League Play-Off

Vinica
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Lavrentij Svetozarevski started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a defensive mix-up in Fc Pilaveci's zone, Cvetan Rankov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ace Manevski came out of the goal and Cvetan Rankov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Petko Sidovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ace Manevski having to interfere. 10 minutes into the match, Fc Pilaveci's goal looked a bit too open when Petko Sidovski came free, but Ace Manevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luljon Mitrevski during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Davidovo booed when Fc Pilaveci was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luljon Mitrevski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ace Manevski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dragutin Davidovski's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. Davidovo's defense didn't have a chance, in the 16th minute, when Lavrentij Svetozarevski scored to the left of an out of position Božidar Pimenov, making the score, 1-0. Ranko Crvenkovski struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Božidar Pimenov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fc Pilaveci. After a defensive mix-up in Davidovo's zone, Ranko Crvenkovski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Božidar Pimenov came out of the goal and Ranko Crvenkovski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ace Manevski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dragutin Davidovski's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. Dragutin Davidovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 40 minutes into the match, Davidovo's Petko Sidovski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ace Manevski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Davidovo's Božidar Pimenov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lavrentij Svetozarevski in the 46th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Petko Sidovski made the kick off in the second half. If Lavrentij Svetozarevski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Lavrentij Svetozarevski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fc Pilaveci's supporters rose to their feet, but Lavrentij Svetozarevski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Božidar Pimenov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ranko Crvenkovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 55 minutes of play, Fc Pilaveci's Ranko Crvenkovski made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Božidar Pimenov was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Petko Sidovski in the 60th minute of play forced Fc Pilaveci's goalkeeper Ace Manevski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Petko Sidovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ace Manevski having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Dragutin Davidovski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Davidovo's supporters rose to their feet, but Dragutin Davidovski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ace Manevski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fc Pilaveci's Ace Manevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petko Sidovski in the 72nd minute of play. A collision led to Fc Pilaveci getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Ljupčo Nacev hit a great ball. In the 85th minute Davidovo were awarded a corner. Veljko Ajeti went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Davidovo's corner Veljko Ajeti fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ace Manevski quite easily take care of the ball. In the 88th minute, Davidovo's Igor Spasovski seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Igor Spasovski the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Davidovo protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Igor Spasovski had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. When Ante Radulovič came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Fc Pilaveci 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 Ante Radulovič couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ranko Crvenkovski in the 94th minute of play forced Davidovo's goalkeeper Božidar Pimenov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Davidovo's Božidar Pimenov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lavrentij Svetozarevski in the 96th minute of play. Davidovo's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.