Challenge

National stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) KARAORMAN's Karim Benzema started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hipolito Misael in the 5th minute of play forced Macedonia's goalkeeper Spase Kastrati to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With 8 minutes on the clock, Su Kun commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Ramadan Hristov shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Macedonia were furious when Vidoe Gegovski was red carded, 14 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee gave KARAORMAN a penalty, 16 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Manuel Silban, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Macedonia's Spase Kastrati. 0-1. Guo Ling Zhou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Spase Kastrati having to interfere. Spase Kastrati made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hipolito Misael in the 24th minute of play. Deljan Nastevski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Iona Lightfoot made a huge save. With a little luck, KARAORMAN's Iona Lightfoot got control of the ball when Ramadan Hristov tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, KARAORMAN's Iona Lightfoot got control of the ball when Deljan Nastevski tried to sneak it across the goal line. Karim Benzema's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Spase Kastrati read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. Ramadan Hristov came free with the goalkeeper in the 38th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Iona Lightfoot could save by the left post. Spase Kastrati made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karim Benzema in the 42nd minute of play. In the 46th minute of the match KARAORMAN got a corner. Macedonia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hipolito Misael ran over to the corner to take the kick. The Macedonia players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. KARAORMAN were winning 0-1.

In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Macedonia's goalkeeper Spase Kastrati, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ramadan Hristov's late challenge caught a KARAORMAN's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ramadan Hristov helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of KARAORMAN booed when Macedonia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ramadan Hristov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Baškim Sumulikovski hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Macedonia's Spase Kastrati proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Macedonia from getting a goal against them. Karim Benzema's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Spase Kastrati read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 65th minute of play. Hipolito Misael fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Spase Kastrati having to interfere. Deljan Nastevski took the ball and in the 68 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Iona Lightfoot. Iona Lightfoot dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. The supporters of KARAORMAN booed when Macedonia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emilijano Kitanovski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Macedonia made a substitution. Jakov Bundev replaced Deljan Nastevski. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dalibor Stefanovski in the 74th minute of play forced Macedonia's goalkeeper Spase Kastrati to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iona Lightfoot stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vuk Urgovski's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vuk Urgovski in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Iona Lightfoot prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Vuk Urgovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iona Lightfoot having to interfere. In the 80th minute, Karim Benzema ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Spase Kastrati was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vuk Urgovski in the 88th minute of play forced KARAORMAN's goalkeeper Iona Lightfoot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iona Lightfoot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vuk Urgovski in the 89th minute of the match. Karim Benzema might have been able to make a better finish in the 92nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Spase Kastrati. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Karim Benzema ran back to his position shaking his head. Dalibor Stefanovski kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Iona Lightfoot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vuk Urgovski in the 94th minute of the match. The KARAORMAN 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.