League Play-Off

Gjermo Gradski Stadi
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Gjermo's Igor Zdravkovski 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. If Siljan Kitanovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 11thth minute of the game Atanas Mišev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gjermo's Zafir Dejanov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Siljan Kitanovski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zafir Dejanov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. Atanas Mišev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zafir Dejanov having to interfere. Siljan Kitanovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Gjermo getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Nderim Saševski hit a great ball. Živalevo's Agron Dončevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Igor Zdravkovski in the 21st minute of play. Igor Zdravkovski had several of the Živalevo's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 28 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Agron Dončevski as he didn't even see the shot coming. Živalevo's Agron Dončevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Igor Zdravkovski in the 32nd minute of play. 34 minutes into the game, one of Živalevo:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Agron Dončevski had in the 36thth minute some difficulties stopping Andrej Dojčinovski's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Agron Dončevski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Andrej Dojčinovski went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Pere Nastev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Agron Dončevski having to interfere. 42 minutes into the match, Živalevo's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Zdravkovski came free, but Agron Dončevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pere Nastev might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Agron Dončevski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pere Nastev ran back to his position shaking his head. 48 minutes into the game, Živalevo's Siljan Kitanovski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zafir Dejanov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

After a rather tough play, Živalevo's Allmir Mitkovski got a free kick in the 54th minute. Agron Dončevski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor Zdravkovski in the 55th minute of play. When Pere Nastev came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Gjermo 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 Pere Nastev couldn't finish the play. 61 minutes into the match, Gjermo's goalkeeper Zafir Dejanov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Atanas Mišev. Atanas Mišev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to Živalevo getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Allmir Mitkovski hit a great ball. Agron Dončevski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Igor Zdravkovski's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. If Atanas Mišev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Gjermo getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Špend Zahariev hit a great ball. When Siljan Kitanovski, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 73 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Zafir Dejanov was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Atanas Mišev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Zafir Dejanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 78th minute, Allmir Mitkovski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Andrej Dojčinovski, 79 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Igor Zdravkovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Atanas Mišev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zafir Dejanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Siljan Kitanovski, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. When the match clock showed 88 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Igor Zdravkovski sped through Živalevo's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Agron Dončevski. Pere Nastev scored 4-1 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Agron Dončevski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 96 minutes in the game, Siljan Kitanovski fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Zafir Dejanov having to interfere. Allmir Mitkovski charged in rather forcefully in the 99th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Allmir Mitkovski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Gjermo fans cheered their team off the field, for while Živalevo had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.