Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Metalurg 2nd with 67 points, FK Alumina Skopje 12th with 39, 28 apart. Metalurg's recent output lagged their position: 8th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Metalurg 1.47 scored and 0.75 conceded per game, FK Alumina Skopje 0.88 and 1.16, with the league averaging 1.28.
Defeat had not touched FK Alumina Skopje in 7 games, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
Stadion Železarnica in Skopje staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,000.


