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Already in the opening set, Albania showed that they came to North Macedonia eager to show their potential. Anton Qafarena and Leonardo Doda, who scored six points apiece, gave a big boost of confidence to the team. The guests took a 16-11 lead, and although North Macedonia tried to fight back in the decisive moment of the set, it was bit too late.

An upset from the opener was transformed into power by the hosting team sparked by the local fans. North Macedonia quickly ran away with the score, being led by Stojan Iliev (8 points in the second set) and with solid performance in all components they equal the match score.

Learning their lessons from the first two sets, both teams started the next part fully focused. However, in the middle of the set, Albania with better reception managed to jumped to 16-12. Qafarena was at class of his own, talling as many as seven points and with big support of his teammates, they improved the score further, closing the set 25-17.

It seemed that North Macedonia led by experienced Nikola Gjorgiev (6 points in that set) would bounce back again. An early 8-4 lead, and then 16-13, could be considered as a safe distance, but Albania stunned again. Qafarena, who scaled the heights even more, contributted with nine points. The visiting team withstood a pressure in a point-by-point race to seal their first win in this campaign.