Armenia vs North Macedonia, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
FT
0 - 5
0 - 5
- 22': Aleksandar Trajkovski
- 36': Enis Bardhi
- 66': Enis Bardhi (P)
- 79': Milan Ristovski
- 90': Enis Bardhi (P)
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.
Match Timeline
- 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.
Statistics
 MKD |
ARM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 44.7 | Possession | 55.3 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.8 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 363 | Accurate Passes | 453 |
| 453 | Passes | 544 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 4 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 76 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 40 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 16 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 23 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Venue: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Location: Yerevan, Armenia
Attendance: 7,200
Venue: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Location: Yerevan, Armenia
Attendance: 7,200
WCQ - UEFA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 8 | +22 | 18 |
| 2 | Wales | 8 | +10 | 16 |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 8 | +3 | 13 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 8 | -4 | 8 |
Line-Ups
Armenia (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Yurchenko (GK) |
| 2 | André Calisir |
| 19 | Hovhannes Hambardzumyan |
| 13 | Kamo Hovhannisyan |
| 3 | David Terteryan |
| 9 | Lucas Zelarayán |
| 10 | Erik Vardanyan |
| 17 | Solomon Udo |
| 14 | Norberto Briasco |
| 18 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
| 11 | Tigran Barseghyan |
North Macedonia (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stole Dimitrievski (GK) |
| 6 | Visar Musliu |
| 14 | Darko Velkoski |
| 21 | Tihomir Kostadinov  |
| 8 | Ezgjan Alioski |
| 3 | Stefan Askovski |
| 10 | Enis Bardhi |
| 7 | Eljif Elmas |
| 9 | Aleksandar Trajkovski |
| 11 | Darko Churlinov |
| 19 | Milan Ristovski |
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