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Spectators: 7261 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the match, Stipion's goal looked a bit too open when Lurtim Celevski came free, but Alekso Aleksov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Stipion's goalkeeper Alekso Aleksov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lurtim Celevski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alekso Aleksov having to interfere. Gazmir Cvetkov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Emilijano Stojkovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Brvenica's Emilijano Stojkovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Milko Lefterov in the 26th minute of play. After 26 minutes, Ognjeslav Tasev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Brvenica and the Stipion players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Stipion booed when Brvenica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ognjeslav Tasev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gazmir Cvetkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 33rd minute, Gazmir Cvetkov 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. Alekso Aleksov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Srdjan Trpevski, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. 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 Milko Lefterov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Srdjan Trpevski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alekso Aleksov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With his leg Alekso Aleksov managed to avoid a goal in the 57thth minute, when Brvenica's Lurtim Celevski fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Srdjan Trpevski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alekso Aleksov having to interfere. Milko Lefterov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Emilijano Stojkovski having to make a save. Emilijano Stojkovski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Milko Lefterov in the 63rd minute of play. Srdjan Trpevski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Alekso Aleksov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 67 minutes into the game, Srdjan Trpevski recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Alekso Aleksov. Srdjan Trpevski showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-1. In the 73rd match minute, Brvenica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lurtim Celevski to maneuver through the defense. In the 74th minute, Vojislav Stamenov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bogoljub Staninov's late challenge caught a Brvenica's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bogoljub Staninov helped the player get up and apologised. Bogoljub Staninov kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. 79 minutes into the match, Brvenica's Siljan Nasevski broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 81 minutes into the game, Brvenica's Lurtim Celevski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alekso Aleksov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. 83 minutes into the game, Nebošja Fotijevski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Stipion's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Brvenica the free kick. After a rather tough play, Stipion's Nebošja Fotijevski got a free kick in the 83rd minute. When Srdjan Trpevski came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Brvenica 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 Srdjan Trpevski couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Srdjan Trpevski in the 88th minute of play forced Stipion's goalkeeper Alekso Aleksov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Gazmir Cvetkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Milko Lefterov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emilijano Stojkovski having to interfere. Brvenica's Emilijano Stojkovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gazmir Cvetkov in the 97th minute of play. The Brvenica supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Brvenica would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.