In their opening World Cup qualifying match, Macedonia’s futsal national team suffered a 6:1 defeat away to Finland.
Lasse Lintula opened the scoring in the third minute. Just two minutes later, Bojan Janev equalised at 1:1, while in the 15th minute Sergei Korsunov put Finland ahead 2:1.
In the 20th minute, Matin Ahmadi increased Finland’s lead to 3:1, while in the 23rd minute Aleksi Pirittioki scored the hosts’ fourth goal.
In the 35th minute of the match, Antti Koivumäki scored to make it 5:1, while Lintula completed the scoring in the 36th minute.
In the closing stages of the match, Macedonia had a chance to score a second goal, but Jakup Ramadan failed to convert a penalty.
In the second round, Macedonia will host Spain, with the match scheduled for 8 December.
