League Play-Off

Zubovce Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Zubovce's Grozdan Spirkovski started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Najden Nallbani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Dojčin Ajeti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leonid Sazdanovski blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dojčin Ajeti having to make a save. A collision led to Kondovo getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Zare Manoilovski hit a great ball. In the 9th match minute, Kondovo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonid Sazdanovski to maneuver through the defense. Pejko Nastev's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Novak Gaši read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. Novak Gaši made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pejko Nastev in the 24th minute. 27 minutes into the match, Kondovo's goalkeeper Novak Gaši had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pejko Nastev. In the 28th match minute, Kondovo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Živko Krstevski to maneuver through the defense. Through an outstanding action, after 31 minutes, Novak Gaši successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After a defensive mix-up in Kondovo's zone, Pejko Nastev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Novak Gaši came out of the goal and Pejko Nastev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Ljuba Rusevski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 47thth minute of the game Grozdan Spirkovski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kondovo's Novak Gaši was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Najden Nallbani made the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, Grozdan Spirkovski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leonid Sazdanovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dojčin Ajeti having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Pejko Nastev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zubovce's supporters rose to their feet, but Pejko Nastev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Novak Gaši breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Ilija Alii fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kondovo's protests and gave Ilija Alii a yellow card for diving instead. Ilija Alii kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Pejko Nastev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Novak Gaši was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. 80 minutes into the match, Kondovo's Najden Nallbani sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dojčin Ajeti narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 84 minutes into the game, Zubovce's Grozdan Spirkovski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Novak Gaši made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Najden Nallbani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Dojčin Ajeti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Najden Nallbani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Dojčin Ajeti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dojčin Ajeti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Najden Nallbani, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Zubovce fans cheered their team off the field, for while Kondovo had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.