League Play-Off

Kočani Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Alek Mitevski started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Mijalko Danevski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ratomir Cvetkovski having to interfere. The supporters of Kadino Sloboda booed when Kočani was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aleksej Milev didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vladislav Spasovski in the 12th minute of play forced Kočani's goalkeeper Ratomir Cvetkovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ratomir Cvetkovski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vladislav Spasovski's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. Igor Halili fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gezim Nikiforovski having to interfere. Vladislav Spasovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ratomir Cvetkovski having to interfere. When Alek Mitevski came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Kočani 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 Alek Mitevski couldn't finish the play. Kadino Sloboda's Gezim Nikiforovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alek Mitevski in the 35th minute of play. Dragutin Najdovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gezim Nikiforovski having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Kočani's zone, Mijalko Danevski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ratomir Cvetkovski came out of the goal and Mijalko Danevski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mijalko Danevski was the one to do the kick off. Trajan Davitkovski kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Alek Mitevski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gezim Nikiforovski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. If Igor Halili had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 63 minutes into the game, Burim Dimiškovski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kadino Sloboda's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kočani the free kick. A collision led to Kadino Sloboda getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Burim Dimiškovski hit a great ball. After 66 minutes of play, Kočani's Alek Mitevski made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gezim Nikiforovski was left in no man's land by his defense there! 71 minutes into the match, Vladislav Spasovski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ratomir Cvetkovski. Kočani's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vladislav Spasovski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. In the 79th minute, Svetozar Imeri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vladislav Spasovski might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ratomir Cvetkovski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vladislav Spasovski ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in Kočani's zone, Mijalko Danevski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ratomir Cvetkovski came out of the goal and Mijalko Danevski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mijalko Danevski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Ratomir Cvetkovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gezim Nikiforovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alek Mitevski in the 90th minute of the match. Gezim Nikiforovski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alek Mitevski in the 92nd minute of play. Igor Halili recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Alek Mitevski blasted a shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gezim Nikiforovski having to make a save.