F.Y.R. Macedonia round-up: Belasica on course
Sunday, March 16, 2003
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FK Belasica GC gained a 2-1 win against FK Sileks to remain five points ahead of FK Vardar.
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FK Belasica GC gained a 2-1 victory against FK Sileks to remain five points in front of FK Vardar in the Macedonian First League.
Jelovac winner
Sileks took the lead after 15 minutes with a goal from Ivica Gligorovski but 60 seconds later Belasica equalised with a goal from former Sileks player, Pance Stojanov. Belasica clinched the points 15 minutes from the end when Saša Jelovac scored the winning goal.
Five for Vardar
Vardar themselves secured a 5-2 win against bottom-placed FK Kumanovo. Vardar took the lead after eight minutes through Oliveira, and Vlatko Grozdanovski doubled the advantage before the break. Dejan Ristovsk scored early in the second half and although Blagoj Todorovski soon pulled one back, by the 62-minute mark Srdjan Zaharievski's penalty and another Oliveira goal made it 5-1. Igor Nojkovski scored a late consolation.
Pobeda back to form
Elsewhere, FK Pobeda's form improved with a 3-1 victory against an FK Sloga Jugomagnat side reduced to ten men, while FK Rabotnicki made it three wins out of three by beating FK Tikveš 2-0. FK Napredok came from behind to beat FK Pelister 2-1 and lowly FK Bregalnica Delcevo lost 1-0 at FK Cementarnica 55.
