League Play-Off

Šipkovica Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ilija Andonovski got the match started through his kick off. Aco Čela kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Ilija Andonovski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Erkand Nastevski was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. Erkand Nastevski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lavrentij Stojanov in the 7th minute. After 11 played minutes Šipkovica Sloga got a freekick which was hit by Branslav Kostovski. Lavrentij Stojanov who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 14thth minute tested the skills of Erkand Nastevski when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Lavrentij Stojanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erkand Nastevski having to interfere. With a little luck, Delčevo's Erkand Nastevski got control of the ball when Lavrentij Stojanov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dragiša Gegovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 26 minutes into the match, Šipkovica Sloga's goal looked a bit too open when Dragiša Gegovski came free, but Zoran Risteski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 32nd minute of the match Srebre Rankov shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Zoran Risteski showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Zoran Risteski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arsenij Aleksovski in the 36th minute of the match. Delčevo's defense didn't have a chance, in the 42nd minute, when Ilija Andonovski scored to the left of an out of position Erkand Nastevski, making the score, 1-0. Lavrentij Stojanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arsenij Aleksovski to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Šipkovica Sloga's Natanail Nestoroski got a free kick in the 55th minute. After recieving a nice pass, Delčevo's Dimitar Petrovski tried to score from far away in the 55th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After 56 played minutes Šipkovica Sloga got a freekick which was hit by Lirim Kikerkov. Arsenij Aleksovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zoran Risteski having to interfere. After having played for 60 minutes, Ilija Andonovski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Šipkovica Sloga's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ilija Andonovski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Šipkovica Sloga's zone, Arsenij Aleksovski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zoran Risteski came out of the goal and Arsenij Aleksovski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 66 minutes into the game, Lirim Kikerkov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Šipkovica Sloga's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Delčevo the free kick. When the match had gone on for 71 minutes, Arsenij Aleksovski took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Zoran Risteski to make any attempt to save it. Lavrentij Stojanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erkand Nastevski having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dragiša Gegovski during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Dragiša Gegovski hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. 79 minutes into the match, Delčevo's Dimitar Petrovski broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. If Lavrentij Stojanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Ilija Andonovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. During the 93rd minute of the match Lirim Kikerkov completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Lirim Kikerkov a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Lirim Kikerkov hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.