League Play-Off

Dabnica
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Raven Rabotnički's Arian Tasev 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 Arian Tasev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 11th minute, Lavrentij Berišaj 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. In the 12th match minute, Dabnica Rabotnički was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivo Stojkovič to maneuver through the defense. 16 minutes into the match, Raven Rabotnički's goal looked a bit too open when Boban Bojkovič came free, but Maksim Arsovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lavrentij Berišaj struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Zvonko Blagojev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Raven Rabotnički. 23 minutes into the match, Raven Rabotnički's goal looked a bit too open when Boban Bojkovič came free, but Maksim Arsovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maksim Arsovski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Simon Spasenov in the 24th minute. Boban Bojkovič received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Maksim Arsovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Simon Spasenov came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Dabnica Rabotnički 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 Simon Spasenov couldn't finish the play. When Simon Spasenov came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Dabnica Rabotnički 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 Simon Spasenov couldn't finish the play. Raven Rabotnički's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Boban Bojkovič 47 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Boban Bojkovič to make the kick off. Arian Tasev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Zvonko Blagojev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Dabnica Rabotnički's zone, Lavrentij Berišaj stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zvonko Blagojev came out of the goal and Lavrentij Berišaj tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boban Bojkovič in the 67th minute of play forced Raven Rabotnički's goalkeeper Maksim Arsovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zvonko Blagojev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arian Tasev in the 74th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Simon Spasenov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dabnica Rabotnički's supporters rose to their feet, but Simon Spasenov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Maksim Arsovski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Raven Rabotnički's zone, Simon Spasenov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maksim Arsovski came out of the goal and Simon Spasenov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Raven Rabotnički's Maksim Arsovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boban Bojkovič in the 95th minute of play. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.