FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

North Macedonia vs Scotland, 2014 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage 2013

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
North Macedonia
  • 84': Jovan Kostovski
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Scotland
  • 59': Ikechi Anya
  • 88': Shaun Maloney

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North Macedonia are hosting Scotland at Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 2': Offside, Scotland. Ikechi Anya tries a through ball, but Shaun Maloney is caught offside.
  • 3': Corner, Macedonia. Conceded by Ikechi Anya.
  • 4': Corner, Macedonia. Conceded by Ikechi Anya.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Steven Naismith (Scotland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
  • 5': Foul by Nikolce Noveski (Macedonia).
  • 7': Steven Naismith (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Alan Hutton (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Foul by Stefan Ristovski (Macedonia).
  • 16': Hand ball by Scott Brown (Scotland).
  • 19': Attempt missed. Charlie Mulgrew (Scotland) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Ikechi Anya.
  • 21': Foul by Vance Sikov (Macedonia).
  • 21': Steven Naismith (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Adis Jahovic (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by Grant Hanley (Scotland).
  • 26': Attempt missed. Steven Naismith (Scotland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ikechi Anya with a cross.
  • 27': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Nikolce Noveski.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Grant Hanley (Scotland) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Barry Bannan with a cross following a corner.
  • 29': Offside, Scotland. Steven Whittaker tries a through ball, but Shaun Maloney is caught offside.
  • 30': Foul by David Babunski (Macedonia).
  • 30': Steven Naismith (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Scott Brown (Scotland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Steven Naismith with a through ball.
  • 35': Foul by Adis Jahovic (Macedonia).
  • 35': Russell Martin (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Ikechi Anya (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Naismith.
  • 41': Charlie Mulgrew (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Goran Pandev (Macedonia).
  • 42': Substitution, Macedonia. Darko Tasevski replaces David Babunski because of an injury.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Ikechi Anya (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Steven Whittaker.
  • 43': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Tomislav Pacovski.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Russell Martin (Scotland) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Grant Hanley with a headed pass.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Adis Jahovic (Macedonia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aleksandar Trajkovski with a through ball.
  • 45': Foul by Vance Sikov (Macedonia).
  • 45'+1': Steven Naismith (Scotland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Adis Jahovic (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Grant Hanley (Scotland).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Macedonia 0, Scotland 0.
  • 45': Match ends, Macedonia 1, Scotland 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Macedonia 0, Scotland 0.
  • 46': Substitution, Scotland. Matthew Gilks replaces David Marshall because of an injury.
  • 46': Foul by Daniel Georgievski (Macedonia).
  • 48': Steven Naismith (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Adis Jahovic (Macedonia).
  • 49': Scott Brown (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Ostoja Stjepanovic (Macedonia).
  • 57': Steven Naismith (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Substitution, Macedonia. Mirko Ivanovski replaces Aleksandar Trajkovski.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Ikechi Anya (Scotland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Scott Brown.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Mirko Ivanovski (Macedonia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a fast break.
  • 63': Goal! Macedonia 0, Scotland 1. Ikechi Anya (Scotland) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Barry Bannan with a through ball.
  • 66': Corner, Macedonia. Conceded by Barry Bannan.
  • 66': Foul by Charlie Mulgrew (Scotland).
  • 66': Ivan Trickovski (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Charlie Mulgrew (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Hand ball by Steven Naismith (Scotland).
  • 71': Attempt saved. Adis Jahovic (Macedonia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darko Tasevski.
  • 71': Foul by Ostoja Stjepanovic (Macedonia).
  • 72': Shaun Maloney (Scotland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Ostoja Stjepanovic (Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Steven Whittaker (Scotland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Mirko Ivanovski (Macedonia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Goran Pandev.
  • 75': Corner, Macedonia. Conceded by Matthew Gilks.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Adis Jahovic (Macedonia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 76': Corner, Macedonia. Conceded by Matthew Gilks.
  • 76': Offside, Scotland. Scott Brown tries a through ball, but Ikechi Anya is caught offside.
  • 77': Ikechi Anya (Scotland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Ivan Trickovski (Macedonia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Georgievski with a cross.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Shaun Maloney (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 79': Substitution, Scotland. James McArthur replaces Barry Bannan.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Mirko Ivanovski (Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ivan Trickovski.
  • 79': Dangerous play by Steven Naismith (Scotland).
  • 80': Vance Sikov (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Substitution, Scotland. Lee Wallace replaces Steven Whittaker.
  • 84': Substitution, Macedonia. Jovan Kostovski replaces Adis Jahovic.
  • 86': Goal! Macedonia 1, Scotland 1. Jovan Kostovski (Macedonia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darko Tasevski.
  • 86': Foul by Mirko Ivanovski (Macedonia).
  • 88': Ikechi Anya (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Vance Sikov (Macedonia).
  • 88': James McArthur (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Vance Sikov (Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Goal! Macedonia 1, Scotland 2. Shaun Maloney (Scotland) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Jovan Kostovski (Macedonia) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jovan Kostovski.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Jovan Kostovski (Macedonia).
  • 90'+2': Russell Martin (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Daniel Georgievski (Macedonia).
  • 90'+2': Ikechi Anya (Scotland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+4': Offside, Scotland. Charlie Mulgrew tries a through ball, but Steven Naismith is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Lee Wallace (Scotland) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Steven Naismith.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Macedonia 1, Scotland 2.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 15
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 2
47.6 Possession 52.4
13 SHOTS 9
4 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
318 Accurate Passes 358
371 Passes 405
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
8 Accurate Crosses 3
20 Crosses 21
0.4 Cross % 0.1
58 Long Balls 48
45 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.8 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 0
10 Effective Tackles 13
12 Tackles 16
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
0 Interceptions 0
43 Effective Clearances 15
43 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Toše Proeski Arena
Location: Skopje, North Macedonia
Attendance: 16,000

WCQ - UEFA Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Germany 6 +13 15
2 Slovakia 6 -2 12
3 Northern Ireland 6 +1 9
4 Luxembourg 6 -12 0
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Line-Ups

MKD North Macedonia (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Tomislav Pacovski (GK)
6 Vance Sikov Yellow Card
4 Nikolce Noveski
13 Stefan Ristovski
2 Daniel Georgievski
10 Goran Pandev
8 David Babunski
20 Ostoja Stjepanovic Yellow Card
9 Adis Jahovic
7 Ivan Trickovski
11 Aleksandar Trajkovski
North Macedonia Substitutes:
Mirko Ivanovski, Jovan Kostovski, Daniel Mojsov, Daniel Ivanov, Boban Grncarov, Predrag Randjelovic, Nikola Gligorov, Aleksandar Lazevski, Darko Tasevski, Darko Tofiloski, Kristijan Naumovski.

SCO Scotland (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 David Marshall (GK)
5 Grant Hanley
4 Russell Martin
3 Steven Whittaker Yellow Card
2 Alan Hutton
6 Shaun Maloney
10 Barry Bannan
8 Scott Brown
9 Steven Naismith
7 Charlie Mulgrew Yellow Card
11 Ikechi Anya
Scotland Substitutes:
Craig Bryson, Leigh Griffiths, James McArthur, Kevin Thomson, Matt Gilks, Lee Wallace, Craig Conway, Gordon Greer, Ross McCormack, Craig Samson, Jamie Mackie.

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