League Play-Off

KOCANKO
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nino Andreevski started the match with the kick off. Grozdan Caneski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Razmo Manoilovski in the 3rd minute of the match. Grozdan Caneski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angjelko Damčevski in the 4th minute of the match. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Struga's goalkeeper Grozdan Caneski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nebošja Pandev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Grozdan Caneski having to interfere. Grozdan Caneski came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by Viničani Partizan's Nebošja Pandev. But to his dismay, Nebošja Pandev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 18 minutes into the game, Viničani Partizan's Nebošja Pandev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Grozdan Caneski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Grozdan Caneski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nebošja Pandev in the 22nd minute of play. Vlastimir Projkov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Grozdan Caneski having to interfere. Nebošja Pandev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Grozdan Caneski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 30 minutes into the match, Struga's goal looked a bit too open when Vlastimir Projkov came free, but Grozdan Caneski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vlastimir Projkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Grozdan Caneski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vlastimir Projkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Struga's Grozdan Caneski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Razmo Manoilovski in the 40th minute of play. Grozdan Caneski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nebošja Pandev in the 45th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Struga's zone, Vlastimir Projkov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Grozdan Caneski came out of the goal and Vlastimir Projkov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After the first half Viničani Partizan were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Nebošja Pandev made the kick off in the second half. Ignat Dimitrijevski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 53 played minutes Struga got a freekick which was hit by Naum Uzunov. Vlastimir Projkov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Grozdan Caneski having to interfere. 56 minutes into the match, Struga's goal looked a bit too open when Nebošja Pandev came free, but Grozdan Caneski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, Vlastimir Projkov dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Grozdan Caneski, 0-3. Nebošja Pandev got in the 65th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Grozdan Caneski handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Struga's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Nebošja Pandev 67 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-4. Nebošja Pandev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Struga's Grozdan Caneski got control of the ball when Vlastimir Projkov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Grozdan Caneski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nebošja Pandev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 85th match minute, Struga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dritan Lozanov to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Vlastimir Projkov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Viničani Partizan's supporters rose to their feet, but Vlastimir Projkov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Grozdan Caneski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Nebošja Pandev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Viničani Partizan's Trifun Lefkovski got a free kick in the 96th minute.