League Play-Off

Vratnica Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Taško Bojčeski took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 2 played minutes Sasa got a freekick which was hit by Blagojče Floreski. Taško Bojčeski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Čedomir Ivič tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Čedomir Ivič didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 6th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. In the 12thth minute of the game Viktor Gligorovski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vratnica Pobeda's Miško Mladenov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Ostoja Berišaj managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vratnica Pobeda's supporters rose to their feet, but Ostoja Berišaj was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Čedomir Ivič breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Taško Bojčeski 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. Gezim Miladinov hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. In the 25th minute Vlastimir Donev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miško Mladenov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vratnica Pobeda's Miško Mladenov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viktor Gligorovski in the 27th minute of play. In the 29th minute of the match Blagojče Floreski shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Miško Mladenov showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 31stth minute of the game Allmir Zaevski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vratnica Pobeda's Miško Mladenov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 33rd minute, Ostoja Berišaj ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Čedomir Ivič was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Ostoja Berišaj sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Allmir Zaevski was the one to do the kick off. Ostoja Berišaj kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Miško Mladenov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Allmir Zaevski in the 52nd minute of play. When Allmir Zaevski came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Sasa 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 Allmir Zaevski couldn't finish the play. Viktor Gligorovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Vratnica Pobeda's zone, Viktor Gligorovski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Miško Mladenov came out of the goal and Viktor Gligorovski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 65th minute Allmir Zaevski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miško Mladenov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Taško Bojčeski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Čedomir Ivič was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. 70 minutes into the match, Vratnica Pobeda's goalkeeper Miško Mladenov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Viktor Gligorovski. An unexpected shot in the 71st minute by Viktor Gligorovski got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After 73 minutes, Allmir Zaevski made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. Vratnica Pobeda's Miško Mladenov tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. If Taško Bojčeski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Čedomir Ivič took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ostoja Berišaj, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ostoja Berišaj fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Čedomir Ivič having to interfere. Čedomir Ivič showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Taško Bojčeski in the 82nd minute of the match. Čedomir Ivič took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ostoja Berišaj, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Vratnica Pobeda's zone, Allmir Zaevski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Miško Mladenov came out of the goal and Allmir Zaevski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Vratnica Pobeda getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Zvonimir Nevenoski hit a great ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Vratnica Pobeda fans cheered their team off the field, for while Sasa had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.