UEFA European Championship

Austria vs North Macedonia, 2020 European Championship, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship
Austria
  • 18': Stefan Lainer
  • 78': Michael Gregoritsch
  • 89': Marko Arnautovic
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3 - 1
North Macedonia
  • 28': Goran Pandev

Euro 2020: Austria beat North Macedonia to seal first ever Euros win

Austria beat North Macedonia 3-1 in their Group C opening match at Puskas Arena in Bucharest, Romania on Sunday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Foul by Aleksandar Trajkovski (North Macedonia).
  • 4': Stefan Lainer (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Andreas Ulmer (Austria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 5': Foul by Stefan Ristovski (North Macedonia).
  • 8': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Foul by Christoph Baumgartner (Austria).
  • 9': Attempt saved. Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) header from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Sasa Kalajdzic (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 16': Foul by Darko Velkovski (North Macedonia).
  • 16': Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (Austria).
  • 18': Goal! Austria 1, North Macedonia 0. Stefan Lainer (Austria) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
  • 19': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (Austria).
  • 21': David Alaba (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Aleksandar Trajkovski (North Macedonia).
  • 22': Attempt saved. Sasa Kalajdzic (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer with a cross.
  • 22': Foul by Christoph Baumgartner (Austria).
  • 22': Stefan Ristovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Konrad Laimer (Austria).
  • 24': Goran Pandev (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 25': Foul by Martin Hinteregger (Austria).
  • 26': Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Visar Musliu (North Macedonia).
  • 28': Goal! Austria 1, North Macedonia 1. Goran Pandev (North Macedonia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksandar Trajkovski.
  • 32': Foul by Xaver Schlager (Austria).
  • 32': Goran Pandev (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Stefan Ristovski.
  • 35': Darko Velkovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Martin Hinteregger (Austria).
  • 37': Attempt missed. Stefan Ristovski (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aleksandar Trajkovski.
  • 38': Foul by Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia).
  • 38': Konrad Laimer (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Aleksandar Dragovic (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Aleksandar Trajkovski (North Macedonia).
  • 42': Aleksandar Trajkovski (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Darko Velkovski.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Austria 1, North Macedonia 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Austria 1, North Macedonia 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Austria. Philipp Lienhart replaces Aleksandar Dragovic.
  • 46': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 46': Foul by Konrad Laimer (Austria).
  • 49': Attempt missed. Boban Nikolov (North Macedonia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 49': Foul by Aleksandar Trajkovski (North Macedonia).
  • 49': Philipp Lienhart (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Goran Pandev (North Macedonia).
  • 51': Philipp Lienhart (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia).
  • 52': Xaver Schlager (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Foul by Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia).
  • 53': Xaver Schlager (Austria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Substitution, Austria. Michael Gregoritsch replaces Christoph Baumgartner.
  • 59': Substitution, Austria. Marko Arnautovic replaces Sasa Kalajdzic.
  • 60': Foul by Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia).
  • 60': Marko Arnautovic (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Boban Nikolov (North Macedonia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enis Bardhi with a through ball.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Goran Pandev (North Macedonia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
  • 63': Substitution, North Macedonia. Tihomir Kostadinov replaces Aleksandar Trajkovski.
  • 63': Substitution, North Macedonia. Egzon Bejtulai replaces Boban Nikolov.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Michael Gregoritsch (Austria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marko Arnautovic with a cross.
  • 64': Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Stefan Lainer (Austria).
  • 66': Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Konrad Laimer (Austria).
  • 66': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Arijan Ademi.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by David Alaba with a cross following a corner.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Xaver Schlager (Austria) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marko Arnautovic.
  • 71': Offside, Austria. Marcel Sabitzer tries a through ball, but Michael Gregoritsch is caught offside.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ezgjan Alioski with a cross.
  • 74': Foul by Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia).
  • 74': Stefan Lainer (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Goal! Austria 2, North Macedonia 1. Michael Gregoritsch (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Alaba with a cross.
  • 81': Foul by Visar Musliu (North Macedonia).
  • 81': Marko Arnautovic (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Substitution, North Macedonia. Ivan Trichkovski replaces Enis Bardhi.
  • 82': Foul by Stefan Ristovski (North Macedonia).
  • 82': Michael Gregoritsch (Austria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Konrad Laimer.
  • 84': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Darko Velkovski.
  • 85': Arijan Ademi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Stefan Lainer (Austria).
  • 85': Stefan Lainer (Austria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Substitution, North Macedonia. Milan Ristovski replaces Visar Musliu.
  • 87': Foul by Martin Hinteregger (Austria).
  • 87': Milan Ristovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Goal! Austria 3, North Macedonia 1. Marko Arnautovic (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Konrad Laimer.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Austria. Julian Baumgartlinger replaces Konrad Laimer.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Stefan Ristovski (North Macedonia).
  • 90'+4': Michael Gregoritsch (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Austria. Stefan Ilsanker replaces Xaver Schlager.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Austria 3, North Macedonia 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Austria 3, North Macedonia 1.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
0 Corner Kicks 4
4 Saves 1
40 Possession 60
7 SHOTS 11
2 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
238 Accurate Passes 467
327 Passes 557
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 6
4 Crosses 18
0.3 Cross % 0.3
64 Long Balls 63
30 Accurate Long Balls 39
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 2
11 Effective Tackles 13
23 Tackles 18
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
8 Interceptions 8
20 Effective Clearances 6
20 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship

Venue: National Arena
Location: Bucuresti, Romania
Attendance: 9,082

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Line-Ups

AUT Austria (3-1-4-2)

No. Name
13 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
8 David Alaba
4 Martin Hinteregger
3 Aleksandar Dragovic
23 Xaver Schlager
9 Marcel Sabitzer
24 Konrad Laimer
2 Andreas Ulmer
21 Stefan Lainer
19 Christoph Baumgartner
25 Sasa Kalajdzic
Austria Substitutes:
Julian Baumgartlinger, Philipp Lienhart, Alessandro Schöpf, Louis Schaub, Florian Grillitsch, Stefan Ilsanker, Christopher Trimmel, Alexander Schlager, Marko Arnautovic, Valentino Lazaro, Michael Gregoritsch, Pavao Pervan.

MKD North Macedonia (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Stole Dimitrievski (GK)
14 Darko Velkoski
6 Visar Musliu
13 Stefan Ristovski
8 Ezgjan Alioski Yellow Card
16 Boban Nikolov
5 Arijan Ademi
21 Eljif Elmas
17 Enis Bardhi
9 Aleksandar Trajkovski
10 Goran Pandev
North Macedonia Substitutes:
Krste Velkovski, Kire Ristevski, Milan Ristovski, Daniel Avramovski, Egzon Bejtulai, Stefan Spirovski, Tihomir Kostadinov, Damjan Siskovski, Ferhan Hasani, Darko Churlinov, Risto Jankov, Ivan Trickovski.

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