. The score was now 5-2. With his leg Anastas Indov managed to avoid a goal in the 91stth minute, when Podmol Rabotnički's Miladin Naumovski fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 92nd match minute, Ljuboten was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nase Dejanovič to maneuver through the defense. Miladin Naumovski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Anastas Indov made a huge save. Ljuboten were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Podmol Rabotnički for a fine match.