League Play-Off

Kratovo
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, 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. Dalin Stanoevski started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute Dalin Stanoevski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mite Acev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Fidan Nedzipi fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kratovo Sloboda's protests and gave Fidan Nedzipi a yellow card for diving instead. Fidan Nedzipi kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Janaki Maksimov in the 9th minute of play forced Kratovo Sloboda's goalkeeper Adam Srebrenovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Srečko Georgiev charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Srečko Georgiev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Srečko Georgiev hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Florjon Cvetkovski took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Adam Srebrenovski. Adam Srebrenovski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Adam Srebrenovski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Janaki Maksimov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24thth minute of the game Rangel Mateski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kratovo Sloboda's Adam Srebrenovski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dalin Stanoevski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dalin Stanoevski in the 34th minute of play forced Crnik FK's goalkeeper Mite Acev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th match minute, Crnik FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Florjon Cvetkovski to maneuver through the defense. After 38 played minutes Kratovo Sloboda's Dalin Mitkov stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Mite Acev stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Crnik FK of the goal. With his leg Mite Acev managed to avoid a goal in the 40thth minute, when Kratovo Sloboda's Dalin Mitkov fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Miloš Gavrilovski during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Miloš Gavrilovski kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. After taking down the ball on Kratovo Sloboda's corner Argjend Aliu fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Mite Acev quite easily take care of the ball.

Janaki Maksimov kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Crnik FK's Janaki Maksimov got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Kratovo Sloboda's Čedomir Ahmeti got a free kick in the 63rd minute. In the 64th minute of the match Pane Kitanov sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Adam Srebrenovski skillfully saved the ball. An unexpected shot in the 66th minute by Rangel Mateski got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 68 minutes into the match, Kratovo Sloboda's goal looked a bit too open when Janaki Maksimov came free, but Adam Srebrenovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adam Srebrenovski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Janaki Maksimov in the 69th minute of play. Miloš Gavrilovski was shown his second yellow card after 76 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Crnik FK's Miloš Gavrilovski got a free kick in the 77th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Crnik FK's zone, Dalin Stanoevski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mite Acev came out of the goal and Dalin Stanoevski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Dalin Stanoevski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kratovo Sloboda's supporters rose to their feet, but Dalin Stanoevski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mite Acev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Crnik FK walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.