League Play-Off

Santiago Bernabeu
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, 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. Nino Trajcevski started the match with the kick off. Nino Trajcevski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Raven getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Tomislav Jurukovski hit a great ball. If Nino Trajcevski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, Raven's Branimir Fakaj got a free kick in the 17th minute. 19 minutes into the game, Nino Trajcevski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Mario Apostolski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Miško Jordanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Branimir Fakaj, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. After a rather tough play, Raven's Marko Gavrilov got a free kick in the 26th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Destan Pančevski in the 31st minute of play forced Real Madrid's goalkeeper Miško Jordanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Simeon Mladenovič sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Branimir Fakaj received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Miško Jordanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Simeon Mladenovič stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Nino Trajcevski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Mario Apostolski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Real Madrid booed when Raven was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Branimir Fakaj didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nino Karatašev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nino Trajcevski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Destan Pančevski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Raven's Mario Apostolski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nino Karatašev in the 67th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Real Madrid's Bledar Risteski got a free kick in the 70th minute. Nino Karatašev blasted a shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mario Apostolski having to make a save. If Nino Karatašev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nino Trajcevski kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Simeon Mladenovič received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Miško Jordanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Real Madrid getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Ilmi Dojčinovski hit a great ball. Simeon Mladenovič received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Miško Jordanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 85 played minutes Real Madrid got a freekick which was hit by Krste Božovič. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simeon Mladenovič in the 87th minute of play forced Real Madrid's goalkeeper Miško Jordanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Real Madrid's zone, Destan Pančevski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Miško Jordanov came out of the goal and Destan Pančevski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 92 minutes into the match, Real Madrid's goal looked a bit too open when Simeon Mladenovič came free, but Miško Jordanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nino Karatašev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mario Apostolski having to interfere. In the 97th minute, Ordan Canev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 98 played minutes, Real Madrid's Bledar Risteski shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Mario Apostolski came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Real Madrid reached it. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.