TETOVO, North Macedonia (Interstat) — Bashkimi Kumanovo defeated Shkendija 3-2 on Monday at Ecolog Arena in a First League match.

Fabrice Tamba opened the scoring in the fifth minute, and Emmanuel Avornyo doubled the lead four minutes later. Nickel Orr scored twice for Bashkimi Kumanovo, netting in the 35th and 38th minutes. Besart Ibraimi pulled one back for Shkendija in the 65th minute.

Bashkimi Kumanovo improved to 11 wins, 10 losses and seven draws in league play, and 13-11-7 across all competitions. Shkendija fell to 19-4-5 in the league and 27-8-6 overall.

Bashkimi Kumanovo had lost its previous match 3-0 to Struga on April 19, while Shkendija had beaten GFK Tikvesh Kavadarci 4-1 on April 17. The teams had split their two prior meetings this season, with Shkendija winning 3-1 in December and 2-1 in September.