Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when 孔阳枫 took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute 孔阳枫 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fidan Tanasievski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 4 minutes into the game, 孔阳枫 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Fidan Tanasievski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Johannes Sjögren in the 9th minute of play forced U21 Macedonia's goalkeeper Fidan Tanasievski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute, Stamen Šiškov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Macedonia's goalkeeper Fidan Tanasievski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 11th minute, Johannes Sjögren left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Johannes Sjögren's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fidan Tanasievski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. In the 18th minute, Rigoberto Lucado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 22nd minute of the match, Stamen Šiškov tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Vicente Bartoleme saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Špend Bošnjaku during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ. booed when U21 Macedonia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Špend Bošnjaku didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 28 minutes, Stamen Šiškov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Macedonia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stamen Šiškov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 32 minutes into the match, U21 Macedonia's goal looked a bit too open when Johannes Sjögren came free, but Fidan Tanasievski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vicente Bartoleme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stamen Šiškov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 Macedonia's Fidan Tanasievski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Johannes Sjögren in the 36th minute of play. After 39 minutes of play, Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ.'s Johannes Sjögren made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fidan Tanasievski was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 43rd minute, Migjen Mena made a precise shot to the right of Vicente Bartoleme. Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. 46 minutes into the match, Johannes Sjögren notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of U21 Macedonia's Fidan Tanasievski. Fidan Tanasievski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Disappointed in the 1-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ. made a substitution. Adrián Czornomaz replaced Johannes Sjögren. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Momčilo Janič was the one to do the kick off. Adrián Czornomaz struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Fidan Tanasievski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ.. 孔阳枫's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 56thth minute, Fidan Tanasievski skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Adrián Czornomaz might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fidan Tanasievski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Adrián Czornomaz ran back to his position shaking his head. Fidan Tanasievski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrián Czornomaz in the 60th minute of the match. Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ.'s Vicente Bartoleme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Migjen Mena in the 62nd minute of play. Fidan Tanasievski was a little too slow when Adrián Czornomaz got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 63rd minute. The score was now 1-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrián Czornomaz in the 67th minute of play forced U21 Macedonia's goalkeeper Fidan Tanasievski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 孔阳枫's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 70thth minute, Fidan Tanasievski skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Fidan Tanasievski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrián Czornomaz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adrián Czornomaz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Fidan Tanasievski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrián Czornomaz in the 76th minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, U21 Macedonia's goal looked a bit too open when Adrián Czornomaz came free, but Fidan Tanasievski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fidan Tanasievski made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Adrián Czornomaz sent off a good shot on target. Vicente Bartoleme showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Migjen Mena in the 81st minute of the match. Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ.'s attentive Timoteo Firmo managed to snatch the ball when Cane Lazevski made a throw-in in the 82nd minute of the game. 孔阳枫 made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 83rdth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Fidan Tanasievski would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. After 85 minutes U21 Macedonia's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nereo Inge who took care of the corner kick. When Rigoberto Lucado fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ.'s protests and gave Rigoberto Lucado a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ. getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Rigoberto Lucado hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 90 minutes, 孔阳枫 put it in 1-6 from a short distance just to the right of Fidan Tanasievski. Fidan Tanasievski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrián Czornomaz in the 96th minute of the match. 98 minutes had been played when some careless play by U21 Macedonia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nereo Inge was slow to take the kick. During this time Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ.'s players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Florencio Jobo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Fidan Tanasievski quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ. fans' excitement grew in the 98th match minute when Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ.'s Florencio Jobo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-7 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ. eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.