Germany vs North Macedonia, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFAGermany suffer shock home World Cup qualifier loss to North Macedonia
North Macedonia scored an 85th-minute winner through Eljif Elmas to stun hosts Germany 2-1 in their World Cup Group J qualifier.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Attempt missed. Serge Gnabry (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matthias Ginter.
- 5': Foul by Darko Velkovski (North Macedonia).
- 5': Leroy Sané (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Darko Velkovski (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 6': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Foul by Robin Gosens (Germany).
- 7': Foul by Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia).
- 7': Leroy Sané (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Leon Goretzka (Germany) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
- 10': Aleksandar Trajkovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Joshua Kimmich (Germany).
- 11': Hand ball by Matthias Ginter (Germany).
- 14': Attempt missed. Emre Can (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Serge Gnabry.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
- 17': Boban Nikolov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Robin Gosens (Germany).
- 20': Offside, Germany. Robin Gosens tries a through ball, but Serge Gnabry is caught offside.
- 22': Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Foul by Leon Goretzka (Germany).
- 24': Foul by Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia).
- 24': Kai Havertz (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Foul by Joshua Kimmich (Germany).
- 26': Goran Pandev (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Goran Pandev (North Macedonia).
- 27': Foul by Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia).
- 27': Kai Havertz (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Attempt saved. Serge Gnabry (Germany) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
- 28': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Robin Gosens (Germany).
- 28': Robin Gosens (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Attempt missed. Serge Gnabry (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
- 36': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Darko Velkovski.
- 36': Arijan Ademi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Germany).
- 37': Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) is shown the yellow card.
- 39': Boban Nikolov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Foul by Robin Gosens (Germany).
- 40': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Matthias Ginter.
- 41': Emre Can (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Goran Pandev (North Macedonia).
- 45'+2': Goal! Germany 0, North Macedonia 1. Goran Pandev (North Macedonia) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Enis Bardhi.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Germany 0, North Macedonia 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Germany 0, North Macedonia 1.
- 46': Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Leroy Sané (Germany).
- 46': Leroy Sané (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Foul by Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia).
- 52': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Substitution, Germany. Timo Werner replaces Kai Havertz.
- 56': Substitution, Germany. Amin Younes replaces Robin Gosens.
- 59': Substitution, North Macedonia. Egzon Bejtulai replaces Boban Nikolov.
- 59': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Emre Can.
- 62': Penalty Germany. Leroy Sané draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 62': Penalty conceded by Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 63': Goal! Germany 1, North Macedonia 1. Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 64': Aleksandar Trajkovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Foul by Amin Younes (Germany).
- 66': Attempt blocked. Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksandar Trajkovski.
- 66': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 67': Foul by Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia).
- 67': Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Foul by Arijan Ademi (North Macedonia).
- 72': Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Substitution, North Macedonia. Stefan Spirovski replaces Aleksandar Trajkovski.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Joshua Kimmich (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Serge Gnabry.
- 74': Darko Velkovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Emre Can (Germany).
- 76': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Joshua Kimmich.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Darko Velkovski (North Macedonia) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Enis Bardhi with a cross.
- 76': Foul by Darko Velkovski (North Macedonia).
- 76': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Goran Pandev (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Amin Younes (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a cross.
- 78': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Visar Musliu.
- 80': Attempt missed. Timo Werner (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 82': Foul by Egzon Bejtulai (North Macedonia).
- 82': Leon Goretzka (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Attempt saved. Stefan Spirovski (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
- 83': Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Foul by Amin Younes (Germany).
- 84': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Amin Younes.
- 85': Goal! Germany 1, North Macedonia 2. Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arijan Ademi.
- 89': Jamal Musiala (Germany) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Substitution, Germany. Jamal Musiala replaces Matthias Ginter.
- 90': Substitution, North Macedonia. Vlatko Stojanovski replaces Goran Pandev.
- 90': Substitution, North Macedonia. Kire Ristevski replaces Ezgjan Alioski.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Leroy Sané (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Amin Younes.
- 90'+2': Foul by Vlatko Stojanovski (North Macedonia).
- 90'+2': Leon Goretzka (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Emre Can (Germany) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Darko Velkovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Leon Goretzka (Germany).
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Vlatko Stojanovski (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
- 90'+5': Offside, North Macedonia. Vlatko Stojanovski tries a through ball, but Arijan Ademi is caught offside.
- 90'+8': Foul by Stefan Spirovski (North Macedonia).
- 90'+8': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Germany 1, North Macedonia 2.
- 0': Match ends, Germany 1, North Macedonia 2.
Statistics
MKD |
GER![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 30.5 | Possession | 69.5 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 221 | Accurate Passes | 645 |
| 307 | Passes | 726 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 18 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 40 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 14 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 24 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Venue: SCHAUINSLAND-REISEN-ARENA
Location: Duisburg, Germany
Venue: SCHAUINSLAND-REISEN-ARENA
Location: Duisburg, Germany
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
Germany (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 16 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 23 | Emre Can |
| 4 | Matthias Ginter |
| 6 | Joshua Kimmich |
| 21 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 18 | Leon Goretzka |
| 7 | Robin Gosens |
| 19 | Leroy Sané |
| 20 | Serge Gnabry |
| 10 | Kai Havertz |
North Macedonia (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stole Dimitrievski (GK) |
| 14 | Darko Velkoski |
| 6 | Visar Musliu |
| 13 | Stefan Ristovski |
| 8 | Ezgjan Alioski |
| 16 | Boban Nikolov |
| 5 | Arijan Ademi |
| 21 | Eljif Elmas |
| 17 | Enis Bardhi |
| 10 | Goran Pandev |
| 9 | Aleksandar Trajkovski |
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