League Play-Off

Kumanovo
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. Luan Icevski started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Kumanovo Sloga's goal looked a bit too open when Dejan Kacarski came free, but Argjend Pavleski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Mladen Taleski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 10 played minutes Raven got a freekick which was hit by Novak Andonovski. After a defensive mix-up in Raven's zone, Mladen Taleski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nikola Jovčevski came out of the goal and Mladen Taleski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Milan Todorovič's late challenge caught a Kumanovo Sloga's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Milan Todorovič helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Kumanovo Sloga booed when Raven was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Milan Todorovič didn't get a good kick on the ball. Argjend Pavleski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jovan Daskalov in the 19th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, Jovan Daskalov put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Argjend Pavleski. In the 27th minute, Jovan Daskalov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Raven fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Dragan Carevski kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Argjend Pavleski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dejan Kacarski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Raven's Nikola Jovčevski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Raven from getting a goal against them. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dejan Kacarski to make the kick off. Argjend Pavleski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jovan Daskalov in the 53rd minute. Nikola Jovčevski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luan Icevski in the 57th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Raven's Pavle Stojmenov got a free kick in the 58th minute. 60 minutes into the match, Raven's goal looked a bit too open when Luan Icevski came free, but Nikola Jovčevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dejan Kacarski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dragan Carevski kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Dejan Kacarski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 80th minute, Kumanovo Sloga's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Dejan Kacarski fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 82 minutes into the match, Kumanovo Sloga's goalkeeper Argjend Pavleski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jovan Daskalov. Jovan Daskalov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 91 minutes into the match, Raven's goal looked a bit too open when Luan Icevski came free, but Nikola Jovčevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Raven eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.