International Friendly

Saudi Arabia vs North Macedonia, 2025 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Saudi Arabia
  • 45': Feras Al-Brikan
  • 78': Abdullah Al-Hamdan
FT
2 - 1
North Macedonia
  • 40': Aleksandar Trajkovski

About

Saudi Arabia are hosting North Macedonia at Stadion Seifertova ulice, Prague, Czechia, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Abdullah Al Khaibari.
  • 2': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Abdullah Al Khaibari.
  • 4': Foul by Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia).
  • 4': Saad Al Nasser (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Nikola Serafimov (North Macedonia).
  • 5': Saleh Abu Al Shamat (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Aleksandar Trajkovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Foul by Abdullah Al Khaibari (Saudi Arabia).
  • 8': Foul by Stefan Despotovski (North Macedonia).
  • 8': Saleh Abu Al Shamat (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Offside, North Macedonia. Luka Stankovski is caught offside.
  • 13': Aleksandar Trajkovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Mohammed Sulaiman (Saudi Arabia).
  • 16': Feras Al Brikan (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Foul by Luka Stankovski (North Macedonia).
  • 18': Foul by Hassan Al Tambakti (Saudi Arabia).
  • 18': Milan Ristovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Feras Al Brikan (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia). Assisted by Saleh Abu Al Shamat.
  • 21': Delay in match because of an injury Saleh Abu Al Shamat (Saudi Arabia).
  • 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 24': Foul by Jani Atanasov (North Macedonia).
  • 24': Musab Al Juwayr (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Aleksandar Trajkovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Abdullah Al Khaibari (Saudi Arabia).
  • 25': Attempt saved. Jani Atanasov (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Abdulrahman Al Sanbi (Saudi Arabia). Assisted by Luka Stankovski.
  • 26': Foul by Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia).
  • 26': Saad Al Nasser (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Aleksandar Trajkovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Mohammed Sulaiman (Saudi Arabia).
  • 31': Foul by Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia).
  • 31': Saad Al Nasser (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Moteb Al Harbi (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia).
  • 32': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Stole Dimitrievski.
  • 34': Delay in match because of an injury Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia).
  • 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 38': Offside, North Macedonia. Aleksandar Trajkovski is caught offside.
  • 39': Aleksandar Trajkovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Abdullah Al Khaibari (Saudi Arabia).
  • 40': Goal! Saudi Arabia 0, North Macedonia 1. Aleksandar Trajkovski (North Macedonia) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Stefan Despotovski with a cross.
  • 43': Foul by Nikola Serafimov (North Macedonia).
  • 43': Moteb Al Harbi (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Trajkovski (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ezgjan Alioski.
  • 45': Goal! Saudi Arabia 1, North Macedonia 1. Feras Al Brikan (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Saleh Abu Al Shamat with a through ball.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Abdulrahman Al Obud (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia). Assisted by Mohamed Kanno.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Saudi Arabia 1, North Macedonia 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Saudi Arabia 1, North Macedonia 1.
  • 45': Substitution, North Macedonia. Bojan Ilievski replaces Darko Velkovski.
  • 45': Substitution, North Macedonia. Elmin Rastoder replaces Aleksandar Trajkovski.
  • 45': Substitution, North Macedonia. Lirim Qamili replaces Ezgjan Alioski.
  • 45': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Ali Majrashi replaces Saad Al Nasser.
  • 47': Ali Majrashi (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Isnik Alimi (North Macedonia).
  • 48': Attempt missed. Milan Ristovski (North Macedonia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Elmin Rastoder.
  • 48': Feras Al Brikan (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Foul by Nikola Serafimov (North Macedonia).
  • 49': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Bojan Ilievski.
  • 51': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Ali Majrashi.
  • 53': Foul by Musab Al Juwayr (Saudi Arabia).
  • 53': Luka Stankovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Mohamed Kanno (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Saleh Abu Al Shamat.
  • 58': Offside, North Macedonia. Stefan Despotovski is caught offside.
  • 58': Ali Majrashi (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 58': Foul by Lirim Qamili (North Macedonia).
  • 58': Lirim Qamili (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Delay in match because of an injury Ali Majrashi (Saudi Arabia).
  • 60': Substitution, North Macedonia. Enis Bardhi replaces Isnik Alimi.
  • 60': Substitution, North Macedonia. Eljif Elmas replaces Luka Stankovski.
  • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 62': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Hassan Al Tambakti.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Lirim Qamili (North Macedonia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 63': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Mohamed Kanno.
  • 64': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Lirim Qamili.
  • 65': Elmin Rastoder (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Hassan Al Tambakti (Saudi Arabia).
  • 66': Foul by Feras Al Brikan (Saudi Arabia).
  • 66': Visar Musliu (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Mohamed Kanno (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 67': Offside, North Macedonia. Stefan Despotovski is caught offside.
  • 67': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Saleh Al Shehri replaces Feras Al Brikan.
  • 67': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Marwan Al Sahafi replaces Abdulrahman Al Obud.
  • 67': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Abdullah Al Hamddan replaces Saleh Abu Al Shamat.
  • 68': Offside, North Macedonia. Elmin Rastoder is caught offside.
  • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Nikola Serafimov (North Macedonia).
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Elmin Rastoder (North Macedonia).
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 74': Abdullah Al Khaibari (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Foul by Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia).
  • 74': Attempt saved. Saleh Al Shehri (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia). Assisted by Musab Al Juwayr with a through ball.
  • 75': Offside, North Macedonia. Elmin Rastoder is caught offside.
  • 75': Substitution, North Macedonia. Tihomir Kostadinov replaces Milan Ristovski.
  • 76': Foul by Bojan Ilievski (North Macedonia).
  • 76': Marwan Al Sahafi (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Tihomir Kostadinov.
  • 77': Mohamed Kanno (Saudi Arabia) hits the bar with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Musab Al Juwayr with a cross following a corner.
  • 78': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Mukhtar Ali replaces Musab Al Juwayr.
  • 78': Goal! Saudi Arabia 2, North Macedonia 1. Abdullah Al Hamddan (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 80': Foul by Visar Musliu (North Macedonia).
  • 80': Saleh Al Shehri (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Marwan Al Sahafi.
  • 83': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Mukhtar Ali.
  • 84': Abdulrahman Al Sanbi (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Moteb Al Harbi (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Abdullah Al Hamddan (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 86': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Saad Al Mosa replaces Moteb Al Harbi.
  • 87': Offside, North Macedonia. Elmin Rastoder is caught offside.
  • 88': Abdullah Al Hamddan (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': Foul by Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia).
  • 90': Elmin Rastoder (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Foul by Abdullah Al Khaibari (Saudi Arabia).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Ali Majrashi (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Marwan Al Sahafi (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia). Assisted by Abdullah Al Hamddan.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Tihomir Kostadinov.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Saudi Arabia 2, North Macedonia 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Saudi Arabia 2, North Macedonia 1.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
7 Offsides 0
7 Corner Kicks 5
5 Saves 1
34.3 Possession 65.7
5 SHOTS 11
2 ON GOAL 7
0.4 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
205 Accurate Passes 481
276 Passes 562
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 1
18 Crosses 7
0.3 Cross % 0.1
49 Long Balls 62
22 Accurate Long Balls 41
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 1
8 Effective Tackles 11
14 Tackles 13
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
12 Interceptions 6
18 Effective Clearances 21
18 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Stadion Seifertova ulice
Location: Prague, Czechia
Attendance: 500

Line-Ups

KSA Saudi Arabia (3-4-3)

No. Name
21 Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi (GK) Yellow Card
15 Abdullah Al-Khaibari
5 Hassan Al-Tombakti
27 Mohammed Sulaiman
7 Musab Al-Juwayr
28 Mohamed Kanno Yellow Card
25 Moteb Al-Harbi
17 Saad Al Nasser
9 Feras Al-Brikan
26 Waheb Saleh
24 Abdulrahman Al-Obud
Saudi Arabia Substitutes:
Saad Al Mosa, Nawaf Boushal, Muhannad Al-Shanqiti, Ali Majrashi, Jehad Thakri, Mukhtar Ali, Marwan Al-Sahafi, Abdullah Al-Hamdan, Mohammed Al-Yami, Osama Al Marwash, Muhannad Al-Saad, Saleh Al-Shehri.

MKD North Macedonia (5-3-2)

No. Name
23 Stole Dimitrievski (GK)
14 Darko Velkoski
6 Visar Musliu
4 Nikola Serafimov
8 Ezgjan Alioski
13 Stefan Despotovski
16 Isnik Alimi
21 Jani Atanasov
26 Luka Stankovski
9 Aleksandar Trajkovski
19 Milan Ristovski
North Macedonia Substitutes:
Igor Aleksovski, Bojan Ilievski, Andrej Stojchevski, Bojan Miovski, Dejan Iliev, Reshat Ramadani, Tihomir Kostadinov, Darko Churlinov, Enis Bardhi, Gjoko Zajkov, Lirim Kjamili, Eljif Elmas, Elmin Rastoder, Damjan Siskovski.

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