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National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Diljan Dzaferi made the kick off which started today's match. Marjus Laçka made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Jakov Bundev sent off a good shot on target. Marjus Laçka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Deljan Nastevski in the 9th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the match, Macedonia's goal looked a bit too open when Nderim Pepo came free, but Spase Kastrati reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 16 minutes into the match, Macedonia's goal looked a bit too open when Mehat Kovaçi came free, but Spase Kastrati reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 21 played minutes Albania got a freekick which was hit by Mehat Kovaçi. Spase Kastrati made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mehat Kovaçi in the 23rd minute of play. In the 24th minute Albania were awarded a corner. Paolo Mut went to the cornerflag to take it. Albania's Mehat Kovaçi was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Spase Kastrati in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Spase Kastrati showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mehat Kovaçi in the 26th minute of the match. When Stevan Rajkovski fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Macedonia's protests and gave Stevan Rajkovski a yellow card for diving instead. Spase Kastrati showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kristi Koçiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Macedonia's Spase Kastrati played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mehat Kovaçi in the 33rd minute of play. 40 minutes into the match, Albania's goal looked a bit too open when Deljan Nastevski came free, but Marjus Laçka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, Macedonia's goal looked a bit too open when Kristi Koçiu came free, but Spase Kastrati reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Macedonia's zone, Vibar Vërçuni stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Spase Kastrati came out of the goal and Vibar Vërçuni tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Spase Kastrati made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mehat Kovaçi in the 46th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mehat Kovaçi to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Macedonia's goal looked a bit too open when Nderim Pepo came free, but Spase Kastrati reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Spase Kastrati made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Kristi Koçiu sent off a good shot on target. Spase Kastrati was out of position in the 58 minute of play, and Paolo Mut capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Paolo Mut really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. Marjus Laçka 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 62nd minute. In the 64th match minute, Albania was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vibar Vërçuni to maneuver through the defense. Marjus Laçka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jakov Bundev, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. The supporters of Albania booed when Macedonia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gorjan Avramovski didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 69 played minutes Macedonia got a freekick which was hit by Gorjan Avramovski. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mehat Kovaçi got free with Spase Kastrati in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Spase Kastrati was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Vibar Vërçuni showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 73 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mehat Kovaçi in the 75th minute of play forced Macedonia's goalkeeper Spase Kastrati to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 82 minutes into the match, Deljan Nastevski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marjus Laçka. Albania's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Deljan Nastevski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. In the 85th minute, Kristi Koçiu reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Spase Kastrati. The goal made the score 1-4. Deljan Nastevski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marjus Laçka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Deljan Nastevski in the 91st minute of play. The Albania players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.