The Kavadarci side, with a furious second half and three goals in just 12 minutes, secured a deserved 3-1 victory over Bashkimi.
The match in Kavadarci began with the home team taking complete initiative. Tikvesh took control from the first minute and created several serious chances in front of the opponents’ goal.
Laval was the first to try his luck with a powerful shot from 17 metres, but goalkeeper Aliu rose to the occasion. Soon afterwards, Ackovski tried from distance, but Aliu intervened confidently once again. The pressure from the Kavadarci side continued, and Okere also hit the post after another excellent save by the visitors’ goalkeeper.
The visitors threatened for the first time in the 17th minute. Following a mistake by the home goalkeeper Stevkovski, Nickel Or unleashed a powerful shot from around ten metres, but the ball went straight into the hands of the home goalkeeper.
After the break, Tikvesh crowned their dominance on the pitch with three quick goals. In the first serious attack of the second half, Sila opened the scoring and sparked an eruption in the stands. Just five minutes later, Laval was narrowly inaccurate from 17 metres.
In the 60th minute, the pressure paid off when Sila scored his second goal of the match with a masterful and precise shot from 17 metres.
It was already 3-0 in the 63rd minute. The in-form Sila now turned provider, while Fal calmly placed the ball into the unguarded corner from close range for a convincing 3-0.
Laval missed another opportunity from 17 metres to increase the lead to 4-0, while the visiting forward Maimona was blocked at the last moment during a dangerous Bashkimi counterattack.
The visitors’ persistence paid off in the 87th minute: Saiti provided an excellent assist in the penalty area, and Limani skilfully shook off the defence and the home goalkeeper to make it 3-1.
In the final minute of regular time (90′), Laval had the last great chance to score a fourth for the Kavadarci side, but his two successive attempts from inside the penalty area were blocked.
