League Play-Off

Vrbovec Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rade Filimon kicked off to start the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Trifun Teofanovski in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nderim Davkovski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 6th minute Rade Filimon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nderim Davkovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rade Filimon scored 0-1 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nderim Davkovski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Pere Kostovski who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 16thth minute tested the skills of Slavoljub Veseli when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 17 minutes into the match, AC Notev's goal looked a bit too open when Filip Hristovski came free, but Slavoljub Veseli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pere Kostovski in the 19thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Slavoljub Veseli, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Filip Hristovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Slavoljub Veseli having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, Filip Hristovski put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Slavoljub Veseli. Nderim Davkovski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rade Filimon in the 27th minute of play. Slavoljub Veseli didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pere Kostovski went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Grigor Gocevski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Slavoljub Veseli having to interfere. Trifun Teofanovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Rade Filimon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Nderim Davkovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Trifun Teofanovski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Nderim Davkovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Filip Hristovski was the one to do the kick off. If Oliver Simonov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leka Josifov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rade Filimon 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. When Filip Hristovski came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Cornell University 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 Filip Hristovski couldn't finish the play. With his leg Nderim Davkovski managed to avoid a goal in the 65thth minute, when AC Notev's Trifun Teofanovski fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Vladislav Najdenoski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 75th minute, Pere Kostovski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cornell University fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pere Kostovski in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Slavoljub Veseli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Cornell University getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Irinej Antevski hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Trifun Teofanovski managed to get in a good position for a shot. AC Notev's supporters rose to their feet, but Trifun Teofanovski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nderim Davkovski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cornell University's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.