League Play-Off

Josifovo
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dušan Apostolov kicked off to start the match. Dušan Apostolov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Modrič Napredok's Dranuš Simovski got control of the ball when Ristan Ljapčev tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 19th minute Dušan Apostolov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nino Efremov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Samir Petrov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Samir Petrov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Josifovo's Nino Efremov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ratomir Temelkov in the 28th minute of play. Nino Efremov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Samir Petrov in the 33rd minute of the match. Orce Daci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nino Efremov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ratomir Temelkov in the 37th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dušan Apostolov in the 39th minute of play forced Josifovo's goalkeeper Nino Efremov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Samir Petrov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Nino Efremov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Samir Petrov took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nino Efremov. Nino Efremov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. The Josifovo players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Modrič Napredok were winning 0-2.

The wind increased when Ristan Ljapčev made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Josifovo's goalkeeper Nino Efremov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dušan Apostolov. With a little luck, Josifovo's Nino Efremov got control of the ball when Blagoj Fidanoski tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nino Efremov made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Samir Petrov sent off a good shot on target. Dušan Apostolov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nino Efremov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. If Samir Petrov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Modrič Napredok's Samir Petrov got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dušan Apostolov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 75th minute, Blagoj Fidanoski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nino Efremov was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. 81 minutes into the match, Josifovo's goalkeeper Nino Efremov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Samir Petrov. Nino Efremov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dušan Apostolov in the 84th minute of the match. Dušan Apostolov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Samir Petrov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 90th minute Dušan Apostolov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nino Efremov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 93rdth minute of the game Dušan Apostolov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Josifovo's Nino Efremov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Modrič Napredok played a much better game than Josifovo and deserved their victory. The Josifovo players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.