Bashkimi defeated Rabotnicki 2-1 in the match of the 13th round in the First Football League. One goal in each half was enough for the team from Kumanovo to reach the three points and now they have a total of 22 points on their balance, which currently brings them fifth place in the table.
Scorers for Bashkimi were Abdulhadi Yahya in the 41st minute and Emmanuel Avornio in the 63rd minute. The goal for Rabotnicki was scored by Ditmir Hoxha in the 87th minute of the match.
The first threat was Armend Alimi with a long-range shot, but he was not precise. In the 18th minute, Bashkimi had the first colossal opportunity to take the lead. After a cross from the left side, Simonovski perfectly received the ball on his chest, took a shot, but Rabotnicki's goalkeeper, Petar Jakimov, saved a sure goal with his intervention.
Six minutes later, Yahya crossed from the right, Simonovski headed the ball, but it was just wide of the post.
Demir Imeri fired a long-range shot in the 38th minute, but it was not accurate. Before the end of the first half, Bashkimi took the lead.
Abdulhadi Yahya skillfully managed to get into the guests' penalty area and scored from 12 meters into the undefended part of Rabotnicki's goal.
In the second half, there was a lot of fighting on the difficult pitch, and Bashkimi again took advantage of another opportunity and doubled their lead. Emmanuel Avornio hit the right spot with a header in the 63rd minute.
Rabotnicki tried to get back into the game with several substitutions, and Ditmir Hoxha in the 87th minute, assisted by Christodzej Daley, reduced the score to 2-1, which was the final epilogue of the match.
