League Play-Off

PANTERA
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Miron Ramadani got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lazar Veseli in the 13th minute of play forced Valencia Fc's goalkeeper Vegim Ljapčev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th match minute, Valencia Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ile Naumov to maneuver through the defense. Strumica's Smile Šulevski couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 16th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Valencia Fc. After 19 played minutes Valencia Fc got a freekick which was hit by Tihomir Sulejmani. Miron Ramadani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Vegim Ljapčev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vegim Ljapčev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mijalko Sidovski in the 28th minute of the match. Lazar Veseli recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mitko Smilenski in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gezim Rajkov saved Strumica from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in Valencia Fc's zone, Lazar Veseli stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vegim Ljapčev came out of the goal and Lazar Veseli tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Valencia Fc's goalkeeper Vegim Ljapčev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Edit Stanoevski kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. If Miron Ramadani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mitko Smilenski to strike the kick off in the second half. A hard shot 53 in the game by Lazar Veseli from a close distance when the talented Vegim Ljapčev managed to make a qualified save. Valencia Fc's players were relieved. In the 57th minute, Ile Naumov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Miron Ramadani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gezim Rajkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mitko Smilenski in the 68th minute of the match. Edit Stanoevski hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Mitko Smilenski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Gezim Rajkov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Svetislav Dimitrijevski fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Valencia Fc's protests and gave Svetislav Dimitrijevski a yellow card for diving instead. After 91 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Valencia Fc! Spasen Blaku charged in rather forcefully in the 98th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Spasen Blaku the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Spasen Blaku kicked well hit freekick during the 98th minute of the match. 99 minutes into the match, Valencia Fc's Teofil Dubrovski broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal.