Работнички took the opening round of the Second League's regular season with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Козув Гевгелия on Saturday. The hosts made light work of the visitors at their home ground, finishing the job without looking back after the break.
And here's the thing — you don't need a minute-by-minute breakdown to see this one was decided early. The hosts never got going against Козув, who had looked shaky in their previous fixtures. By then it was clear enough what was coming.
Работнички carried momentum into this match after their mixed run of results. They had lost 0-1 to Беласица on 9 August but won their other two league games, beating Горно Лисиче 2-1 and Академия Пандев 1-0. The win puts them on six points from three matches, sitting seventh in the table.
Козув Гевгелия arrive with less confidence. Four games played, one win, one draw, two defeats — four points and tenth place. Their last three league matches have all ended in defeat, including a 0-1 loss to Детонит Плачковика and a 0-2 hammering by Беласица. They gave away too many cheap fouls and never got going.
The result shifts the gap between the two sides to two points. Работнички hold one more game played but have the advantage, while Козув need to find some consistency quickly. One mistake ends it, and they've made too many.