UEFA Nations League

North Macedonia vs Bulgaria, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
North Macedonia
  • Red Card 14': Todor Todoroski
FT
0 - 1
Bulgaria
  • 50': Kiril Despodov

About

North Macedonia are hosting Bulgaria at Tose Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Marin Petkov (Bulgaria).
  • 2': Todor Todoroski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Marin Petkov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 5': Foul by Visar Musliu (North Macedonia).
  • 5': Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Foul by Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria).
  • 6': Visar Musliu (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria).
  • 7': Aleksandar Trajkovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Foul by Yanis Karabelyov (Bulgaria).
  • 8': Foul by Visar Musliu (North Macedonia).
  • 8': Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Milan Ristovski (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 11': Hand ball by Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria).
  • 12': Foul by Aleksandar Trajkovski (North Macedonia).
  • 12': Yanis Karabelyov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Todor Todoroski (North Macedonia).
  • 13': Iliyan Stefanov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Foul by Todor Todoroski (North Macedonia).
  • 14': Marin Petkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Todor Todoroski (North Macedonia) is shown the red card.
  • 20': Foul by Iliyan Stefanov (Bulgaria).
  • 20': Visar Musliu (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Iliyan Stefanov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Substitution, North Macedonia. Stefan Ashkovski replaces Aleksandar Trajkovski.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Milan Ristovski (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 25': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Daniel Naumov.
  • 26': Offside, Bulgaria. Marin Petkov tries a through ball, but Radoslav Kirilov is caught offside.
  • 26': Anton Nedyalkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia).
  • 27': Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Enis Bardhi.
  • 29': Offside, North Macedonia. Visar Musliu tries a through ball, but Bojan Miovski is caught offside.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Valentin Antov with a through ball.
  • 38': Offside, Bulgaria. Ilia Gruev tries a through ball, but Radoslav Kirilov is caught offside.
  • 39': Foul by Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia).
  • 39': Viktor Popov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 40': Egzon Bejtulai (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria).
  • 41': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Foul by Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria).
  • 41': Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Iliyan Stefanov.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Egzon Bejtulai (North Macedonia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Enis Bardhi with a cross following a corner.
  • 44': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Radoslav Kirilov (Bulgaria).
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Marin Petkov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilia Gruev.
  • 45'+2': Egzon Bejtulai (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Radoslav Kirilov (Bulgaria).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, North Macedonia 0, Bulgaria 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins North Macedonia 0, Bulgaria 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Bulgaria. Filip Krastev replaces Iliyan Stefanov.
  • 45': Substitution, Bulgaria. Nikola Iliev replaces Yanis Karabelyov.
  • 46': Hand ball by Marin Petkov (Bulgaria).
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Viktor Popov (Bulgaria) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Radoslav Kirilov with a cross.
  • 49': Foul by Nikola Iliev (Bulgaria).
  • 49': Stefan Ashkovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Goal! North Macedonia 0, Bulgaria 1. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Radoslav Kirilov following a fast break.
  • 51': Foul by Valentin Antov (Bulgaria).
  • 51': Milan Ristovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 54': Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Foul by Nikola Iliev (Bulgaria).
  • 56': Filip Krastev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia).
  • 56': Attempt saved. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marin Petkov.
  • 58': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Egzon Bejtulai.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Anton Nedyalkov (Bulgaria) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Kiril Despodov with a cross.
  • 59': Foul by Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria).
  • 59': Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Viktor Popov (Bulgaria).
  • 61': Substitution, North Macedonia. Ljupcho Doriev replaces Milan Ristovski.
  • 61': Substitution, North Macedonia. Stefan Spirovski replaces Bojan Miovski.
  • 61': Foul by Nikola Iliev (Bulgaria).
  • 61': Stefan Spirovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefan Spirovski with a cross.
  • 63': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Plamen Galabov.
  • 64': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Radoslav Kirilov.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Visar Musliu (North Macedonia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Enis Bardhi with a cross following a corner.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Nikola Iliev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anton Nedyalkov.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Filip Krastev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ilia Gruev.
  • 67': Foul by Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia).
  • 67': Radoslav Kirilov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Anton Nedyalkov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ilia Gruev.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Viktor Popov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kiril Despodov.
  • 71': Foul by Plamen Galabov (Bulgaria).
  • 71': Stefan Ashkovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Hand ball by Viktor Popov (Bulgaria).
  • 74': Offside, Bulgaria. Anton Nedyalkov tries a through ball, but Radoslav Kirilov is caught offside.
  • 76': Offside, North Macedonia. Ezgjan Alioski tries a through ball, but Stefan Ashkovski is caught offside.
  • 79': Foul by Filip Krastev (Bulgaria).
  • 79': Stefan Ashkovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Filip Krastev (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Foul by Valentin Antov (Bulgaria).
  • 81': Attempt missed. Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 83': Substitution, Bulgaria. Yoan Stoyanov replaces Viktor Popov.
  • 83': Foul by Plamen Galabov (Bulgaria).
  • 83': Stefan Ashkovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Foul by Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia).
  • 85': Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Substitution, North Macedonia. Dorian Babunski replaces Stefan Ashkovski.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Radoslav Kirilov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiril Despodov.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Filip Krastev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilia Gruev.
  • 86': Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Nikola Iliev (Bulgaria).
  • 86': Attempt saved. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 87': Foul by Radoslav Kirilov (Bulgaria).
  • 87': Ljupcho Doriev (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 88': Radoslav Kirilov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card.
  • 89': Substitution, Bulgaria. Georgi Rusev replaces Radoslav Kirilov.
  • 90'+1': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Marin Petkov.
  • 90'+3': Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Bulgaria. Ivan Yordanov replaces Kiril Despodov.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, North Macedonia 0, Bulgaria 1.
  • 0': Match ends, North Macedonia 0, Bulgaria 1.

Statistics

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24 Fouls 10
5 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
3 Offsides 2
1 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 3
54.3 Possession 45.7
13 SHOTS 9
5 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
319 Accurate Passes 218
420 Passes 349
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.6
4 Accurate Crosses 6
14 Crosses 16
0.3 Cross % 0.4
56 Long Balls 67
20 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
5 Blocked Shots 2
12 Effective Tackles 11
23 Tackles 14
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
13 Interceptions 8
19 Effective Clearances 12
19 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Tose Proeski Arena
Location: Skopje, North Macedonia
Attendance: 20,173

UEFA Nations League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 North Macedonia 6 +9 16
2 Armenia 6 -1 7
3 Faroe Islands 6 -1 6
4 Latvia 6 -7 4
Full Table

Line-Ups

MKD North Macedonia (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Stole Dimitrievski (GK)
5 Gjoko Zajkov
6 Visar Musliu
4 Egzon Bejtulai
9 Aleksandar Trajkovski
10 Enis Bardhi Yellow Card
7 Eljif Elmas
8 Ezgjan Alioski Yellow Card
2 Todor Todoroski Red Card
19 Milan Ristovski
23 Bojan Miovski Yellow Card
North Macedonia Substitutes:
Nikola Serafimov, Stefan Askovski, Stefan Spirovski, Jani Atanasov, Ljupco Doriev, Damjan Siskovski, Bojan Dimoski, Darko Velkoski, Kristijan Naumovski, Agon Elezi, Dorian Babunski, Enis Fazlagikj.

BUL Bulgaria (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Daniel Naumov (GK)
23 Valentin Antov
14 Anton Nedyalkov
5 Plamen Galabov
16 Marin Petkov Yellow Card
6 Viktor Popov
8 Yanis Karabelyov
22 Ilijan Stefanov Yellow Card
4 Ilia Gruev Yellow Card
10 Radoslav Kirilov
11 Kiril Despodov
Bulgaria Substitutes:
Mateo Stamatov, Nikola Iliev, Hristiyan Petrov, Svetoslav Vutsov, Petko Hristov, Ivan Dyulgerov, Ivan Turitsov, Martin Minchev, Filip Yavorov Krastev, Georgi Rusev, Yoan Stoyanov, Ivan Orlinov Yordanov.

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