National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) In the 2nd match minute, Macedonia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kostadin Dimov to maneuver through the defense. Ukraine's Rodion Bodnya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kostadin Dimov in the 5th minute of play. In the 6th minute Macedonia were awarded a corner. Arsenij Sofroniev went to the cornerflag to take it. With an all-out effort, Ukraine's Petar Ognjanovič threw himself towards the right post 10 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Marjan Sylych, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Rodion Bodnya took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ndritar Haliti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 13 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ukraine's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Arsenij Sofroniev was slow to take the kick. During this time Macedonia's players had a chance to rest. 15 minutes into the match, Ukraine's Marjan Sylych sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Petar Ognjanovič narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ndritar Haliti in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rodion Bodnya saved Ukraine from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ndritar Haliti in the 21st minute of play forced Ukraine's goalkeeper Rodion Bodnya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 22 minutes into the match, Kostadin Dimov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rodion Bodnya. Ukraine's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kostadin Dimov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 26 minutes into the match, Ukraine's goal looked a bit too open when Ndritar Haliti came free, but Rodion Bodnya reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marjan Sylych's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Petar Ognjanovič read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. In the 28thth minute of the game Ndritar Haliti who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ukraine's Rodion Bodnya was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 31st minute Trim Bardhi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodion Bodnya saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rodion Bodnya stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ndritar Haliti's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. 34 minutes into the match, Macedonia's goalkeeper Petar Ognjanovič had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Demjan Sviderskyi. In the 35th minute of the match Ukraine got a corner. Macedonia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mykhaylo Jakovenko ran over to the corner to take the kick. Ukraine's Mykhaylo Jakovenko was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Petar Ognjanovič in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 40 minutes into the match, Macedonia's goalkeeper Petar Ognjanovič had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Demjan Sviderskyi. Petar Ognjanovič showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marjan Sylych in the 42nd minute of the match. Rodion Bodnya made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kostadin Dimov in the 44th minute of play. Kostadin Dimov kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. In the 46th minute Demjan Sviderskyi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petar Ognjanovič saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Macedonia made a substitution. Alban Bushi replaced Kostadin Dimov. Macedonia's Milan Mišev was substituted for Natanail Kiprijanov. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Trim Bardhi to make the kick off. Rodion Bodnya showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Trim Bardhi, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. In the 58thth minute of the game Marjan Sylych who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Macedonia's Petar Ognjanovič was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rodion Bodnya took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ndritar Haliti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Macedonia were awarded a corner in the 69th minute after Ukraine's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Arsenij Sofroniev took the corner. Arsenij Sofroniev made a great header on Macedonia's corner, it was just that Ukraine's Rodion Bodnya managed to reach the ball for a save. If Andrej Nakovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ukraine's Viktor Stoyan was substituted for Valeriy Gordienko. After having played for 77 minutes, Alban Bushi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Macedonia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alban Bushi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ukraine made a substitution. Orest Sobko replaced Demjan Sviderskyi. In the 79th minute Marjan Sylych shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petar Ognjanovič saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rodion Bodnya made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Ndritar Haliti sent off a good shot on target. In the 84th minute, Macedonia's Ndritar Haliti ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Rodion Bodnya. Rodion Bodnya yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. Macedonia's Petar Ognjanovič played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Panas Lischuk in the 88th minute of play. Petar Ognjanovič showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marjan Sylych, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Ljubomir Radanović kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orest Sobko in the 96th minute of play forced Macedonia's goalkeeper Petar Ognjanovič to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.