From the promotion candidates, only Tikves failed to win in this round by settling for a draw against Gostivar while Pelister, Skopje, Miravci, and Drita noted important victories.
Tikves was held to a goalless draw against Gostivar and by only claiming a point, the Kavadarci based club fell to 5th place on the table. Pelister defeated Ohrid Lote 3:1 on the road, same as Skopje who recorded a hard fought 1:0 win over Gorno Lisice. The other title contenders, Miravci and Drita, noted important home victories to keep up the pace with their competitors. FK Skopje eventually moved to the top of the table after FFM awarded them 3 points for the interrupted game from Round 8 against Lokomotiva. In that game, the visitors left the field in protest while being down 1:0 but FFM found no wrongdoing by Skopje and penalized Lokomotiva. Skopje now has 23 points while three teams, Pelister, Miravci, and Drita, are tied for second place with 22 points apiece.
In the other games, Rufeja surprised Korab on the toad and won three valuable points in a matchup of two teams that will likely battle all season to avoid relegation. Lokomotiva had no problems with Pobeda Junior by winning 3:0 at home while Treska edged Vlazrimi to move into 6th place.
Lokomotiva – Pobeda Junior 3:0
Treska – Vlazrimi 3:2
Ohrid Lote – Pelister 1:3
Gorno Lisice – Skopje 0:1
Miravci – Osogovo 3:1
Gostivar – Tikves 0:0
Drita – Belasica 2:0
Korab – Rufeja 2:3