League

Viničani Stadion
Spectators: 6872 (Terracing: 5100, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 10) Stanislav Nikolič started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A collision led to ilinden getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Teodor Andonov hit a great ball. If Edit Lekovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Blagoja Acev during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 11th minute, Blagoja Acev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leontie Cuculoski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Barjet Apostolski having to interfere. Barjet Apostolski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leontie Cuculoski, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Barjet Apostolski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leontie Cuculoski in the 17th minute of the match. When Kujtim Jordanovski fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Red Bull Club's protests and gave Kujtim Jordanovski a yellow card for diving instead. Red Bull Club's Cane Radojevič played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edit Lekovski in the 23rd minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, ilinden's goal looked a bit too open when Stanislav Nikolič came free, but Barjet Apostolski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 30 minutes into the game, Leontie Cuculoski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Barjet Apostolski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Branimir Prodanoski came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the ilinden 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 Branimir Prodanoski couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Leontie Cuculoski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Red Bull Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Leontie Cuculoski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Barjet Apostolski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Stanislav Nikolič received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Barjet Apostolski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Edit Lekovski made a kick off. Red Bull Club's Leontie Cuculoski got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Stanislav Nikolič sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Edit Lekovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 61 played minutes Red Bull Club got a freekick which was hit by Joakim Jankulovski. Cane Radojevič made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Branimir Prodanoski in the 63rd minute of play. Edit Lekovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Barjet Apostolski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stanislav Nikolič in the 66th minute of the match. Mihail Hristovski kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Leontie Cuculoski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Barjet Apostolski having to interfere. When Efrem Ringov fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Red Bull Club's protests and gave Efrem Ringov a yellow card for diving instead. Efrem Ringov hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. In the 76th match minute, ilinden was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ariton Božovič to maneuver through the defense. Cane Radojevič took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Branimir Prodanoski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edit Lekovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 88th minute Edit Lekovski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cane Radojevič saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stanislav Nikolič sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Red Bull Club eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.