The team of Ljuboten managed to lift the trophy from the Cup of Macedonia for the second time after defeating Sasa with a stoppage time corner kick goal.
photo by Suhejl Jonuzi: Markovksa scores directly from corner
In a replay of last year’s final, both teams had several chances at the opponent’s goal. The decisive moment happened in extra time of the match, when Aleksandra Markovska scored a goal directly from a corner kick. This late lone goal brought the second cup title to Ljuboten.
Highlights:
Zoran Paunov stadium in Veles
Sasa – Ljuboten 0:1 (0:0)
Goals: 90’+3 Markovska Aleksandra
Sasa: 72. Renata Bruna Ferreira da Silva; 2. Katherine Michelle González Rueda, 3. Maysa Delgado Benedito, 6. Nanoka Iriguchi, 7. Ana Dimitrovska, 10. Radica Velkova, 13. Stefanija Marinkovska (75′ 17. Stefanija Veselinova), 14. Dragana Kostova, 18. Tuane de Souza Fragoso, 23. Elena Paneska (C), 99. Stefanija Ristova (53′ 9. Tea Andonova). Coach: Zoran Zlatkovski.
Ljuboten: 1. Magdalena Lekoska (C); 2. Iva Jovanoska, 5. Pavlinka Nikolovska, 8. Aleksandra Markovska, 9. Elena Simjanova (53’ 88. Eva Velichkova), 11. Natalia Luana Oliveira Silva (90’+7 3. Matea Blazhevska), 17. Rafaella Carmo Martins, 21. Elena Petrovska, 22. Bojana Petkova (74’ 70. Tcheury Harumy Goya), 69. Hristina Joshevska, 77. Victória Thalita Alvarenga Dias. Coach: Elena Petrovska.
Referee: Ivana Projkovska (Skopje)
Assistants: Elena Sokreska Ilievski (Skopje) & Denisa Hamid (Gostivar)
Fourth official: Bobi Velichkov (Veles)