League Play-Off

Zubovce Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kire Marku made the kick off which started today's match. In the 7th minute Kire Marku shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vlastimir Lefkovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kire Marku received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Vlastimir Lefkovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vlastimir Lefkovski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Trpe Hristovski's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. Najden Mojsov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Canko Petkovski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Srdjan Ordanovski's late challenge caught a Dunje Partizan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Srdjan Ordanovski helped the player get up and apologised. In the 15th match minute, Zubovce was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Srdjan Ordanovski to maneuver through the defense. Canko Petkovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Srdjan Ordanovski got in the 20th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Najden Mojsov handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. After having played for 24 minutes, Canko Petkovski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zubovce's supporters crossed their fingers, but Canko Petkovski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Natanail Filipov kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. If Kire Marku had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kire Marku scored 0-1 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vlastimir Lefkovski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Zubovce booed when Dunje Partizan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stanislav Saliu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vlatko Dedejski's late challenge caught a Zubovce's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vlatko Dedejski helped the player get up and apologised. After 33 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Dunje Partizan! Tritan Mijatovič walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Vlastimir Lefkovski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kire Marku in the 45th minute of play. Canko Petkovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Canko Petkovski made a kick off. When Dunje Partizan's Kire Marku in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Zubovce's goalie prevented a goal. If Srdjan Ordanovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Najden Mojsov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Canko Petkovski in the 60th minute of the match. Trpe Hristovski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Vlastimir Lefkovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Dunje Partizan booed when Zubovce was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nderim Spasovski didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 68th minute, Trpe Hristovski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dunje Partizan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Kire Marku received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Vlastimir Lefkovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kire Marku in the 75th minute of play forced Zubovce's goalkeeper Vlastimir Lefkovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Najden Mojsov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Canko Petkovski in the 81st minute of play. Dunje Partizan's Kire Marku got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kire Marku fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vlastimir Lefkovski having to interfere. 87 minutes into the match, Dunje Partizan's Kuzman Savič broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 96 minutes into the match, Srdjan Ordanovski notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Dunje Partizan's Najden Mojsov. Najden Mojsov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Dunje Partizan supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Dunje Partizan would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.