Fourth victory for Pelister this season in the PMFL, expressed with three goals in the net of Shkupi.
The Bitola club took the initiative from the very beginning, but imprecision was the main feature of the chances created. Zdravkovic managed to score in the fifth minute of the match against Shkupi, but the goal was disallowed by a VAR decision for offside.
The offensive play of Bitola brought serious chances, first Spirovski in the 12th minute, then after the play of Milenkovski and Petkovski, with timely interventions by Grote. In the 20th minute, Mrmachovski's breakthrough did not bring any danger, initially Bitola complicated things themselves, and then Marjan's shot was easy prey.
On the opposite side, Shkupi had serious chances in the 24th and 28th minutes, which were not realized by Shuku and Muarem, and which could have given a completely different course to the match.
The second half brought increased efficiency and the final realization of the scoring chances, which also decided the winner of the match. Pelister started offensively again, they had their first chance in the 47th minute, when they tried to take the lead three times in one attack, but Bulatović, Kerim and Ristovski failed to overcome Grote.
In the next attack on the opposing side, all of this could have been punished, but Muarem's goal was disallowed due to handball.
In the 58th minute, the Bitola team finally took the lead, in the action that Spirovski started, and then Bulatović played Petkovski, who brought the lead. The only chance in this part of the match for Shkupi was a shot by Šuku, after a corner kick by Ribeiro. On the opposite side, Spirovski again threatened from a stoppage in the game in the 73rd minute, but only a corner kick was awarded. Spirovski also brought him out, and at the first post Kerim only touched the ball slightly, and then Ristovski scored with a header for 2:0.
The third goal came in the 81st minute, when Luka Bulatović was left alone in the right corner of the penalty area, so he decided to take a shot that surprised the newly entered Sefer, making the final score 3:0.
With the new three points, Pelister is in tenth place, has a total of 14 points and is tied with Makedonija GJP, which is in ninth place with an identical performance, but one goal better goal difference. These two clubs will meet in a mutual duel to be played on the Bitola field on Saturday, November 29, in a match that could be decisive in the fight for survival.
