The duel between city rivals Vardar and Skopje went to the visiting footballers, with the match decided in the 88th minute when Besarta Fida managed to beat the opposing goalkeeper.
With these three points, Skopje kept pace with leaders Ljuboten, who have 13 points after five rounds, while the reigning champions have collected 12 so far.
On the other side, reinforced Vardar will still have to wait for their first points of the new season, having today suffered their fifth defeat in as many appearances in the women's Football Championship.
League leaders Ljuboten triumphed 8:2 away to Rechitsa this afternoon, with Macedonian international Ulza Maksuti the star of the match after scoring five times. Hava Mustafa, Kalina Popeski and Mihaela Dodevska scored once each. Anđela Petkovska and Leona Spasovska scored Rechitsa's goals from the penalty spot.
In this fifth round, the most convincing victory was recorded by Tiverija Brera, who defeated Kochani 8:1.
Teona Galabovska, Pavlinka Nikolovska and Biljana Paneska scored twice each, while Kristabel Oduro and Ivana Ilieva were each among the scorers once. On the other side, Kochani's only goal was scored by Lina Micovska.
Kamenica Sasa also recorded an away victory, defeating ŽFK Istathov 3:1 in Skopje.
All four goals were scored in the second half. Jovana Petrushova gave the visiting team the lead in the 55th minute. Three minutes later, Ana Dimitrovska extended the lead to 2:0, and in the 63rd minute Petrushova scored again to make it 3:0.
In the final moments of the match, Mihaela Ivanovska scored Istathov's only goal.
The final match of the fifth round will be played on the 17th of this month, with Ass United facing Pelister Pro.
