League Play-Off

Bogdanci
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Destan Utkov started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Destan Utkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Taško Gruevski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Destan Utkov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Taško Gruevski having to interfere. In the 7th minute Sime Maksimovski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Taško Gruevski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Taško Gruevski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sime Maksimovski in the 9th minute of the match. Sime Maksimovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Taško Gruevski having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ditmir Rajkovski in the 20th minute of play forced Lukovo's goalkeeper Teofan Jovevski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 25 minutes into the match, Stojan Daskalov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Taško Gruevski. Bogdanci's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stojan Daskalov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Jovče Dejti's late challenge caught a Lukovo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jovče Dejti helped the player get up and apologised. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 31st minute of the game. One of Bogdanci:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Lukovo:s goal. The referee gave Lukovo a penalty, 33 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Besnik Joveski, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Bogdanci's Taško Gruevski. 0-2. The audience was convinced that Destan Utkov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Taško Gruevski was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Sime Maksimovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Sare Jovevski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Destan Utkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Ditmir Rajkovski made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bogdanci's goalkeeper Taško Gruevski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sare Jovevski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 58 minutes, Miloš Trifunov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lukovo and the Bogdanci players grew even worse after the yellow card. Miloš Trifunov hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Destan Utkov in the 61st minute of play forced Bogdanci's goalkeeper Taško Gruevski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sime Maksimovski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 64 minutes into the match, Bogdanci's goal looked a bit too open when Destan Utkov came free, but Taško Gruevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Destan Utkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lukovo's Teofan Jovevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sare Jovevski in the 74th minute of play. Teofan Jovevski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ditmir Rajkovski in the 79th minute of play. When Stojan Daskalov fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lukovo's protests and gave Stojan Daskalov a yellow card for diving instead. Stojan Daskalov kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sare Jovevski in the 81st minute of play forced Lukovo's goalkeeper Teofan Jovevski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Destan Utkov kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. 85 minutes into the game, Bogdanci's Sare Jovevski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Teofan Jovevski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Destan Utkov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Taško Gruevski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.