UEFA European Championship Qualifying

FT Friday, November 17, 2023
North Macedonia LDWLW 2
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Italy WDWWL 5
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MKD022
ITA325
Stadio Olimpico · 56,364 att.

Match Report

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Italy beat North Macedonia to close in on Euro 2024 spot

Federico Chiesa scored twice as Italy secured a 5-2 home victory against North Macedonia in their Euro 2024 qualifying clash on Friday, giving them an edge ahead of a deciding encounter with Ukraine on Monday for a place at the finals.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
13
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
4
2
Corner Kicks
7
6
Saves
0
36
Possession
64
4
SHOTS
20
2
ON GOAL
11
0.5
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
281
Accurate Passes
557
355
Passes
630
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
7
5
Crosses
14
0.2
Cross %
0.5
57
Long Balls
64
27
Accurate Long Balls
42
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
5
7
Effective Tackles
11
18
Tackles
16
0.4
Tackle %
0.7
11
Interceptions
4
22
Effective Clearances
4
22
Clearances
4

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-2

Lineups

ITA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 15Francesco AcerbiCD-L
  3. 4Federico GattiCD-R
  4. 3Federico DimarcoLB
  5. 13Matteo DarmianRB
  6. 8JorginhoCM
  7. 7Giacomo BonaventuraLM
  8. 18Nicolò BarellaRM
  9. 10Giacomo RaspadoriF
  10. 14Federico ChiesaLF
  11. 11Domenico BerardiRF

MKD · 3-4-3

  1. 1Stole DimitrievskiG
  2. 4Nikola SerafimovCD
  3. 6Visar MusliuCD-L
  4. 15Jovan ManevCD-R
  5. 17Agon EleziCM-L
  6. 5Arijan AdemiCM-R
  7. 8Ezgjan AlioskiLM
  8. 14Bojan DimoskiRM
  9. 10Enis BardhiF
  10. 7Eljif ElmasCF-L
  11. 9Bojan MiovskiCF-R

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Italy 1, North Macedonia 0. Matteo Darmian (Italy) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori with a cross following a corner.
  2. 40' Penalty saved. Jorginho (Italy) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  3. 41' Goal! Italy 2, North Macedonia 0. Federico Chiesa (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
  4. 45'+3' Goal! Italy 3, North Macedonia 0. Federico Chiesa (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Domenico Berardi following a fast break.
  5. 45' Substitution, North Macedonia. Jani Atanasov replaces Arijan Ademi.
  6. 45' Substitution, North Macedonia. Stefan Ashkovski replaces Jovan Manev.
  7. 45' Substitution, North Macedonia. Milan Ristovski replaces Bojan Miovski.
  8. 52' Goal! Italy 3, North Macedonia 1. Jani Atanasov (North Macedonia) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Ezgjan Alioski with a cross following a corner.
  9. 62' Substitution, Italy. Nicolò Zaniolo replaces Federico Chiesa.
  10. 62' Substitution, Italy. Bryan Cristante replaces Jorginho.
  11. 62' Substitution, Italy. Davide Frattesi replaces Giacomo Bonaventura.
  12. 64' Substitution, North Macedonia. Isnik Alimi replaces Agon Elezi.
  13. 72' Nicolò Zaniolo (Italy) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 72' Substitution, North Macedonia. Darko Churlinov replaces Eljif Elmas.
  15. 74' Goal! Italy 3, North Macedonia 2. Jani Atanasov (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  16. 76' Substitution, Italy. Stephan El Shaarawy replaces Domenico Berardi.
  17. 79' Darko Churlinov (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 80' Stefan Ashkovski (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 81' Goal! Italy 4, North Macedonia 2. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
  20. 84' Milan Ristovski (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card.
  21. 87' Nikola Serafimov (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  22. 89' Francesco Acerbi (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  23. 90' Substitution, Italy. Gianluca Scamacca replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
  24. 90'+3' Goal! Italy 5, North Macedonia 2. Stephan El Shaarawy (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Federico Dimarco following a corner.

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