League Play-Off

F.C. Shkendija 79
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dobrica Spiridonov started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Jovče Gilevski came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the FC BaYern 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 Jovče Gilevski couldn't finish the play. Dranuš Ziberi's late challenge caught a Shkendija 79's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dranuš Ziberi helped the player get up and apologised. Dranuš Ziberi kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. If Viktor Dimitrov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aco Ratkoski blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alek Zaharievski having to make a save. In the 13th minute, Viktor Dimitrov fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Alek Zaharievski, passed just outside the right post. Branslav Karatašev kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. In the 18th minute, Jovče Gilevski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Florjon Ackovski was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viktor Dimitrov in the 26th minute of play forced FC BaYern's goalkeeper Alek Zaharievski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 27 minutes of play FC BaYern's Dranuš Ziberi was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Dranuš Ziberi kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Jordan Prokopievski lost his temper 29 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 28 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FC BaYern! The goalkeeper, Alek Zaharievski, was totally fooled by Shkendija 79's Agron Veljanovski, who 31 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Shkendija 79's Viktor Dimitrov in the 43rd minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Alek Zaharievski was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for FC BaYern through an amazing save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viktor Dimitrov in the 46th minute of play forced FC BaYern's goalkeeper Alek Zaharievski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Viktor Dimitrov to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Viktor Dimitrov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alek Zaharievski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC BaYern's Alek Zaharievski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aco Ratkoski in the 54th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Nase Kiprijanov managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC BaYern's supporters rose to their feet, but Nase Kiprijanov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Florjon Ackovski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viktor Dimitrov in the 64th minute of play forced FC BaYern's goalkeeper Alek Zaharievski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dobrica Spiridonov hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Nase Kiprijanov charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nase Kiprijanov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 74th minute of the match Agron Veljanovski shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alek Zaharievski showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in FC BaYern's zone, Aco Ratkoski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alek Zaharievski came out of the goal and Aco Ratkoski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alek Zaharievski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aco Ratkoski, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Branslav Karatašev hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Alek Zaharievski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Viktor Dimitrov, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. When Aco Ratkoski came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Shkendija 79 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 Aco Ratkoski couldn't finish the play. Nase Kiprijanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Florjon Ackovski having to interfere. The supporters of Shkendija 79 booed when FC BaYern was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sašo Pandiloski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Viktor Dimitrov struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Alek Zaharievski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Shkendija 79. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.