Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Boris Hristov started the match with the kick off. Zheng Yang Zhen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fidan Tanasievski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. 6 minutes into the game, ΠΑΟΚ FC's Zheng Yang Zhen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fidan Tanasievski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 8th match minute, U21 Macedonia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Siniša Vangelovski to maneuver through the defense. Fidan Tanasievski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petros Mirtsos in the 9th minute of play. Zheng Yang Zhen scored 0-2 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fidan Tanasievski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Zheng Yang Zhen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zheng Yang Zhen in the 15th minute of play forced U21 Macedonia's goalkeeper Fidan Tanasievski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 17 minutes into the match, Zheng Yang Zhen notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of U21 Macedonia's Fidan Tanasievski. Fidan Tanasievski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zheng Yang Zhen in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fidan Tanasievski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 21st minute, Zheng Yang Zhen 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. After 23 minutes, Zheng Yang Zhen made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. U21 Macedonia's Fidan Tanasievski tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Björn Kamp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Fidan Tanasievski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 28th minute, Zheng Yang Zhen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ΠΑΟΚ FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. 31 minutes into the match, Zheng Yang Zhen notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of U21 Macedonia's Fidan Tanasievski. Fidan Tanasievski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Özbek Samet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boris Hristov, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. 36 minutes into the match, U21 Macedonia's goal looked a bit too open when Zheng Yang Zhen came free, but Fidan Tanasievski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Zheng Yang Zhen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fidan Tanasievski was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. In the 42nd minute of the match ΠΑΟΚ FC got a corner. U21 Macedonia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Petros Mirtsos ran over to the corner to take the kick. Migjen Mena thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Fidan Tanasievski, a very annoying self made goal in the 42nd minute which led to 0-8. Fidan Tanasievski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zheng Yang Zhen in the 46th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Momčilo Janič got free with Özbek Samet in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-8 lead.

51 minutes into the game, Zheng Yang Zhen recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Fidan Tanasievski. Zheng Yang Zhen showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-9. The supporters of U21 Macedonia booed when ΠΑΟΚ FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zheng Yang Zhen didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zheng Yang Zhen got free with Fidan Tanasievski in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Macedonia's goalkeeper Fidan Tanasievski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Momčilo Janič's late challenge caught a ΠΑΟΚ FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Momčilo Janič helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of ΠΑΟΚ FC booed when U21 Macedonia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Momčilo Janič didn't get a good kick on the ball. ΠΑΟΚ FC's Savas Karameris was substituted for Aşır Satılmış. U21 Macedonia made a substitution. Cane Lazevski replaced Ariton Noveski. ΠΑΟΚ FC's Vassilis Bitsikas was substituted for Theofanis Klotsobounidas. After 62 played minutes U21 Macedonia got a freekick which was hit by Momčilo Janič. The crowd rose to their feet as ΠΑΟΚ FC's Zheng Yang Zhen slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Fidan Tanasievski. That made the score 0-10 after 63 minutes of play. In the 67th minute, Zheng Yang Zhen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fidan Tanasievski was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-11. Sotiris Zacharakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Fidan Tanasievski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zheng Yang Zhen got free with Fidan Tanasievski in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 80 played minutes Zheng Yang Zhen rounded U21 Macedonia's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-12. The supporters of U21 Macedonia booed when ΠΑΟΚ FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gustav Kock didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zheng Yang Zhen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Zheng Yang Zhen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fidan Tanasievski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. In the 94th minute, Zheng Yang Zhen 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. The U21 Macedonia fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. ΠΑΟΚ FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.