CHENTO, North Macedonia (Interstat) — Marko Simonovski scored early for Shkendija Haracine and Lucianinho answered late for Tikves (Mkd) as the teams played to a 1-1 draw on Sunday at Hasanbeg Arena. The home side took the lead in the sixth minute and protected it for most of the match, but the visitors found an equalizer in the 76th minute and left with a share of the points. The match produced five yellow cards, including three for Shkendija Haracine, and both teams made second-half substitutions.

The opening goal arrived in the sixth minute when Simonovski scored for Shkendija Haracine. That strike gave the home side a 1-0 lead, and Tikves (Mkd) went to halftime without a goal. Simonovski played 73 minutes before being replaced. Lucianinho’s goal in the 76th minute leveled the match at 1-1. Lucianinho logged 20 minutes in the match.

Simonovski supplied the game’s first key performance for Shkendija Haracine with one goal in 73 minutes. Lucianinho was Tikves (Mkd)’s key performer with one goal in 20 minutes. Simonovski’s sixth-minute goal gave Shkendija Haracine an early advantage, and the home side carried that lead into halftime. Lucianinho’s 76th-minute goal brought Tikves (Mkd) level and set the final score.

Shkendija Haracine’s Demiri B. received a yellow card in the 17th minute. The next caution came in the 84th minute, when Todorov M. of Shkendija Haracine was booked. Tikves (Mkd)’s Renatinho was cautioned in the 86th minute. In the 88th minute, Shkendija Haracine’s Fazlagic E. and Tikves (Mkd)’s Lawal T. both received yellow cards.

Tikves (Mkd) made its first substitution in the 56th minute, when Fall I. entered. Shkendija Haracine made two changes in the 66th minute, bringing on Todorov M. and Elezi D. Tikves (Mkd) then made two changes in the 70th minute, with Nikolovski T. and Ackovski K. entering. Shkendija Haracine made two more changes in the 73rd minute, as Nuhija A. and Simonovski M. came on. Simonovski had scored earlier in the match before being withdrawn.

The draw moved Tikves (Mkd) to 2 wins, 0 losses and 2 draws in this competition, and it kept the visitors unbeaten in the competition. Shkendija Haracine moved to 0 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws in the competition and remained without a win in the competition. Across all competitions, Tikves (Mkd) is now 4 wins, 0 losses and 3 draws. Shkendija Haracine’s overall record is now 1 win, 2 losses and 2 draws.

Tikves (Mkd)’s previous results this season included a 3-1 win at Vardar, a 3-1 home win over Bashkimi (Mkd), a 1-1 draw at Arsimi, a 3-0 home win over Bregalnica Stip, a 13-0 win at Krosu Sport Bitola and a 1-1 draw at Rabotnicki. Shkendija Haracine had a 2-0 win at Bashkimi (Mkd), a 0-2 loss at FK Sileks, a 0-2 home loss to Struga and a 1-1 home draw with Shkendija (Mkd). The match remained level after Lucianinho’s late goal, and neither side found a winner in the closing minutes.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Tikves (Mkd) 4, Shkendija Haracine 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Shkendija Haracine with a 62.3 percent probability to win. Tikves (Mkd) had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 2 went over the over/under line of 2.5.