League Play-Off

Smolari Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Željko Noveski kicked off to start the match. Željko Noveski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bogoljub Tahiri having to interfere. Ditmir Siljanov was out of position in the 9 minute of play, and Edrin Gičevski capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Edrin Gičevski really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. After having played for 13 minutes, Borče Jovevski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Smolari's supporters crossed their fingers, but Borče Jovevski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Burim Ackovski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ditmir Siljanov was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. If Željko Noveski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 25th minute, Nebošja Ivič got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Nov Dojran's Boris Nasteski pulled a muscle in his back after 26 minutes and couldn't finish the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Burim Ackovski in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ditmir Siljanov saved Nov Dojran from getting behind. Nebošja Ivič received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Bogoljub Tahiri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nebošja Ivič recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 40 played minutes Nov Dojran got a freekick which was hit by Metodija Daci. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edrin Gičevski got free with Ditmir Siljanov in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Nov Dojran's Žarko Davitkovski got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Bogoljub Tahiri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nebošja Ivič , who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Burim Ackovski made a kick off. In the 51st match minute, Nov Dojran was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Metodija Daci to maneuver through the defense. Edrin Gičevski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Ditmir Siljanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ditmir Siljanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edrin Gičevski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Smolari's Edrin Gičevski got a free kick in the 55th minute. Vladislav Gigovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Metodija Daci in the 60th minute of play forced Smolari's goalkeeper Bogoljub Tahiri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nebošja Ivič 's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bogoljub Tahiri read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. Smolari's Bogoljub Tahiri proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Smolari from getting a goal against them. Burim Ackovski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Ditmir Siljanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edrin Gičevski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ditmir Siljanov having to interfere. When Edrin Gičevski came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Smolari 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 Edrin Gičevski couldn't finish the play. In the 80th match minute, Smolari was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vojislav Davčev to maneuver through the defense. Nebošja Ivič recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Nebošja Ivič had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nebošja Ivič sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 88 minutes, Žarko Davitkovski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nov Dojran's supporters crossed their fingers, but Žarko Davitkovski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nebošja Ivič who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 90thth minute tested the skills of Bogoljub Tahiri when he managed to save the team from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Burim Ackovski in the 92nd minute of play forced Nov Dojran's goalkeeper Ditmir Siljanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nebošja Ivič sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When the referee blew the final whistle, Smolari could leave the field as winners, despite Nov Dojran having more of the ball for most of the match.