League Play-Off

Demir Kapija
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Orehovo's Lavrentij Selimi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Lavrentij Selimi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Ace Bogdanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 7 minutes, Lavrentij Selimi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Orehovo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lavrentij Selimi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Blagojče Trpevski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Blagojče Trpevski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Dejan Kuzmanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Orehovo's Branslav Janič proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Orehovo from getting a goal against them. A well placed Blaže Ordanovski short distance shot in the 18th minute ended with a hard ball which without a chance for the goalkeeper went staright up into the goalkeepers left cross. Ace Bogdanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fatos Jovičič, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 33 minutes of play, Orehovo's Fatos Jovičič made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ace Bogdanov was left in no man's land by his defense there! 39 minutes into the match, Demir Kapija FK's goal looked a bit too open when Lavrentij Selimi came free, but Ace Bogdanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

An unexpected shot in the 57th minute by Lavrentij Selimi got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 63 minutes into the match, Blaže Ordanovski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Branslav Janič. Orehovo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Blaže Ordanovski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Andrej Ziberi's late challenge caught a Orehovo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Andrej Ziberi helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Orehovo booed when Demir Kapija FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andrej Ziberi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lavrentij Selimi in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ace Bogdanov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 70 minutes into the match, Orehovo's Lavrentij Selimi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ace Bogdanov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Blagojče Trpevski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Branslav Janič tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Branslav Janič showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Blaže Ordanovski, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Blagojče Trpevski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Branslav Janič tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Fatos Jovičič came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Orehovo 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 Fatos Jovičič couldn't finish the play. Blagojče Trpevski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Branslav Janič having to interfere. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Demir Kapija FK's goalkeeper Ace Bogdanov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Demir Kapija FK getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Dejan Kuzmanov hit a great ball. In the 86th minute, Lavrentij Selimi fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Ace Bogdanov, passed just outside the right post. After 89 played minutes Demir Kapija FK got a freekick which was hit by Dejan Kuzmanov. Lavrentij Selimi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Demir Kapija FK had won after a very even match.