League Play-Off

Živalevo
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Živalevo were furious when Nikola Bogdanov was red carded, 4 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in Živalevo fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 4th minute. Penalty! After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Atanas Mišev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Živalevo's supporters rose to their feet, but Atanas Mišev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sande Saševski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Živalevo's Cacko Sazdanov got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Allmir Mitkovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sande Saševski having to interfere. 20 minutes into the match, Berovo's goalkeeper Sande Saševski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Atanas Mišev. Agron Dončevski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Barjet Antič in the 21st minute of the match. When Menduh Naceski, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 23 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Agron Dončevski was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. If Barjet Antič had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 29thth minute of the game Barjet Antič who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Živalevo's Agron Dončevski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Atanas Mišev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pejko Risteski in the 32nd minute of play forced Berovo's goalkeeper Sande Saševski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Allmir Damčevski fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Berovo's protests and gave Allmir Damčevski a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Berovo's Allmir Damčevski got a free kick in the 33rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Barjet Antič in the 37th minute of play forced Živalevo's goalkeeper Agron Dončevski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Menduh Naceski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Menduh Naceski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 43rd match minute, Berovo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Naim Sumulikovski to maneuver through the defense. Atanas Mišev in the 46thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Sande Saševski, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Atanas Mišev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Sande Saševski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Barjet Antič made a kick off. Menduh Naceski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Živalevo's Cacko Sazdanov got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Barjet Antič 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. Menduh Naceski kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 65thth minute. Though ot was a great shot Živalevo's keeper Agron Dončevski was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. The audience was convinced that Barjet Antič's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Agron Dončevski was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Agron Dončevski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Barjet Antič, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 72nd minute, Berovo's Barjet Antič ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Agron Dončevski. Agron Dončevski yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. After a rather tough play, Živalevo's Mitre Dobrev got a free kick in the 77th minute. Barjet Antič received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Agron Dončevski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Barjet Antič fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Agron Dončevski having to interfere. After having played for 87 minutes, Atanas Mišev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Živalevo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Atanas Mišev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 93rd minute, Barjet Antič 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. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Berovo walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.