Balkan has managed to get a great victory over Skopje with a score of 2-1, taking a big step towards the group stage of the Conference League.  

This was the first match between these two teams in the playoffs of the Conference League.

Skopje was the first to take the lead in the 18th minute, but in the 22nd minute Balkan managed to equalize.

The locals started better when Sunday Adetunji took a risk in the 15th minute, but Damir Ljuljanovic was on the spot.

It didn't take long and the goal came for 1-0 in the 18th minute with Adetunji finding the net after Alvarez's arc in the area.

The Nigerian scored with a header.

It didn't take long and Balkan managed to equalize in the 22nd minute, when Armend Thaqi found Albion Rahman in the area, who put the ball into the net from close range for 1-1.

Balkan asked for a penalty in the 37th minute, when Rrahman fell in the area after a duel with Blerton Shej, but the referee did not react at all.

In the 43rd minute, Skopje was able to regain the lead, when Brdarovski crossed the area for Adetunji, who headed wide from close range.

The teams went to the break with one goal each to return to the second division.

It was the 67th minute, when Meriton Korenica scored a super goal for 2-1 with a projectile from outside the area.

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Suharekasi were able to score once again with Ermal Krasniqi a few minutes later, but he was not accurate from close range.

Skopje reacted in the 70th minute, when Queven hit the post with a powerful shot from inside the area.

The last minutes went with Skopje looking for the equalizer and Balkan trying to counterattack.

Adetunji found the goal but he was offside at the end of the match.

In extra time it was Renaldo Cephas who had a great chance to equalize the score, but from close range he failed to score with a header

Until the end, there were no more goals and the Balkans got a great victory as a guest, as after a week they host Skopje in "Fadil Vokrri".

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