League Play-Off

Podmol Stadion
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, 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. Toni Sekulovski started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, Kolešino Pobeda's Stole Radulovič got control of the ball when Adam Bogdanovski tried to sneak it across the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, Podmol Rabotnički's Stavre Ivkovič sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Stole Radulovič narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 13 played minutes Kolešino Pobeda got a freekick which was hit by Dragutin Bizi. Podmol Rabotnički's Antonio Zaharievski shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 14th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Stole Radulovič but with some difficulty. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ljupčo Fotijevski in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Branimir Eftimov saved Podmol Rabotnički from getting behind. Bojan Radulovič kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Ljupčo Fotijevski might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Branimir Eftimov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ljupčo Fotijevski ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Podmol Rabotnički's Rastko Ignatov got a free kick in the 29th minute. In the 30th minute of the match Dimče Brnjacevski shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Branimir Eftimov showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Adam Bogdanovski struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Stole Radulovič didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Podmol Rabotnički. Stavre Ivkovič sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Stavre Ivkovič to make the kick off. If Ljupčo Fotijevski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 60th minute, Rastko Ignatov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dimče Brnjacevski's shot from long distance in the 61st minute was not bad at all, but Podmol Rabotnički's Branimir Eftimov knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. Stole Radulovič showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stavre Ivkovič in the 64th minute of the match. In the 65th minute Adam Bogdanovski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stole Radulovič saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Podmol Rabotnički's Bojan Radulovič got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kolešino Pobeda's Stole Radulovič played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stavre Ivkovič in the 70th minute of play. Branimir Eftimov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ljupčo Fotijevski in the 75th minute. After some careless play in the Kolešino Pobeda defense, Adam Bogdanovski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Stole Radulovič. The Kolešino Pobeda fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Stole Radulovič should have stopped the shot. Branimir Eftimov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Toni Sekulovski in the 85th minute of play. Adam Bogdanovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stole Radulovič having to interfere. After having played for 96 minutes, Toni Sekulovski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kolešino Pobeda's supporters crossed their fingers, but Toni Sekulovski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.