Austria vs North Macedonia, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage
· UEFA European Championship QualifyingAustria beat North Macedonia to qualify for Euro 2020
David Alaba's early goal and a snap effort from Stefan Lainer in the second half ensured Austria qualified for next year's European Championship.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Offside, Austria. Marcel Sabitzer tries a through ball, but Valentino Lazaro is caught offside.
- 6': Hand ball by Stefan Spirovski (North Macedonia).
- 7': Goal! Austria 1, North Macedonia 0. David Alaba (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stefan Lainer with a through ball.
- 13': Substitution, North Macedonia. Vlatko Stojanovski replaces Aleksandar Trajkovski because of an injury.
- 15': Foul by Konrad Laimer (Austria).
- 15': Tihomir Kostadinov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Offside, Austria. David Alaba tries a through ball, but Marko Arnautovic is caught offside.
- 17': Attempt missed. Marko Arnautovic (Austria) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julian Baumgartlinger with a through ball.
- 18': Foul by Tihomir Kostadinov (North Macedonia).
- 18': Konrad Laimer (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt saved. Martin Hinteregger (Austria) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Alaba.
- 20': Foul by Marko Arnautovic (Austria).
- 20': Mario Mladenovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt missed. Marko Arnautovic (Austria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Valentino Lazaro with a headed pass.
- 24': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Konrad Laimer (Austria).
- 25': Foul by Darko Velkoski (North Macedonia).
- 25': Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Julian Baumgartlinger (Austria).
- 28': Offside, Austria. Stefan Lainer tries a through ball, but Marko Arnautovic is caught offside.
- 29': Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 29': Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (Austria).
- 32': Attempt saved. David Alaba (Austria) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
- 34': Foul by Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia).
- 34': Julian Baumgartlinger (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Attempt missed. Marko Arnautovic (Austria) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by David Alaba following a set piece situation.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefan Ristovski with a cross.
- 37': David Alaba (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Foul by Darko Velkoski (North Macedonia).
- 38': Offside, Austria. Stefan Lainer tries a through ball, but Marko Arnautovic is caught offside.
- 39': Foul by Julian Baumgartlinger (Austria).
- 39': Tihomir Kostadinov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia).
- 43': Konrad Laimer (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Attempt saved. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 43': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Darko Velkoski.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Valentino Lazaro (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Stefan Lainer with a cross.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Austria 1, North Macedonia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Austria 1, North Macedonia 0.
- 45': Substitution, North Macedonia. Gjoko Zajkov replaces Mario Mladenovski.
- 46': Foul by Konrad Laimer (Austria).
- 46': Stefan Spirovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by David Alaba (Austria).
- 47': Tihomir Kostadinov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Attempt saved. Valentino Lazaro (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Stefan Lainer.
- 48': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Stole Dimitrievski.
- 48': Attempt saved. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 48': Goal! Austria 2, North Macedonia 0. Stefan Lainer (Austria) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksandar Dragovic following a corner.
- 51': Foul by Martin Hinteregger (Austria).
- 51': Tihomir Kostadinov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Stefan Lainer.
- 52': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Julian Baumgartlinger.
- 57': Darko Velkoski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Marko Arnautovic (Austria).
- 60': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (Austria).
- 61': Attempt missed. Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
- 62': Substitution, North Macedonia. Daniel Avramovski replaces Kristijan Tosevski.
- 63': Darko Velkoski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Marko Arnautovic (Austria).
- 64': Daniel Avramovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Julian Baumgartlinger (Austria).
- 65': Attempt blocked. Marko Arnautovic (Austria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Alaba with a through ball.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Stefan Spirovski (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Avramovski.
- 67': Foul by Tihomir Kostadinov (North Macedonia).
- 67': Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 70': Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Foul by Stefan Lainer (Austria).
- 71': Attempt blocked. Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked.
- 71': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Konrad Laimer.
- 71': Attempt saved. Gjoko Zajkov (North Macedonia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 73': Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (Austria).
- 73': Stefan Spirovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Marko Arnautovic (Austria).
- 73': Kire Ristevski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Attempt missed. Vlatko Stojanovski (North Macedonia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 76': Attempt saved. Vlatko Stojanovski (North Macedonia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tihomir Kostadinov with a cross.
- 76': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Alexander Schlager.
- 77': Foul by David Alaba (Austria).
- 77': Stefan Spirovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Substitution, Austria. Christopher Trimmel replaces Valentino Lazaro because of an injury.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Christopher Trimmel (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marko Arnautovic.
- 79': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Kire Ristevski.
- 80': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Dragovic (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 80': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Vlatko Stojanovski.
- 82': Attempt missed. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christopher Trimmel with a cross.
- 85': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Darko Velkoski.
- 86': Foul by Julian Baumgartlinger (Austria).
- 86': Vlatko Stojanovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Gjoko Zajkov.
- 88': Attempt saved. Stefan Spirovski (North Macedonia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enis Bardhi.
- 90': Substitution, Austria. Stefan Ilsanker replaces Konrad Laimer.
- 90': Attempt missed. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marko Arnautovic.
- 90'+2': Hand ball by Andreas Ulmer (Austria).
- 90'+2': Substitution, Austria. Michael Gregoritsch replaces David Alaba.
- 90'+2': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by Stefan Ilsanker (Austria).
- 90'+3': Goal! Austria 2, North Macedonia 1. Vlatko Stojanovski (North Macedonia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enis Bardhi with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Austria 2, North Macedonia 1.
- 0': Match ends, Austria 2, North Macedonia 1.
Statistics
 MKD |
AUT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 20 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 6 | Saves | 3 |
| 46.9 | Possession | 53.1 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 355 | Accurate Passes | 420 |
| 441 | Passes | 505 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 10 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 12 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 17 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Venue: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Location: Wien, Austria
Attendance: 41,100
Venue: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Location: Wien, Austria
Attendance: 41,100
EURO Qualifying Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | 8 | +9 | 18 |
| 2 | Serbia | 8 | +6 | 14 |
| 3 | Montenegro | 8 | -2 | 11 |
| 4 | Lithuania | 8 | -6 | 6 |
Line-Ups
Austria (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Schlager (GK) |
| 4 | Martin Hinteregger |
| 3 | Aleksandar Dragovic |
| 2 | Andreas Ulmer |
| 21 | Stefan Lainer |
| 9 | Marcel Sabitzer |
| 18 | Konrad Laimer |
| 14 | Julian Baumgartlinger |
| 7 | Marko Arnautovic |
| 8 | David Alaba |
| 22 | Valentino Lazaro |
North Macedonia (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stole Dimitrievski (GK) |
| 5 | Mario Mladenovski |
| 14 | Darko Velkoski |
| 13 | Stefan Ristovski |
| 17 | Enis Bardhi |
| 20 | Stefan Spirovski |
| 4 | Kire Ristevski |
| 2 | Kristijan Tosevski |
| 9 | Aleksandar Trajkovski |
| 21 | Eljif Elmas |
| 7 | Tihomir Kostadinov |
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