League Play-Off

Alexader IV Stadion
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. Mile Antevski started the match with the kick off. Gostivar's Vladislav Ivanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ostoja Dzaferi in the 12th minute of play. In the 17th minute of the match Niko Jerkovič sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vladislav Ivanov skillfully saved the ball. The supporters of Iron Team booed when Gostivar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Serafim Trifunovski didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Iron Team booed when Gostivar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Serafim Trifunovski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gostivar's Vladislav Ivanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cvetko Iliev in the 25th minute of play. After some careless play in the Gostivar defense, Cvetko Iliev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vladislav Ivanov. The Gostivar fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vladislav Ivanov should have stopped the shot. Vladislav Ivanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ostoja Dzaferi in the 31st minute of play. Vladislav Ivanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cvetko Iliev in the 32nd minute of play. If Luan Paskalov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 37th minute, Mile Antevski fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Gorazd Ivkovič, passed just outside the right post. 45 minutes into the game, Jordan Canev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gostivar's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Iron Team the free kick. Vladislav Ivanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cvetko Iliev, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The Gostivar players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Iron Team were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Cvetko Iliev made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Luan Paskalov 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. Cvetko Iliev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mile Antevski in the 65th minute of play forced Iron Team's goalkeeper Gorazd Ivkovič to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 68th minute Cvetko Iliev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladislav Ivanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With his leg Vladislav Ivanov managed to avoid a goal in the 71stth minute, when Iron Team's Ostoja Dzaferi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 72 minutes into the game, Gostivar's Mile Antevski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gorazd Ivkovič made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. After having played for 77 minutes, Cvetko Iliev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Iron Team's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cvetko Iliev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ostoja Dzaferi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Vladislav Ivanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Iron Team's Gorazd Ivkovič played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luan Paskalov in the 83rd minute of play. Mile Antevski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Gorazd Ivkovič tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Luan Paskalov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Iron Team's Balluš Vasič got a free kick in the 89th minute. After some careless play in the Iron Team defense, Mile Antevski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gorazd Ivkovič. The Iron Team fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gorazd Ivkovič should have stopped the shot. If Luan Paskalov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Gostivar fans cheered their team off the field, for while Iron Team had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.