North Macedonia vs Norway, 2017 International Friendly, International Friendly

· International Friendly

North Macedonia

43': Goran Pandev
90'+4': Kire Markoski

FT
2 - 0

Norway

About

North Macedonia are hosting Norway at , , , starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Offside, Macedonia. Stefan Ristovski tries a through ball, but Ezgjan Alioski is caught offside.
2': Attempt blocked. Ezgjan Alioski (Macedonia) with an attempt from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Goran Pandev.
5': Foul by Darko Velkoski (Macedonia).
5': Martin Linnes (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6': Aleksandar Trajkovski (Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
6': Foul by Alexander Sørloth (Norway).
8': Foul by Markus Henriksen (Norway).
8': Marjan Radeski (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Enis Bardhi (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Norway).
13': Attempt blocked. Ezgjan Alioski (Macedonia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enis Bardhi.
13': Corner, Macedonia. Conceded by Gustav Valsvik.
14': Attempt blocked. Enis Bardhi (Macedonia) right footed shot from long range on the right is blocked.
16': Attempt missed. Ezgjan Alioski (Macedonia) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Goran Pandev.
18': Foul by Markus Henriksen (Norway).
18': Goran Pandev (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Offside, Macedonia. Darko Velkoski tries a through ball, but Goran Pandev is caught offside.
19': Martin Ødegaard (Norway) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Martin Linnes.
19': Ezgjan Alioski (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Birger Meling (Norway).
20': Darko Velkoski (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Alexander Sørloth (Norway).
22': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Stefan Ristovski.
24': Attempt missed. Ola Kamara (Norway) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Håvard Nordtveit with a cross.
26': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Marjan Radeski.
27': Foul by Jonas Svensson (Norway).
27': Marjan Radeski (Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
28': Attempt missed. Darko Velkoski (Macedonia) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Enis Bardhi with a cross following a set piece situation.
30': Offside, Macedonia. Gjoko Zajkov tries a through ball, but Ezgjan Alioski is caught offside.
33': Foul by Markus Henriksen (Norway).
33': Stefan Spirovski (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Foul by Birger Meling (Norway).
34': Stefan Ristovski (Macedonia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35': Attempt missed. Ola Kamara (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jonas Svensson.
36': Darko Velkoski (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Ola Kamara (Norway).
37': Ola Kamara (Norway) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40': Foul by Ole Selnaes (Norway).
40': Stefan Spirovski (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Ole Selnaes (Norway).
41': Goran Pandev (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Attempt blocked. Martin Linnes (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Markus Henriksen.
42': Ezgjan Alioski (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Norway).
42': Offside, Macedonia. Enis Bardhi tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Trajkovski is caught offside.
43': Goal! Macedonia 1, Norway 0. Goran Pandev (Macedonia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ezgjan Alioski.
45'+1': First Half ends, Macedonia 1, Norway 0.
45': Second Half begins Macedonia 1, Norway 0.
45': Substitution, Norway. Mats Møller Dæhli replaces Martin Linnes.
45': Substitution, Norway. Pal Alexander Kirkevold replaces Alexander Sørloth.
47': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Stefan Spirovski.
49': Offside, Macedonia. Ezgjan Alioski tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Trajkovski is caught offside.
50': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Norway).
50': Marjan Radeski (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Håvard Nordtveit (Norway).
52': Goran Pandev (Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
56': Aleksandar Trajkovski (Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
56': Foul by Ole Selnaes (Norway).
57': Attempt saved. Enis Bardhi (Macedonia) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is saved in the centre of the goal.
58': Corner, Macedonia. Conceded by Gustav Valsvik.
58': Substitution, Macedonia. Ferhan Hasani replaces Aleksandar Trajkovski.
60': Foul by Birger Meling (Norway).
60': Stefan Spirovski (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Birger Meling (Norway) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Offside, Macedonia. Ezgjan Alioski tries a through ball, but Goran Pandev is caught offside.
64': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Kire Ristevski.
64': Martin Ødegaard (Norway) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Foul by Ola Kamara (Norway).
66': Gjoko Zajkov (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Ezgjan Alioski (Macedonia).
67': Mats Møller Dæhli (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Ezgjan Alioski (Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Substitution, Macedonia. Ivan Trickovski replaces Goran Pandev.
69': Substitution, Norway. Morten Thorsby replaces Martin Ødegaard.
69': Foul by Kire Ristevski (Macedonia).
69': Pal Alexander Kirkevold (Norway) wins a free kick on the right wing.
70': Foul by Kire Ristevski (Macedonia).
70': Ola Kamara (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Offside, Norway. Ole Selnaes tries a through ball, but Ola Kamara is caught offside.
74': Attempt saved. Ivan Trickovski (Macedonia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stefan Ristovski.
75': Substitution, Norway. Mohamed Elyounoussi replaces Ole Selnaes.
76': Attempt blocked. Mats Møller Dæhli (Norway) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morten Thorsby.
76': Substitution, Macedonia. Boban Nikolov replaces Enis Bardhi.
77': Attempt missed. Jonas Svensson (Norway) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right.
78': Foul by Mohamed Elyounoussi (Norway).
78': Kire Ristevski (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Substitution, Norway. Anders Trondsen replaces Ola Kamara.
80': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Gjoko Zajkov.
81': Delay in match Marjan Radeski (Macedonia) because of an injury.
82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
83': Attempt blocked. Ezgjan Alioski (Macedonia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
83': Boban Nikolov (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Foul by Morten Thorsby (Norway).
84': Substitution, Macedonia. Kristijan Tosevski replaces Marjan Radeski.
85': Foul by Pal Alexander Kirkevold (Norway).
85': Gjoko Zajkov (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Birger Meling (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Ezgjan Alioski (Macedonia).
87': Ezgjan Alioski (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Morten Thorsby (Norway).
88': Anders Trondsen (Norway) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Delay in match Ezgjan Alioski (Macedonia) because of an injury.
88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
89': Substitution, Macedonia. Kire Markoski replaces Ezgjan Alioski.
89': Corner, Macedonia. Conceded by Håvard Nordtveit.
90': Attempt saved. Darko Velkoski (Macedonia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Kristijan Tosevski with a headed pass.
90': Corner, Macedonia. Conceded by Sten Grytebust.
90': Attempt missed. Stefan Spirovski (Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ferhan Hasani following a corner.
90'+2': Birger Meling (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Kire Markoski (Macedonia).
90'+3': Foul by Ferhan Hasani (Macedonia).
90'+3': Mats Møller Dæhli (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Goal! Macedonia 2, Norway 0. Kire Markoski (Macedonia) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Macedonia 2, Norway 0.
90'+5': Match ends, Macedonia 2, Norway 0.

Statistics

NOR		MKD
22	Fouls	7
5	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	6
5	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	0
56.5	Possession	43.5
6	SHOTS	12
0	ON GOAL	5
0.0	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
377	Accurate Passes	284
466	Passes	369
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	2
22	Crosses	11
0.1	Cross %	0.2
87	Long Balls	88
55	Accurate Long Balls	48
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	4
11	Effective Tackles	9
18	Tackles	13
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
14	Effective Clearances	23
14	Clearances	23

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 3,000

Line-Ups

North Macedonia (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Stole Dimitrievski (GK)
14	Darko Velkoski
4	Kire Ristevski
5	Gjoko Zajkov
17	Enis Bardhi
8	Ezgjan Alioski
20	Stefan Spirovski
19	Marjan Radeski
13	Stefan Ristovski
9	Aleksandar Trajkovski
10	Goran Pandev

North Macedonia Substitutes:

Anes Osmanoski, Boban Nikolov, David Mitov Nilsson, Ferhan Hasani, Visar Musliu, Ivan Trickovski, Kristijan Tosevski, Kire Markoski.

Norway (4-4-2)

No.	Name
22	Sten Grytebust (GK)
5	Gustav Valsvik
6	Håvard Nordtveit
21	Birger Meling
16	Jonas Svensson
18	Ole Selnaes
10	Markus Henriksen
17	Martin Linnes
15	Martin Ødegaard
19	Alexander Sørloth
7	Ola Kamara

Norway Substitutes:

Rune Jarstein, Pal Alexander Kirkevold, Morten Thorsby, Alexander Söderlund, Anders Trondsen, Mohamed Elyounoussi, Mats Daehli, Jorgen Skjelvik, Jo Inge Berget, Ørjan Nyland, Tore Reginiussen.

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