Challenge

National stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Karim Benzema kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd match minute, KARAORMAN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 姜永弘 to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ramadan Hristov got free with Iona Lightfoot in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 4 minutes into the match, Ramadan Hristov dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Iona Lightfoot, 1-0. 7 minutes into the match, KARAORMAN's goalkeeper Iona Lightfoot had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ramadan Hristov. 7 minutes into the match, Ramadan Hristov dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Iona Lightfoot, 2-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Diljan Dzaferi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Macedonia's supporters rose to their feet, but Diljan Dzaferi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Iona Lightfoot breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 姜永弘 hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. In the 13th minute of the match Vidoe Gegovski sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Iona Lightfoot skillfully saved the ball. 13 minutes into the match it was 3-0 when Vidoe Gegovski shot a long shot which zipped by KARAORMAN's goalkeeper at the right pole. 20 minutes into the match, Macedonia's goal looked a bit too open when Karim Benzema came free, but Spase Kastrati reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iona Lightfoot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diljan Dzaferi, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Iljo Trajanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Spase Kastrati having to interfere. Iljo Trajanov scored 3-1 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Spase Kastrati, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Spase Kastrati showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cyprian Penczkowski in the 31st minute of the match. KARAORMAN's Iona Lightfoot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Deljan Nastevski in the 34th minute of play. In the 38th minute Cyprian Penczkowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Spase Kastrati saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Macedonia's Lefter Trpev got a free kick in the 39th minute. Karim Benzema took the ball and in the 40 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Spase Kastrati. Spase Kastrati dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Diljan Dzaferi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Ignat Zafirovski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Spase Kastrati was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. In the 57th match minute, KARAORMAN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 姜永弘 to maneuver through the defense. In the 61st minute Ramadan Hristov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iona Lightfoot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A hard shot 62 in the game by Karim Benzema from a close distance when the talented Spase Kastrati managed to make a qualified save. Macedonia's players were relieved. Karim Benzema struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Spase Kastrati didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for KARAORMAN. Macedonia's Vuk Urgovski was substituted for Ramadan Hristov. Karim Benzema's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Spase Kastrati firmly grabbed it by the left post. 75 minutes had been played when some careless play by Macedonia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Guo Ling Zhou was slow to take the kick. During this time KARAORMAN's players had a chance to rest. KARAORMAN's Iona Lightfoot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vuk Urgovski in the 80th minute of play. In the 81st minute of the match Macedonia got a corner. KARAORMAN's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Vidoe Gegovski ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Vidoe Gegovski almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but KARAORMAN's Iona Lightfoot did a great save. 82 minutes into the match, KARAORMAN's goal looked a bit too open when Diljan Dzaferi came free, but Iona Lightfoot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jakov Bundev in the 86th minute of play forced KARAORMAN's goalkeeper Iona Lightfoot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 90 minutes into the game, Macedonia's Jakov Bundev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Iona Lightfoot made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-2. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Macedonia fans cheered their team off the field, for while KARAORMAN had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.