Match Report
7 points and 72 places separated them: Beşiktaş 15th with 7, Shkupi 87th with 0. The last five rounds placed Shkupi 55th in the league for form — higher than their 87th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 2.67/0.33 for Beşiktaş and 0/3 for Shkupi (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.73.
Defeat had followed defeat for Beşiktaş — three in succession. Shkupi had won six straight, having scored in 9 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Beşiktaş held 3 points of 15 and Shkupi 15.
The match was played at Beşiktaş Park in Istanbul (capacity 42,590). Beşiktaş led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 3-0 full-time score.


