The women’s national team of Macedonia suffered a heavy 0:5 defeat at home against Slovenia.

photo by FFM: Marjana Naceva battles with Mateja Zver

At today’s match at the Petar Miloshevski Training Center stadium in Skopje, the Macedonian women were defeated 0:5 against their counterparts from Slovenia. The visitors took the lead in 24th minute when Kastelec received the ball after a throw-in and passed it to Korošec who scored the opener.  Five minutes later, after a corner kick for Slovenia, Panchurova sent the ball in her own net. At the start of the second half, Rochi had the best chance for Macedonia to score but Meršnik managed to save it. In the 56th minute Čonč assisted to Prašnikar and she scores on one on one situation against Panchurova. The fourth goal for Slovenia came from the substitute Kajzba in 84th minute. She took a head shot from near distance after good pass by Križaj. Kolbl set the final score at the 88th minute after Prašnikar’s assist into the box.

April 9th, Petar Miloshevski Training Center in Skopje
  Macedonia – Slovenia 0:5 (0:2)
Goals: 24′ Kaja Korošec, 29’ (og) Viktorija Panchurova, 56’ Lara Prašnikar, 84’ Nina Kajzba, 88’ Špela Kolbl
Macedonia: Viktorija Panchurova, Radica Velkova (46’ Hava Mustafa), Pavlinka Nikolovska, Gentjana Rochi, Aleksandra Markovska, Ulza Maksuti (89’ Afrodita Salihi), (C) Natasha Andonova (89’ Kristina Mojsoska), Marjana Naceva (70’ Teodora Shopov), Elena Paneska (53’ Elena Petrovska), Viktorija Nedeva, Ikmete Limani. Coach: Aleksandar Andov
Slovenia: Zala Meršnik, Lana Golob, Sara Agrež, Sara Gradišek, Kaja Korošec, (C) Mateja Zver, Dominika Čonč (80’ Korina Janež), Lara Prašnikar, Zala Kuštrin (70’ Nina Kajzba), Kaja Eržen (80’ Izabela Križaj), Mirjam Kastelec (57’ Špela Kolbl). Coach: Saša Kolman

The Macedonian women next face Moldova on 31 May, also in Skopje.

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