Match Report
Pelister, 8th on 40 points, faced a 34-point deficit to Skendija 79 (2nd, 74). Pelister had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 2nd in the league over the last five rounds against 8th overall. Against a league average of 1.55 goals per team per game, Skendija 79 ran at 2.03 scored and 0.91 conceded, Pelister at 1.24 and 1.27.
Defeat had not touched Skendija 79 in 8 games, having scored in 13 consecutive games. Pelister were winless in 7. The five-game form split read 11/15 points for Skendija 79 against 2/15 for Pelister.
7 meetings are on record — 6 won by Skendija 79, 0 by Pelister, 1 drawn, at 1.71 goals per meeting. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 29% of the meetings.
The match was played at Ecolog Arena (capacity 15,000). On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Skendija 79: Besart Ibraimi (43') · Pelister: Stefan Spirovski (36'), Vildan Kerim (90')
Key stats
Possession: Skendija 79 70% · Pelister 30% · Total shots: 18-8 · On target: 8-3 · Corners: 11-1