National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 13604 (Terracing: 10000, Seating: 3316, VIP seats: 288) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Igor Milko made the kick off which started today's match. If Igor Milko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Vitaliy Vischak made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Deljan Nastevski sent off a good shot on target. In the 9th minute Diljan Dzaferi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vitaliy Vischak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ramadan Hristov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Vitaliy Vischak made a huge save. When Macedonia's Diljan Dzaferi in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ukraine's goalie prevented a goal. Spase Kastrati showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Milko, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 26 minutes into the match, Diljan Dzaferi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vitaliy Vischak. Ukraine's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Diljan Dzaferi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Spase Kastrati showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Igor Milko in the 29th minute of the match. Ramadan Hristov's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Vitaliy Vischak firmly grabbed it by the left post. Vidoe Gegovski kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Diljan Dzaferi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vitaliy Vischak read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. In the 39th minute of the match Macedonia got a corner. Ukraine'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. Deljan Nastevski was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. When Macedonia's Diljan Dzaferi in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ukraine's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diljan Dzaferi in the 47th minute of play forced Ukraine's goalkeeper Vitaliy Vischak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Diljan Dzaferi to make the kick off. Vitaliy Vischak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Deljan Nastevski in the 53rd minute of the match. If Ramadan Hristov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diljan Dzaferi in the 60th minute of play forced Ukraine's goalkeeper Vitaliy Vischak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Macedonia's Spase Kastrati played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivan Sobol in the 62nd minute of play. Vitaliy Vischak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramadan Hristov, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Diljan Dzaferi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ukraine's Vitaliy Vischak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diljan Dzaferi in the 71st minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, Ukraine's Igor Milko sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Spase Kastrati narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some careless play in the Ukraine defense, Ramadan Hristov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vitaliy Vischak. The Ukraine fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vitaliy Vischak should have stopped the shot. Macedonia's Emilijano Kitanovski was substituted for Baškim Sumulikovski. Macedonia made a substitution. Jakov Bundev replaced Deljan Nastevski. The audience was convinced that Vuk Urgovski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vitaliy Vischak was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. Vitaliy Vischak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diljan Dzaferi in the 89th minute of the match. In the 92nd minute Vuk Urgovski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vitaliy Vischak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Macedonia's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.