U23 League

Nikola Mantov
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The audience thought a goal was coming when Cezary Sawicki got free with Edgar Samuelsson in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 11 minutes, Paskal Partenijev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the GFK Osogovo and the Leader of Lemurs players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 11 played minutes GFK Osogovo got a freekick which was hit by Paskal Partenijev. Edgar Samuelsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciriaco Salvator in the 16th minute of play. GFK Osogovo were awarded a corner in the 17th minute after Leader of Lemurs's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Boris Hristov took the corner. Leader of Lemurs's Edgar Samuelsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Slave Temelkov in the 24th minute of play. Pande Georgijevski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Brahim Aliu went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brahim Aliu in the 36th minute of play forced GFK Osogovo's goalkeeper Pande Georgijevski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edgar Samuelsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cezary Sawicki in the 38th minute. Boris Hristov succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 39th playminute. In the 47th minute Brahim Aliu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pande Georgijevski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cezary Sawicki to make the kick off. After 50 played minutes Leader of Lemurs got a freekick which was hit by Tritan Dragoj. Edgar Samuelsson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cezary Sawicki went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cezary Sawicki in the 58th minute of play forced Leader of Lemurs's goalkeeper Edgar Samuelsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pande Georgijevski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rigers Bekolli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Migjen Mena fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edgar Samuelsson having to interfere. In the 64th minute Tritan Dragoj shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pande Georgijevski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65thth minute of the game Cezary Sawicki who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Leader of Lemurs's Edgar Samuelsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, GFK Osogovo's Pande Georgijevski got control of the ball when Brahim Aliu tried to sneak it across the goal line. 72 minutes into the game, Paskal Partenijev cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Edgar Samuelsson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 77th minute, Ciriaco Salvator 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. 81 minutes into the game, Ciriaco Salvator was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. GFK Osogovo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Leader of Lemurs the free kick. After 81 played minutes GFK Osogovo got a freekick which was hit by Ciriaco Salvator. Pande Georgijevski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tritan Dragoj, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. GFK Osogovo's Cezary Sawicki got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pande Georgijevski made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Brahim Aliu sent off a good shot on target. When Leader of Lemurs's Tritan Dragoj in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye GFK Osogovo's goalie prevented a goal. In the 96th minute of the match Mile Apostolski shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Edgar Samuelsson showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. GFK Osogovo's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.