Скопье and Башкими Куманово met in the first phase of the First League on 2026-09-05, with the visitors taking all three points in a 2:1 win. It was a match where moments decided everything, and the visitors found their opening when A. Da Silva Sanca got over the line in the 30th minute.
By then Скопье had already seen J. Papuli booked at 23 minutes, a sign the hosts were struggling to find rhythm. The visitors doubled their advantage six minutes later when A. Murati scored, and here's the thing — Скопье never really looked like mounting a serious response after that.
A. Adem converted a penalty in the 69th minute to pull one back, but the hosts had already switched off at the back in crucial areas. There were changes on both sides, with three substitutions coming for Скопье at 58 minutes and more following after the penalty.
The statistics tell a flat story: both sides registered zero corners, and Скопье managed only one goal kick compared to the visitors' zero. Things came to a head late in the game, with five yellow cards shown between the 75th and 90th minutes as tensions rose.
Our forecast back in advance had called for a guest victory, and it was 54 per cent confidence — not a certainty, but a reasonable read. The visitors had been finding little to write home about all season, yet they managed to pick up a win when it mattered.
Both teams remain on three points after six games, Скопье in ninth and Башкими Куманово in tenth. The gap hasn't moved, but the visitors showed they can spring a surprise when they need to.