League Play-Off

Dolneni
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. Ile Pavleski started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luljet Bardhi in the 6th minute of play forced Dolneni Sloga's goalkeeper Pane Ordanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dolneni Sloga's Pane Ordanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luljet Bardhi in the 8th minute of play. After 9 played minutes Dolneni Sloga's Milan Makaraiev stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Jakov Lumani stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Rečane of the goal. Milan Makaraievs short, quick shot in the 10thth minute got Jakov Lumani to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Milan Makaraiev's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jakov Lumani read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Rečane fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 12th minute. Penalty! Gezim Selimi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pane Ordanov having to interfere. In the 19th match minute, Dolneni Sloga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edrin Todorovič to maneuver through the defense. Pane Ordanov came out of the goal in the 21st minute to try and stop a shot by Rečane's Gezim Selimi. But to his dismay, Gezim Selimi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. A collision led to Dolneni Sloga getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Edrin Todorovič hit a great ball. 29 minutes into the match, Dolneni Sloga's goal looked a bit too open when Gezim Selimi came free, but Pane Ordanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 31 minutes, Ile Pavleski took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Jakov Lumani to make any attempt to save it. Edrin Todorovič hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Gezim Selimi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pane Ordanov having to interfere. Luljet Bardhi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 42nd minute, Edrin Todorovič hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gezim Selimi struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Pane Ordanov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rečane.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gezim Selimi was the one to do the kick off. Pane Ordanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gezim Selimi in the 54th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Dolneni Sloga's Edrin Todorovič got a free kick in the 56th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Gezim Selimi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rečane's supporters rose to their feet, but Gezim Selimi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pane Ordanov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Milan Makaraiev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Jakov Lumani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gezim Selimi hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Dolneni Sloga fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 70th minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Pane Ordanov, was totally fooled by Rečane's Ramadan Iljovski, who 72 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Gezim Selimi was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 76th minute. Rečane's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. When Rečane's Gezim Selimi in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Dolneni Sloga's goalie prevented a goal. In the 80th minute Gezim Selimi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pane Ordanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jakov Lumani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ile Pavleski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dolneni Sloga's Pane Ordanov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Dolneni Sloga from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Rečane booed when Dolneni Sloga was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Timotej Dojčinovski didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 93 minutes, Luljet Bardhi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rečane's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luljet Bardhi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gezim Selimi in the 94th minute of play forced Dolneni Sloga's goalkeeper Pane Ordanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Rečane players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.