League Play-Off

Eagles Arena
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jeton Ordanov kicked off to start the match. Aleksej Apostolov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Branimir Gligorovski in the 4th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jeton Ordanov in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aleksej Apostolov saved Pepelište Partizan from getting behind. Špend Ilievski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Špend Uzunov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Branimir Gligorovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Flurim Gacev charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Flurim Gacev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Pepelište Partizan's Flurim Gacev got a free kick in the 12th minute. Branimir Gligorovski succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 14th playminute. After having played for 17 minutes, Jeton Ordanov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ILLYRIANS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jeton Ordanov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 18th match minute, Pepelište Partizan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Flurim Gacev to maneuver through the defense. In the 20thth minute of the game Jeton Ordanov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pepelište Partizan's Aleksej Apostolov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Aleksej Apostolov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeton Ordanov in the 25th minute of the match. Aleksej Apostolov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeton Ordanov in the 26th minute of play. Pepelište Partizan's Aleksej Apostolov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Pepelište Partizan from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Pepelište Partizan's Aleksej Apostolov got control of the ball when Branimir Gligorovski tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jeton Ordanov's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 32ndth minute, Aleksej Apostolov skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Aleksej Apostolov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Siniša Hristijanski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpected shot in the 40th minute by Branimir Gligorovski got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. If Branimir Gligorovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Branimir Gligorovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Živojin Manevski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Špend Ilievski having to interfere. 57 minutes into the match, Branimir Gligorovski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aleksej Apostolov. Pepelište Partizan's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Branimir Gligorovski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. If Živojin Manevski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, ILLYRIANS's Špend Ilievski got control of the ball when Živojin Manevski tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to ILLYRIANS getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Veljan Makedonski hit a great ball. Aleksej Apostolov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeton Ordanov in the 73rd minute of play. ILLYRIANS's Špend Ilievski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save ILLYRIANS from getting a goal against them. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind ILLYRIANS's goalkeeper Špend Ilievski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 87 minutes, Špend Uzunov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pepelište Partizan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Špend Uzunov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Špend Uzunov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Špend Uzunov 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. When the match clock showed 95 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Špend Uzunov sped through ILLYRIANS's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Špend Ilievski. For all the effort they put into the match, the Pepelište Partizan players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for ILLYRIANS.