League Play-Off

Dzepčište Gradski St
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 13 minutes into the game, Lopatica Pobeda's Dalibor Murati nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kosta Janakievski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Dalibor Murati received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Kosta Janakievski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dzepčište Napredok's Kosta Janakievski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petko Dalov in the 20th minute of play. Igor Janakievski struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Tase Bogatinovski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dzepčište Napredok. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kuzman Bojkovič got free with Tase Bogatinovski in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Janakievski in the 29th minute of play forced Lopatica Pobeda's goalkeeper Tase Bogatinovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Petko Dalov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kosta Janakievski having to interfere. 43 minutes into the match, Kuzman Bojkovič notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Lopatica Pobeda's Tase Bogatinovski. Tase Bogatinovski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dalibor Murati to strike the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Dzepčište Napredok's Kosta Janakievski got control of the ball when Petko Dalov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kosta Janakievski was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dalibor Murati showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 60 minute of play. Igor Janakievski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Tase Bogatinovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 69 minutes, Kuzman Bojkovič managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dzepčište Napredok's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kuzman Bojkovič was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 75 minutes into the match, Lopatica Pobeda's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Janakievski came free, but Tase Bogatinovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 79th minute Dzepčište Napredok were awarded a corner. Rodoljub Saliu went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Dzepčište Napredok's corner Rodoljub Saliu fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Tase Bogatinovski quite easily take care of the ball. Kuzman Bojkovič sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Dalibor Murati came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Lopatica 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 Dalibor Murati couldn't finish the play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Lopatica Pobeda walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.