Challenge

Stadion JNA
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Djordje Mironovski kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute Djordje Mironovski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruno Barrett saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Petko Tupurkovski charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Petko Tupurkovski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Petko Tupurkovski hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. FireFighter-Skopje's Svetozar Čupič played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rocco Owen in the 12th minute of play. After having played for 16 minutes, Ostoja Šiškovski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FireFighter-Skopje's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ostoja Šiškovski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kyle Davies charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kyle Davies the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Kyle Davies hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. After 20 minutes, Goce Radojevič mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FireFighter-Skopje and the Curacao players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 20th match minute, FireFighter-Skopje was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Goce Radojevič to maneuver through the defense. Goce Radojevič kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Nikola Ackovski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Bruno Barrett made a huge save. In the 32nd minute, Djordje Mironovski reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Bruno Barrett. The goal made the score 1-0. FireFighter-Skopje's Svetozar Čupič played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stanley Wallace in the 34th minute of play. The supporters of FireFighter-Skopje booed when Curacao was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stanley Wallace didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 43rd minute, Nikola Ackovski made a precise shot to the right of Bruno Barrett. Curacao's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. When Pejko Milenkov fell near the penalty area in the 48th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FireFighter-Skopje's protests and gave Pejko Milenkov a yellow card for diving instead. In the 49th minute there was a penalty for Curacao. Kyle Davies stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Svetozar Čupič. 2-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Curacao's Bruno Barrett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Djordje Mironovski in the 58th minute of play. Bruno Barrett made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikola Ackovski in the 66th minute of play. A collision led to FireFighter-Skopje getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Petko Tupurkovski hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 71 minutes, Kyle Davies took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Svetozar Čupič to make any attempt to save it. If Lefter Hasani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of FireFighter-Skopje booed when Curacao was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jordan Porter didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bruno Barrett took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Djordje Mironovski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Svetozar Čupič showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Davies in the 90th minute of the match. In the 91st minute, Kyle Davies hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikola Ackovski in the 95th minute of play forced Curacao's goalkeeper Bruno Barrett to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. FireFighter-Skopje had played much better football throughout.