League Play-Off

Idrizovo
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Besim Ordanov took the kick off in the first half of the match. Dritan Brankovski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Besim Ordanov in the 5th minute of play. Mile Nano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Dritan Brankovski made a huge save. Mile Nano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dritan Brankovski having to interfere. In the 10th minute, Radomir Vasovski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dritan Brankovski made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Mile Nano sent off a good shot on target. Mile Nano received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dritan Brankovski came out and tried to block the shot, but Mile Nano slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 12th minute. After some careless play in the Idrizovo Partizan defense, Ardian Grigorijevski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gavril Carevski. The Idrizovo Partizan fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gavril Carevski should have stopped the shot. In the 21st minute Ognen Celevski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gavril Carevski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 24th match minute, Idrizovo Partizan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ratko Ognjanovič to maneuver through the defense. In the 26th minute, Rangel Gjurčinovski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 31 minutes into the match, Porto Fc's goal looked a bit too open when Besim Ordanov came free, but Dritan Brankovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Porto Fc's Dritan Brankovski got control of the ball when Mile Nano tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 40 minutes, Ardian Spasenov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Porto Fc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ardian Spasenov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gavril Carevski came out of the goal in the 43rd minute to try and stop a shot by Porto Fc's Ardian Spasenov. But to his dismay, Ardian Spasenov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ardian Spasenov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Idrizovo Partizan's Gavril Carevski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save Idrizovo Partizan from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mile Nano in the 53rd minute of play forced Porto Fc's goalkeeper Dritan Brankovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mile Nano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Dritan Brankovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 75 minutes of play Idrizovo Partizan's Rangel Gjurčinovski was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Rangel Gjurčinovski hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Idrizovo Partizan's zone, Ardian Grigorijevski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gavril Carevski came out of the goal and Ardian Grigorijevski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mile Nano might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dritan Brankovski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mile Nano ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in Porto Fc's zone, Mile Nano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dritan Brankovski came out of the goal and Mile Nano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.