Sileks beat Skopje 3-0 in the First League regular season on Saturday. And here's the thing - the hosts controlled possession from the start and took advantage when the visitors lost a player at the interval. E. Hasukic opened the scoring shortly after half-time, and the rest followed as Skopje struggled to find their footing.
The turning point came at 57 minutes when D. Sekovski was shown a second yellow card and sent off. There was another red card incident at 60 minutes, though the recipient was not named in the match report. Skopje's defensive setup had already been under pressure before the dismissals, and the numerical disadvantage compounded their problems.
N. Bogdanovski doubled the advantage with a penalty at the 60-minute mark, capitalising on the numerical superiority. A. Mishov added a third goal at 78 minutes to seal the result. Skopje made several changes in an attempt to stabilise the game, bringing on B. Panovski, N. Manojlov and I. Subert at 65 minutes. The visitors tried to push forward but lacked cohesion without their missing player.
The statistics tell the story of a one-sided contest. Sileks enjoyed 70% possession and registered 11 shots on target compared to just 2 for the visitors. Skopje managed only 83 attacks throughout the match, while the hosts had 150. The visitors also finished with a red card to their name, while the hosts kept a clean sheet.
Sileks move up to fifth place in the table with 7 points from 6 games. Skopje remain in ninth position with 3 points from 6 games. The result extends Skopje's winless run and gives the hosts a boost in their own campaign.