Challenge

National stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) After 5 played minutes Macedonia got a freekick which was hit by Dalibor Stefanovski. In the 6th minute, Mark Twainborg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. KARAORMAN's Iona Lightfoot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diljan Dzaferi in the 8th minute of play. 12 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. Ramadan Hristov might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Iona Lightfoot. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ramadan Hristov ran back to his position shaking his head. Iona Lightfoot made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ramadan Hristov in the 13th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Macedonia's zone, Hipolito Misael stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Spase Kastrati came out of the goal and Hipolito Misael tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Artan Topalovski during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Macedonia fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 16th minute. Penalty! In the 17th minute there was a penalty for KARAORMAN. Manuel Silban stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Spase Kastrati. 0-1. Spase Kastrati showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hipolito Misael, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. 21 minutes into the game, KARAORMAN's Hipolito Misael nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Spase Kastrati made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 26thth minute of the game Karim Benzema who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Macedonia's Spase Kastrati was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Ramadan Hristov could shoot a difficult shot in the 28th minute, which Iona Lightfoot however easily saved by the left post. Spase Kastrati made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nike 李飞 in the 30th minute of play. In the 36th 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. A nice corner shot did that Hipolito Misael got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Spase Kastrati quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Spase Kastrati showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karim Benzema in the 38th minute of the match. Ramadan Hristov who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 39thth minute tested the skills of Iona Lightfoot when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 45th minute, Karim Benzema got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When KARAORMAN's Karim Benzema in the 47th minute got a chance for a shot 47th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Macedonia's goalie prevented a goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Karim Benzema fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Spase Kastrati having to interfere. Macedonia's Spase Kastrati proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save Macedonia from getting a goal against them. Spase Kastrati showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Silban in the 56th minute of the match. KARAORMAN were awarded a corner in the 57th minute after Macedonia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hipolito Misael took the corner. After 60 minutes, Hipolito Misael mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the KARAORMAN and the Macedonia players grew even worse after the yellow card. Hipolito Misael kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. After 63 played minutes KARAORMAN got a freekick which was hit by Guo Ling Zhou. Karim Benzema blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Spase Kastrati having to make a save. Spase Kastrati showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karim Benzema in the 68th minute of the match. 70 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. Hipolito Misael sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Macedonia made a substitution. Jakov Bundev replaced Deljan Nastevski. Spase Kastrati stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hipolito Misael's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. 86 minutes into the game, Macedonia's Vuk Urgovski 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, 1-2. If Manuel Silban had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The KARAORMAN supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing KARAORMAN would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.