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Match Report
Vir
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) ILLYRIANS's Jeton Ordanov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Leka Nakovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Milo Naceski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Špend Ilievski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Branimir Gligorovski hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Branimir Gligorovski in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sreten Hristov saved Vir FK from getting behind. Špend Ilievski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Milo Naceski in the 27th minute of play. If Jeton Ordanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of ILLYRIANS booed when Vir FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ilija Bojadziev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sreten Hristov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeton Ordanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeton Ordanov in the 32nd minute of play forced Vir FK's goalkeeper Sreten Hristov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Špend Ilievski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Milo Naceski, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Jeton Ordanov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Sreten Hristov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Veljan Makedonski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leka Nakovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Špend Ilievski having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Milo Naceski made a kick off. Milo Naceski struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Špend Ilievski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vir FK. After a defensive mix-up in ILLYRIANS's zone, Milo Naceski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Špend Ilievski came out of the goal and Milo Naceski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Jeton Ordanov came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the ILLYRIANS 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 Jeton Ordanov couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Branimir Gligorovski got free with Sreten Hristov in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sreten Hristov was out of position in the 63 minute of play, and Branimir Gligorovski capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Branimir Gligorovski really showed his touch with that goal: 0-1. A collision led to Vir FK getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Barjet Sazdanov hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Milo Naceski in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Špend Ilievski saved ILLYRIANS from getting behind. In the 78th minute, Pande Radevski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Špend Ilievski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leka Nakovski, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Slave Manojlovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Milo Naceski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vir FK's supporters rose to their feet, but Milo Naceski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Špend Ilievski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jeton Ordanov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Jeton Ordanov managed to get in a good position for a shot. ILLYRIANS's supporters rose to their feet, but Jeton Ordanov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sreten Hristov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The ILLYRIANS players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Vir FK from taking control. The game ends in a draw.
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