Match Report
The table gap was wide: 23 points between Gostivar (2nd, 73 pts) and Detonit Plachkovica (5th, 50 pts). Detonit Plachkovica had been under-performing their position — 11th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Detonit Plachkovica 1.43 scored and 1.17 conceded per game, Gostivar 2.37 and 0.37, with the league averaging 1.4.
Detonit Plachkovica arrived on a run of four straight wins. Five consecutive wins preceded this game for Gostivar, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
Gradski stadion in Radovish, capacity 2,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.