League Play-Off

Trebište
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Siniša Kirilov took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute, Goran Nestorov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 6 played minutes Vince got a freekick which was hit by Siniša Kirilov. Zograf Šupelkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mile Gigovski in the 10th minute of play. Mile Gigovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zograf Šupelkov having to interfere. Zograf Šupelkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Siniša Kirilov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th minute Mile Gigovski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zograf Šupelkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Trebište Napredok's Zograf Šupelkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Siniša Kirilov in the 21st minute of play. A collision led to Trebište Napredok getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Blerim Nikiforov hit a great ball. Blagoj Serafimovski made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Krale Stamenkoski sent off a good shot on target. When Mile Gigovski came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Vince 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 Mile Gigovski couldn't finish the play. Mile Gigovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mile Gigovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zograf Šupelkov having to interfere. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ace Blaževski to make the kick off. Trebište Napredok's Krale Stamenkoski got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Ace Blaževski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Vince's Mile Gigovski, in the 57th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Vince. After 59 minutes, Jonko Stojakovič mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vince and the Trebište Napredok players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 59 played minutes Vince got a freekick which was hit by Jonko Stojakovič. If Mile Gigovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 66th minute, Mile Gigovski 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 69th minute Krale Stamenkoski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Blagoj Serafimovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Trebište Napredok's Zograf Šupelkov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Trebište Napredok from getting a goal against them. Vince's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Dalin Živkovski in the 75th minute. The corner ended in Dalin Živkovski almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Trebište Napredok's Zograf Šupelkov did a great save. Velimir Filipov charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Velimir Filipov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 78th minute, Velimir Filipov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Siniša Kirilov might have been able to make a better finish in the 84th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zograf Šupelkov . Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Siniša Kirilov ran back to his position shaking his head. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Krale Stamenkoski in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Blagoj Serafimovski saved Vince from getting behind. The supporters of Vince booed when Trebište Napredok was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Živko Ristevski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Siniša Kirilov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Blagoj Serafimovski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Krale Stamenkoski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dalin Jovevski hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Krale Stamenkoski in the 97th minute of play forced Vince's goalkeeper Blagoj Serafimovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.