Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Metalurg 3rd with 48 points, Makedonija 9th with 31, 17 apart. In league terms the two rates read 1.05/0.23 for Makedonija and 1.17/0.55 for Metalurg (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 0.89.
Makedonija's last three games had all finished level. Over the last five, Makedonija had taken 3 of 15 points to Metalurg's 10.
The venue was Stadion Gorce Petrov in Skopje, with room for 33,011 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.