National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) U21 Macedonia's Tomislav Cvetanoski 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. Vladislav Lemish showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boris Hristov in the 5th minute of the match. Konstantin Liskun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Veljko Cvetanov was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Vitaliy Eliseev showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 13 minute of play. Vladislav Lemish showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boris Hristov in the 16th minute of the match. Vladislav Lemish showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Naum Cvetkovič, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. The corner led U21 Macedonia's Branslav Fotev to fire away a dangerous shot which Vladislav Lemish despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erkand Boškovski in the 26th minute of play forced U21 Russia's goalkeeper Vladislav Lemish to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute, U21 Macedonia's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Igor Kolyvanov fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 43rd minute Boris Hristov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladislav Lemish saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of U21 Macedonia booed when U21 Russia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vitaliy Eliseev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vladislav Lemish stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomislav Cvetanoski's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The wind increased when Vitaliy Eliseev made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Boris Hristov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladislav Lemish saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Veljko Cvetanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vitaliy Eliseev in the 53rd minute of play. Boris Hristov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Vladislav Lemish tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. U21 Russia made a substitution. Konstantin Gromovich replaced Vitaliy Eliseev. U21 Macedonia's Paskal Partenijev was substituted for Venko Sitnikovski. U21 Macedonia's Dame Naceski was substituted for Erkand Boškovski. A collision led to U21 Russia getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Ernest Chokmorov hit a great ball. Vladislav Lemish showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boris Hristov in the 65th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomislav Cvetanoski in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vladislav Lemish saved U21 Russia from getting behind. Igor Loginov kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Bergin Atanasov was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 71st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 73 minutes into the match, U21 Russia's goalkeeper Vladislav Lemish had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tomislav Cvetanoski. When Tomislav Cvetanoski came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the U21 Macedonia fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tomislav Cvetanoski couldn't finish the play. U21 Russia's Konstantin Liskun got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ariton Nikiforov hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Veljko Cvetanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Timofey Koptenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Igor Loginov made a great header on U21 Russia's corner, it was just that U21 Macedonia's Veljko Cvetanov managed to reach the ball for a save. After a rather tough play, U21 Macedonia's Avram Radevski got a free kick in the 84th minute. Veljko Cvetanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernest Chokmorov, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Veljko Cvetanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konstantin Gromovich, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. 91 minutes into the game, U21 Russia's Konstantin Gromovich nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Veljko Cvetanov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0.