After today’s matches got confirmed all participants in the semifinals, and those are Vardar, Shkëndija, Struga and Brera Strumica.
photo by FC Struga Trim&Lum: moment of the match in Struga
Vardar kept the cup dream after winning with a lone goal over Sileks. Vardar is struggling in the league, but is not hiding that is attacking the cup trophy, which as also a visa for the European cups in the summer. After the match Sileks blasted the referees for the defeat.
Shkëndija visited second league side Detonit Plachkovica and came out victorious, although it was expected a bigger margin win. And it could have been at least with one more goal, but in the 26th minute Fitor Ademi sent the ball to the Moon from a penalty kick.
League holders Struga hosted Gostivar in the quarterfinal derby and won thanks to the goal scored by Nigerian forward Lanre Kehinde, who in the summer came from Gostivar. The goal came after a clumsy reaction by keeper Bujar Abazi who poorly reacted on an easy falling ball.
Arsimi was very close to live the dream and be a second league side in the semis, but the penalties ended their run. Brera took and early lead, but Arsimi equalized 12 minutes from time, sending the match into penalty shoot-out. There, Brera missed the second penalty, but Arsimi missed the second and the third and got eliminated. All three penalties were saved by the keepers. it is worth noticing that Brera substituted keeper Slave Vrgov with 17-year-old reserve goalie David Iloski in the 90th minute, which proved to be a smart move by coach Panche Stojanov.
Keep in mind that the cup holder Tikvesh was previously eliminated.
The draw for the semifinals will be made in the upcoming days, with the matches scheduled for April.
Gradska Plazha stadium in Struga
Struga – Gostivar 1:0 (0:0)
Goals: 49′ Lanre Kehinde
Referee: Stojanche Trpchevski (Kavadarci)
Gradski stadium in Radovish
Det. Plachkovica – Shkëndija 0:1 (0:1)
Goals: 23′ Adenis Shala
Referee: Aleksandar Grujoski (Kichevo)
Blagoj Istatov stadium in Strumica
Brera Strumica – Arsimi 1:1 (1:0), 4:3 p.s.o.
Goals: 15′ Fahd Ndzengue – 78′ Alban Taipi
Referee: Stojanche Stojanov (Shtip)
| Brera Strumica | 4 | 3 | Arsimi |
| Martin Gjorgievski | O | O | Ajradin Cuculi |
| Nikola Taleski | X | X | Malikj Beluli |
| Fahd Ndzengue | O | X | Besart Redjepi |
| Zoran Ivanovski | O | O | Aljbin Ramadani |
| Andrej Velkov | O | O | Argjent Gafuri |
National Arena Todor Proeski in Skopje
Vardar – Sileks 1:0 (0:0)
Goals: 68′ Danel Dongmo
Referee: Furkan Idrizi (Tetovo)
Highlights from all matches: