Shkendija, Shkupi, Sileks, Borec and Akademija Pandev recorded wins this round as Struga and Renova shared the points.
photo by FK Sileks Kratovo: moment of the match between Makedonija GjP and Sileks
In the opening match played on Saturday, Rabotnichki disappointed and recorded the first defeat in 2021. Akademija Pandev with one goal in each half grabbed important points in the battle for avoiding relegation and actually got out of the red zone.
National Arena Toshe Proeski in Skopje
Rabotnichki – Akademija Pandev 0:2 (0:1)
Goals: 11′ Mario Krstovski, 77′ Kristijan Velinovski
Referee: Jovan Kachevski (Struga)
Shkupi beat Vardar by two goals in what used to be a local capital city derby. This season, due to the ongoing problems at Vardar and the prohibition of fans at the stadium, it is far from the derby it used to be. This is the first win for the Pigeons against Vardar since November 2018.
Petar Miloshevski stadium in Skopje
Shkupi – Vardar 2:0 (1:0)
Goals: 29′ Reginaldo, 66′ Filip Gligorov
Referee: Igor Stojchevski (Skopje)
Leaders Shkendija once again had problems finding the back of the net against Pelister, but two minutes from time Nafiu eventually managed to score and to bring the win. Pelister is the only team that managed to beat Shkendija this season.
Gradski stadium in Tetovo
Shkendija – Pelister 1:0 (0:0)
Goals: 88′ Valmir Nafiu
Referee: Aleksandar Grujoski (Kichevo)
Sileks shocked Makedonija GjP on the road forcing the Lions to lose step for the runners-up position. Tanturovski celebrated a brace as the hosts were downed to ten men while 0:1.
Gjorche Petrov stadium in Skopje
Makedonija GjP – Sileks 0:3 (0:1)
Goals: 42′, 86′ Dejan Tanturovski, 77′ Ivan Ivanovski
Red cards: 60′ Kristijan Filipovski (M)
Referee: Krumislav Gjorgiev (Shtip)
Borec clinched a planned victory over bottom-placed Belasica winning important 3 points to extend the difference from the danger zone.
Zoran Paunov stadium in Veles
Borec – Belasica 1:0 (0:0)
Goals: 55′ Edi Baša
Referee: Nderim Tefiku (Kumanovo)
The lone match that ended goalless was played on the banks of the Ohrid lake. Struga failed to score and win despite the fact that Renova played with 10 met for the entire second half.
Gradska Plazha stadium in Struga
Struga – Renova 0:0
Red cards: 42′ Arben Tafa (R)
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Skopje)
All goals:
1.MFL 2020/21
| Pos | Club | Pts | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Shkëndija | 75 | 33 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 69 | 26 | 43 |
| 2 |  Shkupi | 59 | 33 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 41 | 24 | 17 |
| 3 |  Struga | 57 | 33 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 39 | 24 | 15 |
| 4 |  Makedonija GjP | 55 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 53 | 43 | 10 |
| 5 |  Rabotnichki | 48 | 33 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 45 | 39 | 6 |
| 6 |  Pelister | 45 | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 38 | -4 |
| 7 |  Akademija Pandev | 41 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 36 | -4 |
| 8 |  Borec | 40 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 36 | -4 |
| 9 |  Sileks | 36 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 49 | 45 | 4 |
| 10 |  Renova | 36 | 33 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 46 | -10 |
| 11 |  Vardar | 31 | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 60 | -28 |
| 12 |  Belasica | 17 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 68 | -45 |