The girls gave a solid performance against the better Czech team with Natasha Andonova scoring a brace.
It was expected that the Czech girls would win the game, but Macedonia played a good match and nearly managed to hold to hosts on half time. The first goal was scored in the 35th minute which saw the Czechs go on break with a 1:0 lead. In the begining of the second half there was a goals galore. In the 47th minute Pincová gave the hosts a 2:0 lead, the very next minute Andonova scored for Macedonia, but once again only a minute later new goal was scored with the Czechs leading 3:1. In the rest of the game the Czech Republic added two more, while Andonova scored her second.
Scorers: 35′ Cahynová, 47′ Pincová, 50′, 80′ L. Martínková, 90′ Hloupá – 48′, 72′ N. Andonova
Czech Republic: Vršatová; Malinová, Pincová, Bertholdová, Vyštejnová; L. Martínková, Cahynová, I. Martínková, Svitková (73′ Chlastáková); Voňková (59′ Hloupá), Kožárová (68′ Necidová).
Macedonia: Chakmakoska; Veselinova, Georgieva, Mileska (30′ Todorovska, 76′ Markovska), Kostoska, Rochi, Andreevska, N. Andonova (C), Salihi (82′ Naumoff), Krstanovska, Mitrevska.
Group 2 | MP | W | D | L | GD | P | |
1. | Spain | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 39:2 | 22 |
2. | Italy | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 29:5 | 19 |
3. | Czech Republic | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17:16 | 11 |
4. | Romania | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10:5 | 5 |
5. | Estonia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4:23 | 4 |
6. | Macedonia | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5:53 | 1 |
Macedonia’s next match is on 21 August against Romania away.
The full game: