National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 5153 (Terracing: 3865, Seating: 1185, VIP seats: 103) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Novak Bogdanov took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute of the match, Relja Mihaljević tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Kemica Tushin saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With an all-out effort, U21 Croatia's Kemica Tushin threw himself towards the right post 4 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Relja Mihaljević, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The audience was convinced that Kazimir Pendo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kemica Tushin was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. U21 Macedonia's Kemica Tushin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kazimir Pendo in the 11th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, U21 Macedonia's goalkeeper Kemica Tushin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mihovil Pešorda. 16 minutes into the match, U21 Macedonia's goalkeeper Kemica Tushin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mihovil Pešorda. U21 Croatia's Ladislav Gilja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Novak Bogdanov in the 20th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Miran Cerovečki during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 24th minute, Miran Cerovečki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kazimir Pendo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Kemica Tushin made a huge save. When the match had gone on for 31 minutes, Kitan Taleski put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Ladislav Gilja. After some careless play in the U21 Croatia defense, Lindi Mena kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ladislav Gilja. The U21 Croatia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ladislav Gilja should have stopped the shot. Ladislav Gilja took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Novak Bogdanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kazimir Pendo was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Croatia's zone, Novak Bogdanov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ladislav Gilja came out of the goal and Novak Bogdanov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kemica Tushin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Relja Mihaljević, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Kitan Taleski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ladislav Gilja was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. With a little luck, U21 Croatia's Ladislav Gilja got control of the ball when Lindi Mena tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kemica Tushin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mihovil Pešorda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 Croatia's Vatroslav Jurić was substituted for Dominik Zafranović. Through an outstanding action, after 78 minutes, Ladislav Gilja successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 79 minutes into the match, U21 Macedonia's goal looked a bit too open when Kazimir Pendo came free, but Kemica Tushin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kemica Tushin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kazimir Pendo in the 81st minute of the match. Ladislav Princ sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to U21 Macedonia getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Pere Andonov hit a great ball. 85 minutes into the match, U21 Croatia's Sergio Mata sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kemica Tushin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Novak Bogdanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kemica Tushin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jadran Nodilo in the 90th minute of the match. Kazimir Pendo scored 1-2 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kemica Tushin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched U21 Macedonia eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.