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City Stadium Struga
Spectators: 9183 (Terracing: 6889, Seating: 2112, VIP seats: 182) Gezim Jordanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vidoe Hristovski in the 3rd minute of play. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bacardi Club's goalkeeper Irinej Beriša, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gavril Nikolov hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Čedo Trpevski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 24 minutes into the game, Vidoe Hristovski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bacardi Club's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kuq e Zi the free kick. Irinej Beriša took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Čedo Trpevski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Kuq e Zi getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Vasko Spirkovski hit a great ball. In the 30th minute, Bacardi Club's Vidoe Hristovski ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Gezim Jordanov. Gezim Jordanov yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Gezim Jordanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vidoe Hristovski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dranuš Lozanov hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. 39 minutes into the match, Kuq e Zi's Emilijano Dimov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Irinej Beriša narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Toni Nedzipi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 43 minutes into the match, Kuq e Zi's goal looked a bit too open when Vidoe Hristovski came free, but Gezim Jordanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Čedo Trpevski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Irinej Beriša was relentless in the 45th minute of the game.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Vidoe Hristovski to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Bacardi Club's Faton Rrustemi got a free kick in the 58th minute. After recieving a nice pass, Kuq e Zi's Emilijano Dimov tried to score from far away in the 59th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Irinej Beriša showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Natanail Kostovski, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Čedo Trpevski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Irinej Beriša made a huge save. In the 75th minute of the match Kuq e Zi got a corner. Bacardi Club's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Emilijano Dimov ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Bacardi Club's goalie and right to Ergin Nedev. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Bacardi Club's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After having played for 78 minutes, Toni Nedzipi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bacardi Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Toni Nedzipi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 79th minute, Vidoe Hristovski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bacardi Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Toni Nedzipi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bacardi Club's Irinej Beriša proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Bacardi Club from getting a goal against them. 91 minutes into the game, Gorjan Kiprijanov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kuq e Zi's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bacardi Club the free kick. In the 91st minute, Gorjan Kiprijanov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kuq e Zi's Gezim Jordanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toni Nedzipi in the 93rd minute of play. Gezim Jordanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vidoe Hristovski in the 94th minute of play. Toni Nedzipi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gezim Jordanov having to interfere. Bacardi Club's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.