Challenge

National stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Macedonia's Diljan Dzaferi 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. 3 minutes into the match, Macedonia's goal looked a bit too open when Damian Sikola came free, but Spase Kastrati reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 4 minutes into the match, KARAORMAN's goalkeeper Iona Lightfoot had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ramadan Hristov. Iona Lightfoot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diljan Dzaferi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Damian Sikola in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Spase Kastrati prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Macedonia's Vidoe Gegovski got a free kick in the 21st minute. In the 25th minute, Valdemar Kock hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 25 minutes into the match, KARAORMAN's goal looked a bit too open when Diljan Dzaferi came free, but Iona Lightfoot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Macedonia's Spase Kastrati played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fricson Arintero in the 30th minute of play. After some careless play in the KARAORMAN defense, Diljan Dzaferi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Iona Lightfoot. The KARAORMAN fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Iona Lightfoot should have stopped the shot. 34 minutes into the match, KARAORMAN's goal looked a bit too open when Deljan Nastevski came free, but Iona Lightfoot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38th minute of the match Macedonia got a corner. KARAORMAN's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Vidoe Gegovski ran over to the corner to take the kick. Iona Lightfoot was a little too slow when Deljan Nastevski got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 42nd minute. The score was now 2-0.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Damian Sikola got free with Spase Kastrati in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Iona Lightfoot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diljan Dzaferi in the 54th minute of play. Diljan Dzaferi took the ball and in the 60 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 4-0. Fricson Arintero kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. In the 67th match minute, KARAORMAN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fricson Arintero to maneuver through the defense. Iona Lightfoot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vuk Urgovski in the 70th minute of play. Iona Lightfoot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Deljan Nastevski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Diljan Dzaferi scored 5-0 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Iona Lightfoot, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Damian Sikola's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Spase Kastrati was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. In the 81st minute, KARAORMAN's Damian Sikola dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 6-1. An unexpected shot in the 84th minute by Damian Sikola got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 86th match minute, KARAORMAN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valdemar Kock to maneuver through the defense. 87 minutes into the match, KARAORMAN's goal looked a bit too open when Diljan Dzaferi came free, but Iona Lightfoot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Macedonia's Spase Kastrati got control of the ball when Damian Sikola tried to sneak it across the goal line. Iona Lightfoot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vuk Urgovski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iona Lightfoot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diljan Dzaferi in the 94th minute of the match. Iona Lightfoot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vuk Urgovski in the 95th minute of play. In the 96th minute, Vidoe Gegovski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Macedonia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-1. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Macedonia had won after a very even match.