League Play-Off

Matka
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Lefter Kaevski started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute Lefter Kaevski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Trpe Ajeti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 5th match minute, Matka FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lavrentij Simonov to maneuver through the defense. After 6 played minutes, Umlena FK's Špëtim Efremov shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Slavoljub Ristevski came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Umlena FK reached it. If Lefter Kaevski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 21 minutes into the match, Umlena FK's goal looked a bit too open when Lefter Kaevski came free, but Trpe Ajeti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 32 minutes Matka FK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Špëtim Efremov who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Špëtim Efremov got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Slavoljub Ristevski quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 33 played minutes Matka FK got a freekick which was hit by Taško Ristanoski. If Neven Nikiforov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 44 minutes into the match, Matka FK's goal looked a bit too open when Ivica Veseli came free, but Slavoljub Ristevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Arian Pandilov came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the Umlena FK 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 Arian Pandilov couldn't finish the play. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Neven Nikiforov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Neven Nikiforov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Matka FK's Slavoljub Ristevski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save Matka FK from getting a goal against them. Slavoljub Ristevski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Neven Nikiforov in the 55th minute of play. Lefter Kaevski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Trpe Ajeti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Neven Nikiforov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Ivica Veseli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Slavoljub Ristevski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Neven Nikiforov in the 78th minute of the match. Umlena FK's Neven Nikiforov got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Neven Nikiforov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Neven Nikiforov had several of the Matka FK's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 86 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-2 score and a disappointed Slavoljub Ristevski as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Umlena FK's goalkeeper Trpe Ajeti, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ivica Veseli could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Slavoljub Ristevski made a huge save. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Umlena FK eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.