League Play-Off

Kosevica Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Ivan Novakovski started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 5th match minute, Destroyers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Branslav Serafimoski to maneuver through the defense. Siniša Berišaj took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 7th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Marko Jordanovski. Destroyers's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Željko Maznov during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Kratovo booed when Destroyers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Željko Maznov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bergin Taleski hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Milo Marinkovski hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. 18 minutes into the game, Ivan Novakovski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Marko Jordanovski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Darko Lefterov took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Bajuk Krstevski to make any attempt to save it. Marko Jordanovski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivan Novakovski in the 36th minute of play. If Siniša Berišaj had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Ivan Novakovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Darko Lefterov in the 52nd minute of play forced Kratovo's goalkeeper Bajuk Krstevski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ivan Novakovski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 58th match minute, Kratovo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gavril Meidani to maneuver through the defense. When Branslav Serafimoski came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Destroyers 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 Branslav Serafimoski couldn't finish the play. Bergin Taleski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Ivan Novakovski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kratovo's supporters rose to their feet, but Ivan Novakovski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marko Jordanovski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A hard shot 70 in the game by Siniša Berišaj from a close distance when the talented Marko Jordanovski managed to make a qualified save. Destroyers's players were relieved. Marko Jordanovski made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Siniša Berišaj sent off a good shot on target. Marko Jordanovski was a little too slow when Ivan Novakovski got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 81st minute. The score was now 1-2. If Ivan Novakovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 93rd minute Darko Lefterov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bajuk Krstevski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Destroyers fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Kratovo were clearly better and deserved to take the win.