League Play-Off

Lešnica Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Stanko Manojlovski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orce Dimitrovski, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. 10 minutes into the game, Izvori Banjica's Orce Dimitrovski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stanko Manojlovski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Radovan Nuhiji sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Srečko Bardulla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Martin Grozdanov having to interfere. Martin Grozdanov stood somewhat misplaced when Srečko Bardulla came free in front of goal and shot 1-1 to the left of him in the 22 minute. 25 minutes into the game, Lešnica Napredok's Radovan Nuhiji nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Martin Grozdanov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Radovan Nuhiji could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Martin Grozdanov made a huge save. Orce Dimitrovski blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Stanko Manojlovski having to make a save. Gazmir Vasovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stanko Manojlovski having to interfere. If Radovan Nuhiji had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Radovan Nuhiji fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 49th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Martin Grozdanov having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Srečko Bardulla to make the kick off. Srečko Bardulla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Orce Dimitrovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Orce Dimitrovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stanko Manojlovski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Orce Dimitrovski in the 67th minute. Orce Dimitrovski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Stanko Manojlovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Gligor Mihailovski fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Izvori Banjica's protests and gave Gligor Mihailovski a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Izvori Banjica getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Gligor Mihailovski hit a great ball. In the 78th match minute, Izvori Banjica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luka Stefanovski to maneuver through the defense. Srečko Bardulla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Martin Grozdanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 83 minutes into the game, Lešnica Napredok's Aca Hajdaraga nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Martin Grozdanov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Izvori Banjica's Gazmir Vasovski got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 92 minutes, Srečko Bardulla managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lešnica Napredok's supporters crossed their fingers, but Srečko Bardulla was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Lešnica Napredok's Stanko Manojlovski got control of the ball when Orce Dimitrovski tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Lešnica Napredok had won after a very even match.