Match Report
The table gap was wide: 28 points between Vardar (3rd, 63 pts) and Belasica (10th, 35 pts). Vardar had been under-performing their position — 8th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Belasica 1.2 scored and 1.57 conceded per game, Vardar 1.83 and 0.67, with the league averaging 1.4.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Belasica. Recent form was uneven: 3/15 points for Belasica, 12/15 for Vardar.
The venue was Stadion Blagoj Istatov (Strumica) in Strumica. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.




