North Macedonia vs Ukraine, 2016 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage 2016

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying

North Macedonia

FT
0 - 2

Ukraine

59': Yevhen Seleznyov (P)
87': Artem Kravets

Ukraine keep up Euro qualification hopes with Macedonia win

Ukraine are in with an automatic qualification chance for Euro 2016 after they saw off Macedonia 2-0 at the Philip II Arena.

Match Timeline

0': Game on!
1': Throw-in: Vladica Brdarovski takes it (Defending)
1': Throw-in: Viacheslav Shevchuk takes it (Attacking)
2': Yevhen Konoplyanka takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: save
3': Tome Pacovski makes a good save (Catch)
3': Serhiy Rybalka commits a foul on Ferhan Hasani resulting on a free kick for Macedonia
3': Vance Sikov takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
5': Throw-in: Artem Fedetskiy takes it (Attacking)
5': Andriy Yarmolenko hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
5': Tome Pacovski makes a very good save (Catch)
6': Serhiy Sydorchuk commits a foul on Ferhan Hasani resulting on a free kick for Macedonia
7': Agim Ibraimi takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
7': Agim Ibraimi crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
7': Yevhen Khacheridi clears the ball from danger.
8': Yevhen Konoplyanka takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: clearance
8': Leonard Zuta clears the ball from danger.
8': Ruslan Rotan takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
9': Handball called on Yevhen Khacheridi
9': Tome Pacovski takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
9': Yevhen Khacheridi is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
10': Andriy Yarmolenko crosses the ball. Outcome: save
10': Tome Pacovski makes a very good save (Catch)
10': Throw-in: Serhiy Sydorchuk takes it (Attacking)
11': Leonard Zuta commits a foul on Andriy Yarmolenko resulting on a free kick for Ukraine
11': Ruslan Rotan takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right wing. Outcome: open play
12': Offside called on Ferhan Hasani
12': Yaroslav Rakitskiy takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
13': Leonard Zuta commits a foul on Andriy Yarmolenko resulting on a free kick for Ukraine
13': Serhiy Rybalka takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: pass
14': Yaroslav Rakitskiy drills a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
14': Tome Pacovski makes a very good save (Catch)
15': Stefan Askovski crosses the ball. Outcome: save
15': Andriy Pyatov makes a good save (Catch)
15': Yevhen Khacheridi commits a foul on Baze Ilijoski resulting on a free kick for Macedonia
16': Ferhan Hasani takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: shot
17': Ferhan Hasani hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
17': Andriy Pyatov makes a very good save (Catch)
21': Macedonia makes a sub: Besart Abdurahimi enters for Ferhan Hasani. Reason: Injury
21': Yevhen Konoplyanka takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
23': Throw-in: Artem Fedetskiy takes it (Defending)
24': Throw-in: Leonard Zuta takes it (Defending)
25': Baze Ilijoski commits a foul on Yevhen Khacheridi resulting on a free kick for Ukraine
25': Serhiy Rybalka takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
26': Kire Ristevski commits a foul on Yevhen Seleznyov resulting on a free kick for Ukraine
26': Yaroslav Rakitskiy takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
27': Throw-in: Vladica Brdarovski takes it (Defending)
28': Serhiy Sydorchuk hits a right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
29': Tome Pacovski takes a long goal kick
29': Throw-in: Artem Fedetskiy takes it (Defending)
30': Tome Pacovski takes a long goal kick
30': Serhiy Rybalka commits a foul on Agim Ibraimi resulting on a free kick for Macedonia
30': Leonard Zuta takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
31': Throw-in: Vladica Brdarovski takes it (Attacking)
31': Yevhen Konoplyanka takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
32': Leonard Zuta commits a foul on Artem Fedetskiy resulting on a free kick for Ukraine
32': Viacheslav Shevchuk takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
33': Yevhen Konoplyanka takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
33': Vance Sikov clears the ball from danger.
35': Throw-in: Artem Fedetskiy takes it (Defending)
36': Tome Pacovski takes a short goal kick
37': Serhiy Sydorchuk is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
38': Throw-in: Artem Fedetskiy takes it (Attacking)
39': Vance Sikov commits a foul on Yaroslav Rakitskiy resulting on a free kick for Ukraine
39': Viacheslav Shevchuk takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: pass
41': Vladica Brdarovski commits a foul on Yevhen Konoplyanka resulting on a free kick for Ukraine
41': Viacheslav Shevchuk takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
42': Ruslan Rotan takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
42': Tome Pacovski takes a short goal kick
43': Offside called on Besart Abdurahimi
43': Andriy Pyatov takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
43': Andriy Yarmolenko commits a foul on Leonard Zuta resulting on a free kick for Macedonia
43': Leonard Zuta takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: pass
44': Offside called on Serhiy Sydorchuk
44': Kire Ristevski takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
45': Throw-in: Leonard Zuta takes it (Defending)
45': The referee has signaled the end of the first half
45'+1': Throw-in: Viacheslav Shevchuk takes it (Attacking)
45'+1': Vladica Brdarovski commits a foul on Yevhen Konoplyanka resulting on a free kick for Ukraine
45'+1': Vladica Brdarovski is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
45'+1': Ruslan Rotan takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
45'+2': Throw-in: Andriy Yarmolenko takes it (Attacking)
45': The second half is under way
46': Tome Pacovski takes a long goal kick
49': Throw-in: Artem Fedetskiy takes it (Attacking)
50': Throw-in: Vladica Brdarovski takes it (Defending)
50': Yevhen Konoplyanka commits a foul on Agim Ibraimi resulting on a free kick for Macedonia
51': Agim Ibraimi takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right wing. Outcome: open play
52': Viacheslav Shevchuk crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
52': Kire Ristevski clears the ball from danger.
53': Offside called on Yevhen Seleznyov
53': Tome Pacovski takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
54': Tome Pacovski takes a long goal kick
57': Throw-in: Yevhen Khacheridi takes it (Defending)
57': Throw-in: Artem Fedetskiy takes it (Attacking)
58': Handball called on Leonard Zuta
58': Leonard Zuta is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
59': Yevhen Seleznyov places the penalty kick with his right foot low through the middle and scores!! The goalkeeper was nowhere near the shot.
61': Viacheslav Shevchuk commits a foul on Agim Ibraimi resulting on a free kick for Macedonia
61': Agim Ibraimi takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross
61': Agim Ibraimi crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
61': Kire Ristevski commits a foul on Yevhen Khacheridi resulting on a free kick for Ukraine
62': Andriy Pyatov takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
63': Vance Sikov commits a foul on Yevhen Seleznyov resulting on a free kick for Ukraine
63': Yaroslav Rakitskiy takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
64': Macedonia makes a sub: Mirko Ivanovski enters for Baze Ilijoski. Reason: Tactical
64': Tome Pacovski takes a long goal kick
65': Yevhen Konoplyanka takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
67': Throw-in: Mirko Ivanovski takes it (Defending)
67': Vladica Brdarovski commits a foul on Viacheslav Shevchuk resulting on a free kick for Ukraine
67': Yevhen Konoplyanka takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
68': Yevhen Konoplyanka crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
68': Offside called on Yevhen Khacheridi
68': Tome Pacovski takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
68': Yaroslav Rakitskiy commits a foul on Mirko Ivanovski resulting on a free kick for Macedonia
69': Agim Ibraimi takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right byline. Outcome: cross
69': Agim Ibraimi crosses the ball. Outcome: save
69': Andriy Pyatov makes a good save (Catch)
70': Yevhen Konoplyanka takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
72': Tome Pacovski takes a long goal kick
74': Ukraine makes a sub: Artem Kravets enters for Yevhen Seleznyov. Reason: Tactical
75': Andriy Pyatov takes a long goal kick
78': Macedonia makes a sub: Ilija Nestoroski enters for Stefan Askovski. Reason: Tactical
79': Throw-in: Viacheslav Shevchuk takes it (Attacking)
79': Throw-in: Leonard Zuta takes it (Attacking)
80': Ruslan Rotan takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: save
81': Tome Pacovski makes a good save (Catch)
84': Throw-in: Milovan Petrovic takes it (Defending)
85': Armend Alimi crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
85': Yaroslav Rakitskiy clears the ball from danger.
85': Mirko Ivanovski commits a foul on Yaroslav Rakitskiy resulting on a free kick for Ukraine
85': Yaroslav Rakitskiy takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
86': Ukraine makes a sub: Olexandr Karavayev enters for Andriy Yarmolenko. Reason: Tactical
87': Vladica Brdarovski takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
87': Artem Kravets hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
87': Goal!! Artem Kravets hits a very good right footed shot low through the middle from the left penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Ukraine now leads 2 - 0
90': Throw-in: Vladica Brdarovski takes it (Attacking)
90': Ukraine makes a sub: Ruslan Malinovsky enters for Ruslan Rotan. Reason: Tactical
90': The referee has signaled the end of the second half
90'+2': Besart Abdurahimi takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: open play
90'+2': Andriy Pyatov takes a long goal kick
90'+3': Artem Fedetskiy takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger short, resulting in: open play

Statistics

UKR		MKD
8	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
11	Corner Kicks	2
3	Saves	5
50	Possession	50
5	SHOTS	1
4	ON GOAL	1
0.8	On Target %	1.0
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
1	Accurate Crosses	1
3	Crosses	5
0.3	Cross %	0.2
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
0	Blocked Shots	0
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
2	Clearances	3

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: City Stadium Skopje
Location: ,
Attendance: 2,500

EURO Qualifying Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	England	8	+18	20
2	Italy	8	+7	14
3	Ukraine	8	+3	14
4	North Macedonia	8	-10	8

Full Table

Line-Ups

North Macedonia

No.	Name
1	Tome Pacovski (GK)
2	Vladica Brdarovski
6	Vance Sikov
14	Kire Ristevski
3	Leonard Zuta
23	Stefan Askovski
4	Milovan Petrovic
10	Agim Ibraimi
8	Armend Alimi
11	Ferhan Hasani
20	Baze Ilijoski

North Macedonia Substitutes:

Stole Dimitrievski, David Mitov Nilsson, Daniel Mojsov, Stefan Ristovski, Aleksandar Trajkovski, Mite Cikarski, Besart Abdurahimi, Ivan Trickovski, Ilija Nestorovski, Ostoja Stjepanovic, Mirko Ivanovski.

Ukraine

No.	Name
12	Andriy Pyatov (GK)
17	Artem Fedetskiy
3	Yevhen Khacheridi
20	Yaroslav Rakitskiy
13	Vyacheslav Shevchuk
18	Serhiy Rybalka
16	Serhiy Sydorchuk
14	Ruslan Rotan
10	Yevhen Konoplyanka
7	Andriy Yarmolenko
11	Yevhen Seleznyov

Ukraine Substitutes:

Denys Boyko, Nikita Shevchenko, Olexandr Kucher, Andriy Pylyavskyi, Mykyta Kamenyuka, Anatoliy Tymoschuk, Taras Stepanenko, Oleg Gusev, Ruslan Malinovskyi, Oleksandr Karavaev, Filip Budkivskiy, Artem Kravets.

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