League Play-Off

Ljuboten Gradski Sta
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cane Radevski got the match started through his kick off. When Matej Kastrati came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Krivogaštani 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 Matej Kastrati couldn't finish the play. Lurtim Nikolič took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vidoe Hristov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Ljuboten FK's zone, Cane Radevski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Živojin Grigorijevski came out of the goal and Cane Radevski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Krivogaštani's Lurtim Nikolič played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vidoe Hristov in the 20th minute of play. Matej Kastrati took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Živojin Grigorijevski. Živojin Grigorijevski 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. In the 28th minute, Matej Kastrati got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Vidoe Hristov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 43rd minute Matej Kastrati shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Živojin Grigorijevski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nino Goševski succeeded in the game's 46th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vidoe Hristov was the one to do the kick off. Nino Goševski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lurtim Nikolič having to interfere. Lurtim Nikolič showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vidoe Hristov, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. After 59 minutes, Antonij Karanfilovski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Krivogaštani and the Ljuboten FK players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 59 played minutes Krivogaštani got a freekick which was hit by Antonij Karanfilovski. Vidoe Hristov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lurtim Nikolič having to make a save. Živojin Grigorijevski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cane Radevski in the 65th minute of the match. Cane Radevski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 70th minute, Ljuboten FK's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Matej Kastrati fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 81st minute of the match, Cane Radevski tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Živojin Grigorijevski saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 88th match minute, Ljuboten FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Blagoja Damevski to maneuver through the defense. 90 minutes into the match, Cane Radevski dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Živojin Grigorijevski, 3-2. For all the effort they put into the match, the Krivogaštani players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Ljuboten FK.