Seven matches from the first round of the Macedonia Cup were played today.
In the second-tier derby, Novaci defeated Ohrid 1:0 at home, with Jovancho Trajkovski scoring the only goal just two minutes before the end of the match.
Bashkimi recorded the most convincing victory, triumphing 5:0 over BVK Konjare at the ground in Petrovec. The visitors took the lead in the 25th minute when Burim Aliev put the ball into his own net. One minute into the second half, Teodor Mirchevski made it 2:0, while in the 60th minute, Stefan Ristovski scored Bashkimi's third goal.
In the 69th minute, Xhuljan Kaplanaj made it 4:0, while Andri Stafa set the final score in the 70th minute.
Skopje eliminated Kozhuf, with Viktor Angelov scoring the only goal in the first minute of stoppage time in the first half.
One goal was enough for Kamenica Sasa to defeat Shkupi, with Dragan Paunov securing qualification for the next round with his goal in the 36th minute.
Bregalnica Stip triumphed 4:1 over Teteks, who decided to host the match at their opponents' ground. The Tetovo side took the lead through Nikola Ristevski in the 28th minute. In the 36th minute, Filip Aleksovski equalised at 1:1, while the Stip side took the lead in the 49th minute through Nathaniel Lorenzo. Ten minutes into the second half, Martin Jovanovski put the ball into his own net, while in the 77th minute, Darijan Tasev set the final score.
Shkendija Aracinovo celebrated a 3:1 victory over Detonit Plachkovica. Shkendija took the lead through Dashmir Elezi in the 33rd minute. In the 42nd minute, Marko Simonovski made it 2:0, while in the 54th minute, Branimir Ivanov scored Detonit Plachkovica's only goal.
After an hour of play, Besir Demiri converted a penalty to give Shkendija a 3:1 triumph.
Belasica also secured qualification for the next stage after a 3:1 victory in their clash with Osogovo.
The team from Kochani took the lead through Darijan Trajchov in the 40th minute. Two minutes into the second half, Elmaz Emush equalised at 1:1, while in the 61st minute, Blagoj Stojanov scored the winning goal for the Strumica side. Ron Memedi set the final score at 3:1 with his goal in the 88th minute.
