League Play-Off

Ostrilci Gradski Sta
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Venko Kikerkov kicked off to start the match. Januz Fakaj hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Orce Karanfilov took the ball and in the 6 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bojan Petan. Bojan Petan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 11th minute of the match Jonče Gligorovski shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rade Manojlovski showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Venko Kikerkov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rade Manojlovski having to make a save. Rade Manojlovski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rajko Trifunov went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Rodoljub Marku took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bojan Petan. Bojan Petan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Ostrilci Partizan's Bojan Petan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodoljub Marku in the 24th minute of play. Bojan Petan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodoljub Marku, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Brezno Pobeda's Orce Karanfilov got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rodoljub Marku struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Bojan Petan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Brezno Pobeda. Rodoljub Marku sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 36 minutes into the match, Brezno Pobeda's goalkeeper Rade Manojlovski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rajko Trifunov. When Rajko Trifunov came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Ostrilci Partizan 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 Rajko Trifunov couldn't finish the play. If Venko Kikerkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Brezno Pobeda's Rade Manojlovski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Brezno Pobeda from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Ostrilci Partizan's Rodoljub Srbinoski got a free kick in the 44th minute. Bojan Petan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orce Karanfilov, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rodoljub Marku to strike the kick off in the second half. Bojan Petan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodoljub Marku, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Orce Karanfilovs short, quick shot in the 56thth minute got Bojan Petan to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. A collision led to Brezno Pobeda getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Lambe Nikodimovski hit a great ball. In the 65thth minute of the game Venko Kikerkov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Brezno Pobeda's Rade Manojlovski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ostrilci Partizan's Bojan Petan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodoljub Marku in the 69th minute of play. Rodoljub Marku received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Bojan Petan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rodoljub Marku might have been able to make a better finish in the 73rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bojan Petan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rodoljub Marku ran back to his position shaking his head. If Rajko Trifunov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bojan Petan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Orce Karanfilov went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Venko Kikerkov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rade Manojlovski having to interfere. When Orce Karanfilov came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Brezno Pobeda 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 Orce Karanfilov couldn't finish the play. Venko Kikerkov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rade Manojlovski having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Venko Kikerkov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rade Manojlovski was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. After having played for 91 minutes, Rajko Trifunov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ostrilci Partizan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rajko Trifunov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 94 played minutes Brezno Pobeda got a freekick which was hit by Milan Mateski. Rade Manojlovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rajko Trifunov in the 96th minute of the match.