Match Report
In the standings it was North Macedonia 1st on 16 points, Faroe Islands 3rd on 6 — separated by 10. Faroe Islands had been under-performing their position — 32nd on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Against a league average of 1.3 goals per team per game, North Macedonia ran at 1.67 scored and 0.17 conceded, Faroe Islands at 0.83 and 1.
North Macedonia arrived on a run of four straight wins, having scored in 6 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, North Macedonia held 13 points of 15 and Faroe Islands 6.
Toše Proeski Arena in Skopje, capacity 33,011, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
North Macedonia: Bojan Miovski (62')