League Play-Off

Rostuše
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 9 minutes into the game, Besnik Radojevič was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rostuše's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Preseka the free kick. After 10 played minutes Rostuše got a freekick which was hit by Besnik Radojevič. Ivica Bundovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Idlir Debarliev having to interfere. In the 18th minute, Ivica Bundovski reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Idlir Debarliev. The goal made the score 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivica Bundovski in the 25th minute of play forced Preseka's goalkeeper Idlir Debarliev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 26 played minutes Preseka got a freekick which was hit by Makaraie Ognjanovič. After having played for 27 minutes, Nikifor Zahariev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rostuše's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nikifor Zahariev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Preseka's Idlir Debarliev got control of the ball when Nikifor Zahariev tried to sneak it across the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Rostuše's goal looked a bit too open when Milovan Fakaj came free, but Temelko Lekovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ivica Bundovski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Idlir Debarliev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ivica Bundovski did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-0 to the left of a surprised Idlir Debarliev 44 minutes into the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ivica Bundovski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Preseka's Idlir Debarliev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivica Bundovski in the 54th minute of play. Milovan Fakaj fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Temelko Lekovski having to interfere. Milovan Fakaj blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Temelko Lekovski having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivica Bundovski in the 66th minute of play forced Preseka's goalkeeper Idlir Debarliev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th minute, Nikifor Zahariev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Idlir Debarliev was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. After 71 played minutes Rostuše got a freekick which was hit by Ignat Kralev. After 76 played minutes Milovan Fakaj rounded Rostuše's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 4-2. When Rostuše's Ignat Kralev in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Preseka's goalie prevented a goal. In the 84th minute, Makaraie Ognjanovič hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rostuše's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Sare Simonov in the 98th minute. The corner ended in Sare Simonov almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Preseka's Idlir Debarliev did a great save. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Rostuše had played much better football throughout.