Republic of Ireland vs North Macedonia, 2012 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage 2012

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Republic of Ireland

2': Aiden McGeady
22': Robbie Keane

FT
2 - 1

North Macedonia

45': Ivan Trickovski

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Republic of Ireland are hosting North Macedonia at Aviva Stadium, Dublin, , starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA European Championship Qualifying.

Match Timeline

0': Game on!
1': Ivan Trickovski crosses the ball. Outcome: save
1': Keiren Westwood makes a good save (Catch)
2': Goal!! Aiden McGeady hits a very good right footed shot to the lower left corner from the left channel (aprox. 20 yards) and scores!! Ireland now leads 1 - 0
2': Aiden McGeady drills a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
2': That last goal was assisted by Kevin Doyle (Pass from Left Channel)
3': Keiren Westwood takes a long goal kick
4': Offside called on Ilco Naumoski
4': Keiren Westwood takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
5': Goran Popov commits a foul on Damien Duff resulting on a free kick for Ireland
5': Keiren Westwood takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
6': Goran Popov commits a foul on Damien Duff resulting on a free kick for Ireland
6': Damien Duff takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross
7': Damien Duff crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
7': Ilco Naumoski clears the ball from danger.
7': Damien Duff drills a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
7': Edin Nuredinovski makes a very good save (Catch)
9': Throw-in: Kevin Kilbane takes it (Defending)
9': Throw-in: Kevin Kilbane takes it (Defending)
10': Throw-in: Goran Popov takes it (Defending)
10': Throw-in: Kevin Foley takes it (Defending)
11': Kevin Kilbane crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
11': Kevin Doyle hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: save
11': Edin Nuredinovski makes a very good save (Round Post)
11': Aiden McGeady takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: foul
12': Richard Dunne commits a foul on Edin Nuredinovski resulting on a free kick for Macedonia
12': Edin Nuredinovski takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
13': Keiren Westwood takes a long goal kick
13': Velice Sumulikoski commits a foul on Aiden McGeady resulting on a free kick for Ireland
13': Aiden McGeady takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
14': Aiden McGeady crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
14': Boban Grncarov clears the ball from danger.
14': Aiden McGeady takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the out of play, resulting in: out of play
15': Edin Nuredinovski takes a long goal kick
16': Throw-in: Kevin Foley takes it (Attacking)
17': Ireland makes a sub: Shane Long enters for Kevin Doyle. Reason: Injury
20': Throw-in: Kevin Kilbane takes it (Defending)
20': Ivan Trickovski hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
20': Keiren Westwood makes a very good save (Catch)
20': Nikolce Noveski commits a foul on Shane Long resulting on a free kick for Ireland
21': Darron Gibson takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: shot
21': Darron Gibson hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
21': Edin Nuredinovski makes a very good save (Fumble)
22': Goal!! Robbie Keane hits a very good right footed shot to the lower right corner from the left 6 yard (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! Ireland now leads 2 - 0
22': Robbie Keane hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
23': Aiden McGeady crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
23': Boban Grncarov clears the ball from danger.
23': Throw-in: Kevin Kilbane takes it (Attacking)
23': Throw-in: Kevin Kilbane takes it (Attacking)
23': Throw-in: Vance Sikov takes it (Defending)
24': Darko Tasevski commits a foul on Aiden McGeady resulting on a free kick for Ireland
24': Kevin Kilbane takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: pass
24': Shane Long crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play
24': Edin Nuredinovski takes a long goal kick
25': That last goal was assisted by Darron Gibson
26': Shane Long hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
27': Edin Nuredinovski takes a long goal kick
27': Keiren Westwood takes a long goal kick
29': Throw-in: Goran Popov takes it (Attacking)
30': Offside called on Ilco Naumoski
30': Keiren Westwood takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
31': Aiden McGeady crosses the ball. Outcome: blocked
31': Vance Sikov blocks the cross
31': Damien Duff takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
32': Nikolce Noveski clears the ball from danger.
32': Kevin Foley crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
32': Boban Grncarov clears the ball from danger.
32': Ivan Trickovski curls a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
32': Keiren Westwood takes a long goal kick
34': Shane Long crosses the ball. Outcome: save
34': Edin Nuredinovski makes a very good save (Catch)
36': Darren O'Dea commits a foul on Goran Pandev resulting on a free kick for Macedonia
37': Velice Sumulikoski takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass
37': Shane Long commits a foul on Nikolce Noveski resulting on a free kick for Macedonia
37': Nikolce Noveski takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
37': Darko Tasevski takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance
38': Glenn Whelan clears the ball from danger.
38': Throw-in: Goran Popov takes it (Attacking)
38': Velice Sumulikoski hits(volley) a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked
39': Glenn Whelan blocks the shot
39': Offside called on Goran Pandev
39': Keiren Westwood takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
39': Robbie Keane hits(volley) a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
39': Edin Nuredinovski takes a long goal kick
41': Throw-in: Kevin Foley takes it (Attacking)
42': Throw-in: Vance Sikov takes it (Defending)
45': Goal!! Ivan Trickovski hits a very good left footed shot to the lower left corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Macedonia now trails 1 - 2
45': Ivan Trickovski hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: goal
45': That last goal was assisted by Goran Pandev (Pass from Right Channel)
45': The referee has signaled the end of the first half
45'+1': Throw-in: Vance Sikov takes it (Defending)
45'+1': Aiden McGeady crosses the ball. Outcome: blocked
45'+1': Vance Sikov blocks the cross
45'+2': Kevin Foley crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
45'+2': Boban Grncarov clears the ball from danger.
45': The second half is under way
46': Velice Sumulikoski hits(volley) a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
46': Keiren Westwood takes a long goal kick
46': Aiden McGeady crosses the ball. Outcome: save
46': Edin Nuredinovski makes a very good save (Catch)
47': Throw-in: Kevin Foley takes it (Defending)
47': Throw-in: Kevin Foley takes it (Attacking)
48': Throw-in: Vance Sikov takes it (Attacking)
48': Goran Popov crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
48': Goran Pandev hits(volley) a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
48': Keiren Westwood takes a long goal kick
48': Keiren Westwood is awarded a yellow card. Reason: time wasting
49': Shane Long commits a foul on Velice Sumulikoski resulting on a free kick for Macedonia
49': Nikolce Noveski takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
49': Throw-in: Vance Sikov takes it (Attacking)
49': Boban Grncarov commits a foul on Shane Long resulting on a free kick for Ireland
50': Kevin Kilbane takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
50': Boban Grncarov is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
51': Throw-in: Goran Popov takes it (Defending)
51': Edin Nuredinovski takes a long goal kick
52': Richard Dunne commits a foul on Ilco Naumoski resulting on a free kick for Macedonia
52': Velice Sumulikoski takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass
52': Muhamed Demiri hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
53': Keiren Westwood takes a long goal kick
53': Edin Nuredinovski takes a long goal kick
54': Goran Pandev hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked
54': Darren O'Dea blocks the shot
55': Offside called on Ivan Trickovski
55': Keiren Westwood takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
56': Aiden McGeady hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
56': Boban Grncarov blocks the shot
57': Throw-in: Kevin Kilbane takes it (Defending)
57': Goran Popov commits a foul on Damien Duff resulting on a free kick for Ireland
57': Richard Dunne takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
57': Goran Popov is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
58': Damien Duff hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked
58': Nikolce Noveski blocks the shot
58': Aiden McGeady crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
58': Damien Duff hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
58': Edin Nuredinovski takes a long goal kick
59': Throw-in: Kevin Foley takes it (Defending)
60': Throw-in: Vance Sikov takes it (Defending)
61': Kevin Kilbane crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
61': Goran Popov clears the ball from danger.
61': Glenn Whelan commits a foul on Boban Grncarov resulting on a free kick for Macedonia
61': Edin Nuredinovski takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
61': Macedonia makes a sub: Mario Djurovski enters for Darko Tasevski. Reason: Tactical
62': Damien Duff crosses the ball. Outcome: save
62': Edin Nuredinovski makes a very good save (Catch)
63': Throw-in: Kevin Foley takes it (Defending)
63': Ilco Naumoski crosses the ball. Outcome: blocked
63': Kevin Kilbane blocks the cross
63': Muhamed Demiri takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: save
64': Keiren Westwood makes a very good save (Catch)
64': Shane Long commits a foul on Boban Grncarov resulting on a free kick for Macedonia
64': Nikolce Noveski takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
65': Richard Dunne commits a foul on Ivan Trickovski resulting on a free kick for Macedonia
65': Mario Djurovski takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: cross
65': Mario Djurovski crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
65': Kevin Kilbane clears the ball from danger.
65': Offside called on Ilco Naumoski
65': Keiren Westwood takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
66': Goran Pandev crosses the ball. Outcome: foul
66': Richard Dunne commits a foul on Goran Pandev resulting on a free kick for Macedonia
66': Goran Pandev takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left byline. Outcome: cross
67': Richard Dunne is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
67': Goran Pandev crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
67': Ilco Naumoski hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
68': Macedonia makes a sub: Stevica Ristic enters for Ilco Naumoski. Reason: Tactical
68': Keiren Westwood takes a long goal kick
68': Aiden McGeady crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
68': Nikolce Noveski clears the ball from danger.
69': Throw-in: Kevin Foley takes it (Attacking)
70': Darron Gibson commits a foul on Ivan Trickovski resulting on a free kick for Macedonia
70': Vance Sikov takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: shot
70': Darron Gibson is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
71': Vance Sikov hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
71': Glenn Whelan blocks the shot
72': Edin Nuredinovski takes a long goal kick
72': Throw-in: Kevin Kilbane takes it (Defending)
73': Stevica Ristic crosses the ball. Outcome: blocked
73': Kevin Kilbane blocks the cross
73': Throw-in: Vance Sikov takes it (Attacking)
73': Vance Sikov crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
73': Kevin Foley clears the ball from danger.
73': Ivan Trickovski drills a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
73': Keiren Westwood makes a very good save (Catch)
74': Goran Popov crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
74': Mario Djurovski hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked
75': Kevin Kilbane blocks the shot
75': Ivan Trickovski takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
75': Darren O'Dea clears the ball from danger.
75': Ivan Trickovski hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
76': Keiren Westwood makes a very good save (Block)
76': Goran Popov crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play
76': Keiren Westwood takes a long goal kick
76': Shane Long commits a foul on Muhamed Demiri resulting on a free kick for Macedonia
76': Ivan Trickovski takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
77': Throw-in: Kevin Foley takes it (Defending)
77': Ireland makes a sub: Keith Fahey enters for Darron Gibson. Reason: Tactical
77': Throw-in: Goran Popov takes it (Attacking)
78': Muhamed Demiri commits a foul on Shane Long resulting on a free kick for Ireland
78': Kevin Foley takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: open play
79': Goran Popov commits a foul on Damien Duff resulting on a free kick for Ireland
79': Keith Fahey takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross
79': Keith Fahey crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
79': Boban Grncarov clears the ball from danger.
79': Throw-in: Darren O'Dea takes it (Attacking)
79': Throw-in: Kevin Foley takes it (Attacking)
80': Muhamed Demiri commits a foul on Richard Dunne resulting on a free kick for Ireland
80': Keith Fahey takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: cross
80': Muhamed Demiri is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
80': Keith Fahey crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
80': Boban Grncarov clears the ball from danger.
80': Throw-in: Aiden McGeady takes it (Attacking)
81': Throw-in: Kevin Kilbane takes it (Attacking)
81': Throw-in: Kevin Kilbane takes it (Attacking)
81': Throw-in: Kevin Kilbane takes it (Attacking)
81': Throw-in: Kevin Kilbane takes it (Attacking)
83': Throw-in: Goran Popov takes it (Defending)
83': Goran Popov commits a foul on Shane Long resulting on a free kick for Ireland
83': Keith Fahey takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross
84': Macedonia makes a sub: Slavco Georgievski enters for Muhamed Demiri. Reason: Tactical
84': Keith Fahey crosses the ball. Outcome: save
84': Edin Nuredinovski makes a very good save (Catch)
85': Boban Grncarov commits a foul on Aiden McGeady resulting on a free kick for Ireland
85': Keith Fahey takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: shot
86': Keith Fahey hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
86': Edin Nuredinovski takes a long goal kick
86': Throw-in: Kevin Kilbane takes it (Attacking)
87': Robbie Keane hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
87': Nikolce Noveski blocks the shot
87': Aiden McGeady takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
87': Ireland makes a sub: James McCarthy enters for Robbie Keane. Reason: Tactical
88': Damien Duff crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
88': Nikolce Noveski clears the ball from danger.
88': Ivan Trickovski crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
88': Glenn Whelan clears the ball from danger.
89': Goran Pandev commits a foul on Kevin Foley resulting on a free kick for Ireland
89': Keiren Westwood takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
90': The referee has signaled the end of the second half
90': End of the game
90'+1': Ivan Trickovski hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
90'+1': Keiren Westwood takes a long goal kick
90'+3': Damien Duff commits a foul on Nikolce Noveski resulting on a free kick for Macedonia

Statistics

MKD		IRL
13	Fouls	12
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
5	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	4
7	Saves	5
45	Possession	55
13	SHOTS	10
7	ON GOAL	5
0.5	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
3	Accurate Crosses	2
11	Crosses	19
0.3	Cross %	0.1
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
5	Blocked Shots	6
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
11	Clearances	5

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Aviva Stadium
Location: Dublin,
Attendance: 30,000

EURO Qualifying Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	France	8	+26	22
2	Netherlands	8	+10	18
3	Greece	8	+6	13
4	Republic of Ireland	8	-1	6

Full Table

Line-Ups

Republic of Ireland

No.	Name
1	Kieren Westwood (GK)
2	Kevin Foley
4	Darren O'Dea
5	Richard Dunne
3	Kevin Kilbane
7	Aiden McGeady
6	Glenn Whelan
8	Darron Gibson
11	Damien Duff
9	Kevin Doyle
10	Robbie Keane

Republic of Ireland Substitutes:

David Forde, Stephen Kelly, Ciaran Clark, James McCarthy, Liam Lawrence, Keith Fahey, Shane Long.

North Macedonia

No.	Name
1	Edin Nuredinovski (GK)
2	Vance Sikov
4	Nikolce Noveski
15	Boban Grncarov
3	Goran Popov
8	Velice Sumulikoski
17	Muhamed Demiri
16	Darko Tasevski
7	Ivan Trickovski
10	Goran Pandev
11	Ilco Naumoski

North Macedonia Substitutes:

Martin Bogatinov, Igor Mitreski, Alexander Lazevski, Slavco Georgievski, Filip Despotovski, Mario Djurovski, Stevica Ristic.

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