League Play-Off

Gari
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. Lavrentij Nastev started the match with the kick off. If Edrin Kočovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Edrin Kočovski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Sreten Tahiri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gari Sloga's Teofil Bojadziev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vladimir Hasani in the 15th minute of play. Edrin Kočovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sreten Tahiri having to interfere. Edrin Kočovski came free with the goalkeeper in the 24th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Sreten Tahiri could save by the left post. Milko Naumovski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Teofil Bojadziev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 36th minute, Milko Naumovski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Teofil Bojadziev was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After 42 minutes, Jakim Stojkovski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gari Sloga and the Gabrovnik players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 42nd minute, Jakim Stojkovski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gabrovnik's Sreten Tahiri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lavrentij Nastev in the 47th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Milko Naumovski to strike the kick off in the second half. When Vladimir Hasani came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Gabrovnik 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 Vladimir Hasani couldn't finish the play. 60 minutes into the match, Gabrovnik's Spiridon Staninov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Teofil Bojadziev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 68 minutes into the match, Gabrovnik's goal looked a bit too open when Edrin Kočovski came free, but Sreten Tahiri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 70 minutes into the game, Edrin Kočovski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Sreten Tahiri was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 74th minute, Miloš Fileski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Lavrentij Nastev came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Gari 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 Lavrentij Nastev couldn't finish the play. 87 minutes into the game, Gari Sloga's Edrin Kočovski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sreten Tahiri made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Edrin Kočovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sreten Tahiri having to interfere. Edrin Kočovski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Gari Sloga fans cheered their team off the field, for while Gabrovnik had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.