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Grivata Arena
Spectators: 8581 (Terracing: 6436, Seating: 1974, VIP seats: 171) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Pavlin Seferinov kicked off to start the match. Trendafil Tashevski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Matey Lakov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eero Grönholm who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 11thth minute tested the skills of Matey Lakov when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Thanks to some nice moves Eero Grönholm could shoot a difficult shot in the 14th minute, which Matey Lakov however easily saved by the left post. Arso Genovski kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. In the 15th minute of the match, Trendafil Tashevski tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Matey Lakov saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Matey Lakov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Trendafil Tashevski, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Matey Lakov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eero Grönholm in the 20th minute. Matey Lakov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Trendafil Tashevski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 24 minutes of play, FC Grivata's Arhangel Vergov made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Matey Lakov was left in no man's land by his defense there! Matey Lakov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eero Grönholm's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. In the 32nd match minute, FC Grivata was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kristian Brolin to maneuver through the defense. F.C.Manole's Matey Lakov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save F.C.Manole from getting a goal against them. 38 minutes into the match, FC Grivata's Trendafil Tashevski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Matey Lakov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Arso Genovski kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Trendafil Tashevski managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Grivata's supporters rose to their feet, but Trendafil Tashevski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Matey Lakov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 47th minute Trendafil Tashevski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matey Lakov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eero Grönholm made a kick off. Matey Lakov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arhangel Vergov, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. In the 52nd minute Arhangel Vergov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matey Lakov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Slavey Kozovski in the 54th minute of play forced F.C.Manole's goalkeeper Matey Lakov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Matey Lakov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Trendafil Tashevski, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Chudomir Obreykov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, FC Grivata's Slavey Kozovski got a free kick in the 62nd minute. F.C.Manole's Matey Lakov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Trendafil Tashevski in the 63rd minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, Eero Grönholm notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of F.C.Manole's Matey Lakov. Matey Lakov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 68th minute Trendafil Tashevski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matey Lakov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Eero Grönholm had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thomas Sørensen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arso Genovski in the 73rd minute of the match. The FC Grivata fans' excitement grew in the 76th match minute when FC Grivata's Eero Grönholm looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After having played for 80 minutes, Trendafil Tashevski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Grivata's supporters crossed their fingers, but Trendafil Tashevski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 86 minutes into the game, Arhangel Vergov threw the ball into play from the sideline. F.C.Manole's Chudomir Obreykov quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Ivan Petkov made in the 87th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Arhangel Vergov however managed to control. Eero Grönholm received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Matey Lakov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 92nd minute Danail Kraevski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Sørensen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Matey Lakov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Trendafil Tashevski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Chudomir Obreykov fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored F.C.Manole's protests and gave Chudomir Obreykov a yellow card for diving instead. Chudomir Obreykov kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. In the 95th minute, Trendafil Tashevski made a precise shot to the right of Matey Lakov. F.C.Manole's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-1.