Armenia vs North Macedonia, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

North Macedonia rout Armenia to boost World Cup hopes

North Macedonia kept alive their hopes of clinching a World Cup playoff berth after beating Armenia in a qualifier.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 2': Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 2': Foul by Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia).
• 3': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Kamo Hovhannisyan.
• 4': Attempt missed. Milan Ristovski (North Macedonia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Enis Bardhi with a cross following a corner.
• 4': Foul by Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia).
• 4': Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 5': Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 5': Foul by Erik Vardanyan (Armenia).
• 11': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Visar Musliu.
• 13': Foul by Stefan Askovski (North Macedonia).
• 13': Norberto Briasco (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 14': Attempt missed. Norberto Briasco (Armenia) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Tigran Barseghyan.
• 15': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by André Calisir.
• 16': Attempt missed. Visar Musliu (North Macedonia) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Enis Bardhi with a cross following a corner.
• 16': Offside, Armenia. Henrikh Mkhitaryan tries a through ball, but Norberto Briasco is caught offside.
• 19': Attempt missed. Norberto Briasco (Armenia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
• 22': Goal! Armenia 0, North Macedonia 1. Aleksandar Trajkovski (North Macedonia) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stefan Askovski.
• 25': Erik Vardanyan (Armenia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 25': Foul by Stefan Askovski (North Macedonia).
• 29': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Armenia).
• 29': Stefan Askovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 30': Foul by Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia).
• 30': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 31': Attempt missed. Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Norberto Briasco.
• 35': Foul by Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia).
• 35': Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 36': Goal! Armenia 0, North Macedonia 2. Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
• 41': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Trajkovski (North Macedonia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
• 41': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by David Yurchenko.
• 42': Offside, North Macedonia. Tihomir Kostadinov tries a through ball, but Eljif Elmas is caught offside.
• 45'+2': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Stefan Askovski.
• 45'+3': First Half ends, Armenia 0, North Macedonia 2.
• 45': Second Half begins Armenia 0, North Macedonia 2.
• 45': Substitution, Armenia. Artak Grigoryan replaces Erik Vardanyan.
• 45': Substitution, Armenia. Zhirayr Margaryan replaces Kamo Hovhannisyan.
• 48': André Calisir (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 48': Foul by Milan Ristovski (North Macedonia).
• 51': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 51': Foul by Solomon Ime Udo (Armenia).
• 53': Foul by Tihomir Kostadinov (North Macedonia).
• 53': Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 53': Tihomir Kostadinov (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 53': Foul by Milan Ristovski (North Macedonia).
• 53': Hovhannes Hambardzumyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 56': Offside, Armenia. David Yurchenko tries a through ball, but Lucas Zelarayán is caught offside.
• 58': Aleksandar Trajkovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 58': Foul by Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia).
• 59': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Visar Musliu.
• 60': Attempt blocked. Solomon Ime Udo (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 60': Foul by André Calisir (Armenia).
• 60': Stefan Askovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 63': Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 63': Foul by Artak Grigoryan (Armenia).
• 64': Substitution, North Macedonia. Stefan Spirovski replaces Aleksandar Trajkovski.
• 65': Penalty North Macedonia. Enis Bardhi draws a foul in the penalty area.
• 65': Penalty conceded by Hovhannes Hambardzumyan (Armenia) after a foul in the penalty area.
• 66': Goal! Armenia 0, North Macedonia 3. Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
• 69': Foul by Visar Musliu (North Macedonia).
• 69': Norberto Briasco (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 70': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Armenia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zhirayr Margaryan with a cross.
• 72': Offside, Armenia. Zhirayr Margaryan tries a through ball, but Henrikh Mkhitaryan is caught offside.
• 73': Substitution, Armenia. Ishkhan Geloyan replaces Norberto Briasco.
• 73': Substitution, Armenia. Narek Grigoryan replaces Tigran Barseghyan.
• 76': Foul by Ishkhan Geloyan (Armenia).
• 76': Tihomir Kostadinov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 77': Substitution, Armenia. Vahan Bichakhchyan replaces Lucas Zelarayán.
• 77': Substitution, North Macedonia. Kire Ristevski replaces Darko Churlinov.
• 77': Foul by Tihomir Kostadinov (North Macedonia).
• 77': Ishkhan Geloyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 79': Goal! Armenia 0, North Macedonia 4. Milan Ristovski (North Macedonia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eljif Elmas following a fast break.
• 81': Attempt saved. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zhirayr Margaryan.
• 82': Attempt blocked. Zhirayr Margaryan (Armenia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ishkhan Geloyan.
• 82': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Visar Musliu.
• 83': Substitution, North Macedonia. Bojan Miovski replaces Eljif Elmas.
• 83': Substitution, North Macedonia. Todor Todoroski replaces Stefan Askovski.
• 83': Substitution, North Macedonia. Jani Atanasov replaces Tihomir Kostadinov.
• 84': Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 84': Foul by David Terteryan (Armenia).
• 88': Foul by Ishkhan Geloyan (Armenia).
• 88': Kire Ristevski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 89': Penalty North Macedonia. Ezgjan Alioski draws a foul in the penalty area.
• 89': Penalty conceded by David Terteryan (Armenia) after a foul in the penalty area.
• 90': Goal! Armenia 0, North Macedonia 5. Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
• 90'+1': Foul by Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia).
• 90'+1': Ishkhan Geloyan (Armenia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 90'+2': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Visar Musliu.
• 90'+2': Second Half ends, Armenia 0, North Macedonia 5.
• 0': Match ends, Armenia 0, North Macedonia 5.