League Play-Off

Kučevište Gradski St
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Jovica Despotovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teut Stefanovski in the 3rd minute of the match. 6 minutes into the game, Gjermo Sloga's Dranuš Fidanovski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jovica Despotovski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Dranuš Fidanovski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Jovica Despotovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Balluš Sretenoski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Kire Nastevski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Svetomir Acevski struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Kire Nastevski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kučevište. Radoje Jovčevski, 22 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nace Donevski during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Balluš Sretenoski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kučevište's supporters rose to their feet, but Balluš Sretenoski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kire Nastevski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 33 minutes into the match, Kučevište's Svetomir Acevski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kire Nastevski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Teut Stefanovski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Jovica Despotovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Svetomir Acevski to make the kick off. When Pavle Nuhiji fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kučevište's protests and gave Pavle Nuhiji a yellow card for diving instead. 56 minutes into the game, one of Kučevište:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Kučevište's Jovica Despotovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teut Stefanovski in the 62nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dranuš Fidanovski got free with Jovica Despotovski in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Teut Stefanovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dranuš Fidanovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jovica Despotovski having to interfere. In the 73rd minute Balluš Sretenoski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kire Nastevski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, Kučevište's goal looked a bit too open when Teut Stefanovski came free, but Jovica Despotovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jovica Despotovski made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Dranuš Fidanovski sent off a good shot on target. Balluš Sretenoski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kire Nastevski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Balluš Sretenoski, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. When Nikifor Bocevski fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gjermo Sloga's protests and gave Nikifor Bocevski a yellow card for diving instead. In the 94th minute, Nikifor Bocevski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gjermo Sloga's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.