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Spectators: 8495 (Terracing: 6975, Seating: 1400, VIP seats: 120) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vegim Bardhi started the match with the kick off. Vegim Bardhi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Raino Eklund read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. 5 minutes into the match, Miladin Mitrevski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Raino Eklund. Attack's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Miladin Mitrevski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 8 minutes into the game, Vegim Bardhi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Raino Eklund was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Raino Eklund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miladin Mitrevski in the 13th minute of play. Dragoljub Gičevski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Virgilio Mark, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. The supporters of Opate booed when Attack was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pande Božinov didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Attack getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Virgilio Mark hit a great ball. After 25 played minutes, Opate's Janaki Davkovski shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Raino Eklund 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 Opate reached it. Tomislav Cvetanoski took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Raino Eklund. Raino Eklund dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Raino Eklund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vegim Bardhi in the 33rd minute of play. The supporters of Opate booed when Attack was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cvetan Ognenov didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Opate booed when Attack was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cvetan Ognenov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Virgilio Mark made the kick off in the second half. Attack's Raino Eklund proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Attack from getting a goal against them. 60 minutes into the game, Jovica Gjurčinovski recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Raino Eklund. Jovica Gjurčinovski showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-5. After some careless play in the Opate defense, Virgilio Mark kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dragoljub Gičevski. The Opate fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dragoljub Gičevski should have stopped the shot. Dragoljub Gičevski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Betim Kostadinov in the 84th minute of the match. After 89 minutes, Cvetan Ognenov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Attack and the Opate players grew even worse after the yellow card. Cvetan Ognenov hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Attack's Raino Eklund got control of the ball when Vegim Bardhi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Raino Eklund made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vegim Bardhi in the 94th minute. In the 94th minute, Jovica Gjurčinovski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.