League Play-Off

Kumanovo
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 2nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Kumanovo Sloga's goalkeeper Argjend Pavleski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 7th minute of the match Luljet Bogdanov shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Argjend Pavleski showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. If Ile Mirkovič had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 13th minute, Mladen Taleski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kumanovo Sloga fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 20 minutes into the match, Kumanovo Sloga's goal looked a bit too open when Ile Mirkovič came free, but Argjend Pavleski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 21 played minutes Kumanovo Sloga got a freekick which was hit by Dragan Carevski. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodoljub Dzaferi in the 31st minute of play forced Kumanovo Sloga's goalkeeper Argjend Pavleski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 39th minute, Mladen Taleski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 40th minute, Rodoljub Dzaferi 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. When Kumanovo Sloga's Luan Icevski in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Živovo's goalie prevented a goal. 47 minutes into the game, Luan Icevski lined in a short shot 2-0 behind a frustrated Mitan Konstantinov. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rodoljub Dzaferi to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Kumanovo Sloga getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Dragan Carevski hit a great ball. Luljet Bogdanov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 55th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Argjend Pavleski. Kumanovo Sloga's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. With an all-out effort, Živovo's Argjend Pavleski threw himself towards the right post 56 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Rodoljub Dzaferi, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The audience was convinced that Luan Icevski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mitan Konstantinov was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Ljuben Hristovski hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Luan Icevski kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Argjend Pavleski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodoljub Dzaferi in the 64th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Rodoljub Dzaferi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Živovo's supporters rose to their feet, but Rodoljub Dzaferi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Argjend Pavleski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Rodoljub Dzaferi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 81st minute, Luan Icevski made a precise shot to the right of Mitan Konstantinov. Živovo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. If Mladen Taleski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Kumanovo Sloga's Mladen Taleski got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mladen Taleski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Mitan Konstantinov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kumanovo Sloga's goalkeeper Argjend Pavleski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Luan Icevski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 99th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Kumanovo Sloga had won after a very even match.