F.Y.R. Macedonia round-up: Vardar keep top spot

FK Vardar stayed in control of the F.Y.R Macedonian First League despite only managing a 1-1 draw against FK Tikves in Kavadarci.

Tasev miss
Zoran Stojanovski edged Tikves into the lead on 25 minutes but Vardar equalised early in the second half through Dragan Nacevski. The home team could have stolen all three points in the 74th minute but Antonio Tasev missed a penalty.

Belasica held
Second placed FK Belasica GC were also forced to share the points against FK Cementarnica 55, who went ahead on 14 minutes when Zanko Savov slammed in. Ten minutes later Zoran Baldovaliev collected his ninth goal of the season to level.

Kumanov go third
After a comfortable 3-0 win against bottom placed FK Kumanovo, FK Sileks went third, with Dalibor Stojkovic and Bojan Dimitirievski among the scorers in the last ten minutes.

Sloga out of rut
After six consecutive away defeats, FK Sloga came out on top against FK Rabotnicki with a 4-1 victory. Goran Stankovski opened the scoring on 58 minutes, Arben Nuhiu gave Sloga a 2-0 lead soon after - and his younger brother, Ardijan, struck twice to complete the scoring for Sloga.

Match postponed
Elsewhere, FK Napredok beat FK Bregalnica Delcevo 2-1 while FK Pelister’s match with FK Pobeda was postponed after the sudden death of Pelister director Kire Kocevski.