League Play-Off

Ljubaništa
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Trpe Idrizi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Nikita Gruevski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Elovec FC's Srečko Ziberi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zdravko Vidoevski in the 4th minute of play. In the 8th minute, Trpe Idrizi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Samir Spirkovski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Samir Spirkovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 16 minutes into the game, Elovec FC's Trpe Idrizi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nikita Gruevski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 20th match minute, Ljubaništa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zdravko Vidoevski to maneuver through the defense. An unexpected shot in the 36th minute by Samir Spirkovski got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Samir Spirkovski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ljubaništa's supporters rose to their feet, but Samir Spirkovski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Srečko Ziberi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Srečko Ziberi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zdravko Vidoevski, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. After 40 played minutes Elovec FC got a freekick which was hit by Barjet Arsov. In the 46th minute, Vegim Gilevski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nikita Gruevski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Risto Selmani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Ljubaništa players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Elovec FC were winning 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Risto Selmani made a kick off. After having played for 52 minutes, Risto Selmani managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Elovec FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Risto Selmani was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 54th minute, Risto Selmani got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Risto Selmani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Nikita Gruevski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 60 minutes, Zdravko Vidoevski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ljubaništa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zdravko Vidoevski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Risto Selmani was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 67th minute. Elovec FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Nikita Gruevski made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Trpe Idrizi sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Trpe Idrizi got free with Nikita Gruevski in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zdravko Vidoevski in the 76th minute of play forced Elovec FC's goalkeeper Srečko Ziberi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Samir Spirkovski blasted a shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Srečko Ziberi having to make a save. A collision led to Elovec FC getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Konstantin Savev hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Ljubaništa's Ruse Jordanov tried to score from far away in the 80th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. A collision led to Elovec FC getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Pavle Dimitrov hit a great ball. Elovec FC's Srečko Ziberi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samir Spirkovski in the 83rd minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Ljubaništa's goalkeeper Nikita Gruevski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Trpe Idrizi. After having played for 89 minutes, Risto Selmani managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Elovec FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Risto Selmani was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Risto Selmani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Nikita Gruevski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Elovec FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Elovec FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.