League Play-Off

Drenovo Gradski Stad
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Ariton Gligorovski started the match with the kick off. 10 minutes into the match, Drenovo Sloboda's goal looked a bit too open when Ariton Gligorovski came free, but Enver Radomski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 11th minute of the game. One of Drenovo Sloboda:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Jeto Barca Team:s goal. After 19 minutes, Toni Gecaj made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Drenovo Sloboda's Enver Radomski tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Ariton Gligorovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 27 played minutes, Jeto Barca Team's Živojin Gaši shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Enver Radomski 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 Jeto Barca Team reached it. After a rather tough play, Drenovo Sloboda's Besnik Uzunov got a free kick in the 31st minute. Jeto Barca Team's Naum Spasenov couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 31st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Drenovo Sloboda. 35 minutes into the game, Ardian Pacerski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Jeto Barca Team's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Drenovo Sloboda the free kick. The supporters of Drenovo Sloboda booed when Jeto Barca Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ardian Pacerski didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Jeto Barca Team's Stamen Dedejski got a free kick in the 37th minute. Veselin Karamarkovič showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edrin Vasilevski, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. In the 41st match minute, Drenovo Sloboda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kostadin Janevski to maneuver through the defense. Spiridon Thaqi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Veselin Karamarkovič made a huge save. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Edrin Vasilevski was the one to do the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Milutin Spasenov during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 53rd match minute, Jeto Barca Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Milutin Spasenov to maneuver through the defense. 56 minutes into the match, Toni Gecaj had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Enver Radomski. Drenovo Sloboda's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Toni Gecaj was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Stamen Dedejski charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stamen Dedejski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 58th match minute, Jeto Barca Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stamen Dedejski to maneuver through the defense. After 60th play minutes Spiridon Thaqi shot 2-2, a short shot which went by Veselin Karamarkovič and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 67th minute of the match Drenovo Sloboda got a corner. Jeto Barca Team's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Kostadin Janevski ran over to the corner to take the kick. After a defensive mix-up in Jeto Barca Team's zone, Edrin Vasilevski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Veselin Karamarkovič came out of the goal and Edrin Vasilevski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 74 minutes into the match, Jeto Barca Team's goal looked a bit too open when Spiridon Thaqi came free, but Veselin Karamarkovič reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 76th minute, Toni Gecaj ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Enver Radomski was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Enver Radomski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ariton Gligorovski, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Spiridon Thaqi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Veselin Karamarkovič having to interfere. Jeto Barca Team's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.