League Play-Off

Veljusa
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Florjon Hamza made the kick off and thus started the match. If Svetislav Bejta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 6 minutes into the game, Vojislav Gerasimovski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dunje Partizan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Veljusa Sloga the free kick. After 6 played minutes Dunje Partizan got a freekick which was hit by Vojislav Gerasimovski. After a defensive mix-up in Dunje Partizan's zone, Mandet Donevski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luan Panev came out of the goal and Mandet Donevski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 11 minutes into the game, Vidoe Danailov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dunje Partizan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Veljusa Sloga the free kick. Vidoe Danailov kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. A long shot from Venko Minovski in the 12th minute of play was well struck, but Luan Panev made a really good save at the right post. Kitan Manojlovski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florjon Hamza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 22nd minute, Florjon Hamza 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. Svetislav Bejta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luan Panev having to interfere. In the 25th minute, Balluš Aleksič hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The attack was good, but when Florjon Hamza in the 26th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Kitan Manojlovski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gavril Saliu in the 28th minute of play. In the 29th minute, Mandet Donevski 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. In the 35th minute of the match, Svetislav Bejta tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Luan Panev saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. If Svetislav Bejta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luan Panev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Svetislav Bejta in the 41st minute of play. In the 44th minute, Gavril Saliu 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. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Svetislav Bejta was the one to do the kick off. Kitan Manojlovski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florjon Hamza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 56 minutes, Balluš Aleksič mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Veljusa Sloga and the Dunje Partizan players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 57 played minutes Veljusa Sloga got a freekick which was hit by Balluš Aleksič. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florjon Hamza in the 58th minute of play forced Veljusa Sloga's goalkeeper Kitan Manojlovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Svetislav Bejta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luan Panev was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. When Svetislav Bejta came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Veljusa 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 Svetislav Bejta couldn't finish the play. If Florjon Hamza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Naim Filipovski fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Veljusa Sloga's protests and gave Naim Filipovski a yellow card for diving instead. In the 72nd match minute, Veljusa Sloga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Naim Filipovski to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Dunje Partizan's Marko Antevski tried to score from far away in the 73rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Veljusa Sloga's Kitan Manojlovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florjon Hamza in the 79th minute of play. Gavril Saliu struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Kitan Manojlovski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dunje Partizan. Veljusa Sloga's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Florjon Hamza 89 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-1. Svetislav Bejta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Dunje Partizan walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.