UEFA Nations League

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

· UEFA Nations League
North Macedonia
  • 4': Enis Bardhi
  • 14': Graeme Torrilla (OG)
  • 16': Bojan Miovski
  • 31': Darko Churlinov
FT
4 - 0
Gibraltar

    About

    North Macedonia are hosting Gibraltar 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': Hand ball by Darko Churlinov (North Macedonia).
    • 2': Hand ball by Graeme Torrilla (Gibraltar).
    • 3': Hand ball by Bernardo Lopes (Gibraltar).
    • 3': Bernardo Lopes (Gibraltar) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 4': Goal! North Macedonia 1, Gibraltar 0. Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 7': Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ezgjan Alioski with a cross.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Boban Nikolov (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 13': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 13': Foul by Julian Valarino (Gibraltar).
    • 14': Own Goal by Graeme Torrilla, Gibraltar. North Macedonia 2, Gibraltar 0.
    • 15': Boban Nikolov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Graeme Torrilla (Gibraltar).
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Boban Nikolov (North Macedonia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Todor Todoroski.
    • 16': Goal! North Macedonia 3, Gibraltar 0. Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Darko Churlinov.
    • 20': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Ethan Britto.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Boban Nikolov following a corner.
    • 22': Foul by Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia).
    • 22': Graeme Torrilla (Gibraltar) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 23': Attempt saved. Darko Churlinov (North Macedonia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enis Bardhi.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Julian Valarino (Gibraltar) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lee Casciaro.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Enis Bardhi.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ezgjan Alioski.
    • 26': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Bradley Banda.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Gjoko Zajkov (North Macedonia) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Enis Bardhi with a cross following a corner.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Graeme Torrilla (Gibraltar) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Casciaro.
    • 28': Corner, Gibraltar. Conceded by Ezgjan Alioski.
    • 31': Goal! North Macedonia 4, Gibraltar 0. Darko Churlinov (North Macedonia) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Todor Todoroski.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Liam Walker (Gibraltar) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lee Casciaro.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Darko Churlinov.
    • 40': Foul by Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia).
    • 40': Jayce Mascarenhas-Olivero (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Ethan Britto.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Boban Nikolov (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 42': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Scott Wiseman.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, North Macedonia 4, Gibraltar 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins North Macedonia 4, Gibraltar 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Gibraltar. Kian Ronan replaces Graeme Torrilla.
    • 45': Substitution, North Macedonia. Bojan Dimoski replaces Darko Churlinov.
    • 45': Substitution, North Macedonia. Enis Fazlagic replaces Enis Bardhi.
    • 45': Substitution, North Macedonia. Valon Ethemi replaces Ezgjan Alioski.
    • 49': Foul by Bojan Dimoski (North Macedonia).
    • 49': Julian Valarino (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Ethan Britto.
    • 55': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Ethan Britto.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Boban Nikolov (North Macedonia) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kire Ristevski.
    • 56': Foul by Kire Ristevski (North Macedonia).
    • 56': Kian Ronan (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Substitution, Gibraltar. Reece Styche replaces Lee Casciaro.
    • 60': Substitution, Gibraltar. Jack Sergeant replaces Roy Chipolina.
    • 60': Substitution, Gibraltar. Joseph Chipolina replaces Ethan Britto.
    • 61': Foul by Reece Styche (Gibraltar).
    • 61': Kire Ristevski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Substitution, North Macedonia. Dorian Babunski replaces Bojan Miovski.
    • 70': Foul by Bojan Dimoski (North Macedonia).
    • 70': Julian Valarino (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Offside, North Macedonia. Kire Ristevski tries a through ball, but Dorian Babunski is caught offside.
    • 74': Substitution, Gibraltar. Ethan Jolley replaces Julian Valarino.
    • 80': Substitution, North Macedonia. Tomçe Grozdanovski replaces Eljif Elmas.
    • 82': Offside, North Macedonia. Tomçe Grozdanovski tries a through ball, but Valon Ethemi is caught offside.
    • 83': Boban Nikolov (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card.
    • 83': Bojan Dimoski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Foul by Jack Sergeant (Gibraltar).
    • 84': Jack Sergeant (Gibraltar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Boban Nikolov (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Valon Ethemi (North Macedonia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Dorian Babunski with a headed pass.
    • 86': Foul by Joseph Chipolina (Gibraltar).
    • 86': Todor Todoroski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Joseph Chipolina (Gibraltar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Foul by Enis Fazlagic (North Macedonia).
    • 89': Reece Styche (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Liam Walker (Gibraltar) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 90'+2': Valon Ethemi (North Macedonia) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Kire Ristevski.
    • 90'+2': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Scott Wiseman.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Kire Ristevski (North Macedonia) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Boban Nikolov with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, North Macedonia 4, Gibraltar 0.
    • 0': Match ends, North Macedonia 4, Gibraltar 0.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 7
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    1 Corner Kicks 7
    5 Saves 2
    28.8 Possession 71.2
    4 SHOTS 19
    2 ON GOAL 8
    0.5 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    193 Accurate Passes 630
    281 Passes 696
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 6
    5 Crosses 23
    0.4 Cross % 0.3
    70 Long Balls 40
    19 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
    1 Blocked Shots 2
    3 Effective Tackles 4
    9 Tackles 6
    0.3 Tackle % 0.7
    12 Interceptions 9
    19 Effective Clearances 3
    19 Clearances 3

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Nations League

    Venue: Tose Proeski Arena
    Location: Skopje, North Macedonia
    Attendance: 4,750

    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 (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    22 Damjan Siskovski (GK)
    5 Gjoko Zajkov
    4 Kire Ristevski
    15 Nikola Serafimov
    7 Eljif Elmas
    16 Boban Nikolov Yellow Card
    10 Enis Bardhi
    8 Ezgjan Alioski
    2 Todor Todoroski
    23 Bojan Miovski
    11 Darko Churlinov
    North Macedonia Substitutes:
    Milan Ristovski, Visar Musliu, Tomce Grozdanovski, Darko Velkoski, Enis Fazlagikj, Kristijan Naumovski, Bojan Dimoski, Stefan Spirovski, Stefan Askovski, Valon Ethemi, Dorian Babunski, Dejan Iliev.

    GIB Gibraltar (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Bradley Banda (GK)
    15 Bernardo Lopes Yellow Card
    14 Roy Chipolina
    12 Jayce Olivero
    6 Scott Wiseman
    5 Louie Annesley
    22 Graeme Torrilla
    20 Ethan Britto
    19 Julian Valarino
    10 Liam Walker
    7 Lee Casciaro
    Gibraltar Substitutes:
    Nicholas Pozo, Ethan Jolley, Bradley Avellano, Aymen Mouelhi, Jack Sergeant, Anthony Hernández, Joseph Chipolina, Reece Styche, Mohamed Badr Hassan, Kelvin Morgan, Christian Lopez, Kian Ronan.

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