League Play-Off

Banjica
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nikodim Trifunovski kicked off to start the match. David Todorovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Canko Petkovski in the 3rd minute of the match. If Nikodim Trifunovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Milko Sokolov during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Milko Sokolov hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Vlastimir Lefkovski was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Miško Georgijevski. The supporters of Zubovce booed when Banjica Sloga was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Miško Georgijevski didn't get a good kick on the ball. 12 minutes into the match, Banjica Sloga's goal looked a bit too open when Canko Petkovski came free, but David Todorovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vlastimir Lefkovski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nikodim Trifunovski's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. 15 minutes into the match, Banjica Sloga's goal looked a bit too open when Canko Petkovski came free, but David Todorovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 17 minutes, Canko Petkovski put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of David Todorovski. After 20 minutes, Kliment Bogdanovski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zubovce and the Banjica Sloga players grew even worse after the yellow card. Natanail Filipov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. David Todorovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. David Todorovski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Canko Petkovski, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. David Todorovski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Natanail Filipov in the 31st minute of play. If Srdjan Ordanovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Srdjan Ordanovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Canko Petkovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 43rd minute of the match Tritan Mijatovič sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but David Todorovski skillfully saved the ball. A collision led to Zubovce getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Natanail Filipov hit a great ball. Miško Georgijevski, 48 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Canko Petkovski to make the kick off. Ignat Elezi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Vlastimir Lefkovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 62nd minute, Zubovce's Sreten Lefkovski seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Sreten Lefkovski the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Zubovce protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Sreten Lefkovski had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 68th minute, Imir Petrevski got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Vlastimir Lefkovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikodim Trifunovski in the 70th minute of the match. Nikodim Trifunovski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Vlastimir Lefkovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 74 minutes of play, Banjica Sloga's Nikodim Trifunovski made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vlastimir Lefkovski was left in no man's land by his defense there! 80 minutes into the game, Tritan Mijatovič was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zubovce's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Banjica Sloga the free kick. It was beautiful to see Banjica Sloga's Ignat Elezi in action when he in the 81st minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! Banjica Sloga's David Todorovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Milko Sokolov in the 95th minute of play.