League Play-Off

Jargulica Gradski St
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Jargulica Sloga's Aca Vasič started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4th of the match, Aca Vasič tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Argjend Pavleski got in the way and made a wonderful save. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Ratomir Najdenoski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Jargulica Sloga's supporters rose to their feet, but Ratomir Najdenoski 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. Ratomir Najdenoski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Argjend Pavleski having to interfere. With a little luck, Kumanovo Sloga's Argjend Pavleski got control of the ball when Ratomir Najdenoski tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kumanovo Sloga's defense didn't have a chance, in the 14th minute, when Aca Vasič scored to the left of an out of position Argjend Pavleski, making the score, 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luan Icevski in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Makedon Rastkov saved Jargulica Sloga from getting behind. When Aca Vasič came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Jargulica Sloga fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Aca Vasič couldn't finish the play. If Enver Simonov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kumanovo Sloga's Argjend Pavleski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aca Vasič in the 30th minute of play. Makedon Rastkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luan Icevski in the 32nd minute of play. Luan Icevski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Makedon Rastkov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Mladen Taleski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Makedon Rastkov was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Argjend Pavleski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aca Vasič in the 39th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Kumanovo Sloga's zone, Ratomir Najdenoski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Argjend Pavleski came out of the goal and Ratomir Najdenoski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luan Icevski to make the kick off. Makedon Rastkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mladen Taleski, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. After 54 played minutes Kumanovo Sloga got a freekick which was hit by Prohor Hajdari. After 55 played minutes, Jargulica Sloga's Nikifor Damjanovski shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Argjend Pavleski came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Jargulica Sloga reached it. In the 60th minute, Luan Icevski reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Makedon Rastkov. The goal made the score 1-1. After 65 played minutes Kumanovo Sloga got a freekick which was hit by Ramadan Ivanovski. Jargulica Sloga's Ratomir Najdenoski got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jargulica Sloga's Ratomir Najdenoski got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ratomir Najdenoski in the 79th minute of play forced Kumanovo Sloga's goalkeeper Argjend Pavleski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 81 minutes into the game, one of Kumanovo Sloga:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 93 minutes into the match, Kumanovo Sloga's goal looked a bit too open when Aca Vasič came free, but Argjend Pavleski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 96th minute Luan Icevski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Makedon Rastkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 98 minutes into the match, Kumanovo Sloga's goal looked a bit too open when Ratomir Najdenoski came free, but Argjend Pavleski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.