League Play-Off

Kukliš Gradski Stadi
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Goran Andonovski made the kick off which started today's match. Goran Andonovski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bogdan Deljanovski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. Bogdan Deljanovski came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by Kukliš's Toše Petan. But to his dismay, Toše Petan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Orce Filovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joakim Naceski in the 13th minute of the match. Niže Pole Rabotnički's Bogdan Deljanovski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Niže Pole Rabotnički from getting a goal against them. In the 16th minute, Apostol Solunčevski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ognjeslav Cuculoski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Orce Filovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 26th minute of the match Bedar Petrevski sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Orce Filovski skillfully saved the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nenad Kuzmanovski during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Niže Pole Rabotnički's Bedar Petrevski couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 31st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Kukliš. Bogdan Deljanovski was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Ante Velkovski. Toše Petan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Bogdan Deljanovski made a huge save. Bogdan Deljanovski was out of position in the 40 minute of play, and Toše Petan capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Toše Petan really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Kukliš's Orce Filovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joakim Naceski in the 44th minute of play. The Niže Pole Rabotnički fans' excitement grew in the 46th match minute when Niže Pole Rabotnički's Joakim Naceski looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ognjeslav Cuculoski to make the kick off. In the 57th minute Goran Andonovski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Deljanovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Toše Petan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Žare Bizi fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Niže Pole Rabotnički's protests and gave Žare Bizi a yellow card for diving instead. Žare Bizi hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Ognjeslav Cuculoski 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. Apostol Solunčevski scored 3-1 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bogdan Deljanovski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Žare Bizi hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. If Goran Andonovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Apostol Solunčevski's late challenge caught a Niže Pole Rabotnički's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Apostol Solunčevski helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Kukliš getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Apostol Solunčevski hit a great ball. Joakim Naceski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.