League Play-Off

Kolari Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ljubomir Petkovski started the match with the kick off. Ljubomir Petkovski struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Najden Danevski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kolari. Ruse Rajkoski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Artan Čela in the 12th minute of the match. Artan Čela might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ruse Rajkoski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Artan Čela ran back to his position shaking his head. Ruse Rajkoski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Artan Čela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Svetozar Daev took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ruse Rajkoski. Ruse Rajkoski 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. When Irinej Siljanov fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zletovo's protests and gave Irinej Siljanov a yellow card for diving instead. Irinej Siljanov kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Kolari's zone, Artan Čela stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ruse Rajkoski came out of the goal and Artan Čela tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Artan Čela fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ruse Rajkoski having to interfere. If Svetozar Daev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Svetozar Daev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Artan Čela fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ruse Rajkoski having to interfere. If Ljubomir Petkovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Artan Čela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ruse Rajkoski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Svetozar Daev in the 45th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ljubomir Petkovski in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Najden Danevski prevented the ball from getting in the gole.

The wind increased when Artan Čela made the kick off in the second half. 61 minutes into the game, Ljubomir Petkovski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Najden Danevski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Kolari getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Ardian Blaževski hit a great ball. If Svetozar Daev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ante Ristanoski struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Najden Danevski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kolari. Najden Danevski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ljubomir Petkovski in the 74th minute of play. If Irinej Siljanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ruse Rajkoski was out of position in the 81 minute of play, and Artan Čela capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Artan Čela really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. 85 minutes into the match, Zletovo's goal looked a bit too open when Ante Ristanoski came free, but Najden Danevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikifor Hristov in the 96th minute of play forced Kolari's goalkeeper Ruse Rajkoski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Zletovo walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.