Vardar and Rabotnichki continued their winning ways, while Bregalnica held Shkendija to a goalless draw.
It took 50 minutes for Vardar to break Turnovo’s defense and then new signing Senijad Ibričić successfully converted a penalty for a 0:1 lead. Vardar’s task was made much easier when Sashko Pandev was sent off after receiving a direct red card in the 73rd minute for elowing visiting player Radenko Bojović. In the dying minutes of the match, Vardar’s forward Filip Ivanovski doubled his team’s lead and put the match beyond doubt.
Rabotnichki started furiously against Pelister and had a 3 goal lead at half-time. Former Pelister man Marjan Altiparmakovski opened the scoreline before Bazhe Ilijoski added two more goals. Ilijoski’s second goal came after a saved penalty by Pelister’s keeper, but the rebound reached Ilijoski and he did not made a mistake twice. At the start of the second half, Rabotnichki’s keeper was sent off after using his hand outside the box. Pelister lowered the lead after that indirect kick when Goce Todorovski sent a perfect shot. Afterwards, the hosts failed to make much more of an impact and the result remained 1:3. In the end, Rabotnichki had to finish the match with 9 men after Milovan Petrovikj was also sent off after receiving two yellow cards.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=G2GFr06JIBk
Bregalnica and Shkendija shared the points in a goalless draw, as did Sileks and Metalurg but in a match with one goal apiece. The visitors scored first through Naum Bakracheski, while Serbian player Stefan Rudan set the final score shortly after the second half started.
Horizont Turnovo – Vardar 0:2 (0:0)
50′ (pen) Senijad Ibričić, 90′ Filip Ivanovski
Pelister – Rabotnichki 1:3 (0:3)
50′ Goce Todorovski – 10′ Marjan Altiparmakovski, 15′, 40′ Bazhe Ilijoski
Bregalnica – Shkendija 0:0
Sileks – Metalurg 1:1 (0:1)
49′ Stefan Rudan – 34′ Naum Bakracheski
Played on Saturday:
Teteks – Renova 1:2 (1:2)
24′ Simeon Hristov – 4′ Argjent Gafuri, 33′ Ljavdrim Skenderi