The four first leg games of the quarter-finals in the Macedonian Cup will be played on Wednesday.
After the shocking home defeat by Ohrid in league play, Rabotnicki faces another tricky opponent in Napredok. The Rabotnicki president has warned of possible fines to the players for underestimating opponents so they can not afford another failure in this game. Napredok has done well at home so it will be imperative for Rabotnicki to gain an edge in this first leg so they can have some breathing room for the return leg in Kicevo.
Teteks recently celebrated an important win in the derby of Tetovo against Shkendija and now play Renova, another Tetovo based club in the Macedonian Cup. After a slow start for both teams, conquering the domestic cup is the only real opportunity for each club to play in a European competition next year so both Teteks and Renova should be motivated to do well in this matchup.
Just three days after facing one another in the domestic league, Turnovo and Bregalnica are scheduled to face off again, this time in the Macedonian Cup. The recent league game on Sunday finished 2:2 so another close encounter could be in the forecast for this game.
In the final matchup, the table leaders Vardar host last placed 11 Oktomvri. Vardar is a huge favorite to win this clash but there will be some pressure on the home side as the fans will be expecting Vardar to finish the job in the first leg while 11 Oktomvri has nothing to lose and will probably play defensive football to frustrate the Vardar players and fans.
Boris Trajkovski stadium in Skopje, 14.00 CET
Rabotnicki vs Napredok
Referee: Marjan Markoski (Ohrid)
Gradski stadium in Tetovo, 14.00 CET
Renova vs Teteks
Referee: Zoran Petkovski (Veles)
Kukus stadium in Turnovo, 14.00 CET
Horizont Turnovo vs Bregalnica Stip
Referee: Zoran Temelkov (Kavadarci)
National Arena Philip II of Macedon in Skopje, 18.00 CET
Vardar vs 11 Oktomvri
Referee: Zoran Boskov (Negotino)