North Macedonia vs England, 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

· FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
North Macedonia
    FT
    0 - 10
    England
    • 5': Beth Mead
    • 12': Beth Mead
    • 24': Ella Toone
    • 41': Ellen White
    • 45': Georgia Stanway
    • 47': Beth Mead
    • 53': Beth Mead
    • 56': Georgia Stanway
    • 74': Ella Toone
    • 78': Ella Toone

    England thrash North Macedonia, inch closer to World Cup spot

    England took a big step towards qualifying for next year's women's World Cup by thrashing North Macedonia 10-0 at the Tose Proeski Arena on Friday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt saved. Georgia Stanway (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Ellen White (England) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lauren Hemp with a cross.
    • 4': Corner, England. Conceded by Pavlinka Nikolovska.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Ellen White (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Georgia Stanway with a cross following a corner.
    • 5': Goal! North Macedonia Women 0, England 1. Beth Mead (England) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Ellen White (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ella Toone.
    • 7': Corner, England. Conceded by Pavlinka Nikolovska.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Georgia Stanway (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Beth Mead.
    • 9': Corner, England. Conceded by Viktorija Panchurova.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Georgia Stanway (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Beth Mead.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Ellen White (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Georgia Stanway.
    • 12': Goal! North Macedonia Women 0, England 2. Beth Mead (England) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Georgia Stanway.
    • 13': Foul by Ane Boseska (North Macedonia Women).
    • 13': Lauren Hemp (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Ella Toone (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Beth Mead with a through ball.
    • 17': Ellen White (England) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Demi Stokes.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Lauren Hemp (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Keira Walsh.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Georgia Stanway (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ellen White.
    • 22': Foul by Ellen White (England).
    • 22': Natasa Andonova (North Macedonia Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Goal! North Macedonia Women 0, England 3. Ella Toone (England) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jessica Carter.
    • 25': Offside, England. Lauren Hemp tries a through ball, but Ellen White is caught offside.
    • 26': Foul by Elena Petrovska (North Macedonia Women).
    • 26': Lauren Hemp (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Ellen White (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lauren Hemp with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Jessica Carter (England) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Ellen White following a set piece situation.
    • 30': Foul by Eli Jakovska (North Macedonia Women).
    • 30': Keira Walsh (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Lauren Hemp (England) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucy Bronze with a cross.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Beth Mead (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Georgia Stanway.
    • 34': Corner, England. Conceded by Viktorija Panchurova.
    • 35': Foul by Ilza Maksuti (North Macedonia Women).
    • 35': Keira Walsh (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 35': Foul by Elena Petrovska (North Macedonia Women).
    • 35': Lauren Hemp (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Beth Mead (England) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 38': Elena Petrovska (North Macedonia Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Lauren Hemp (England).
    • 39': Foul by Pavlinka Nikolovska (North Macedonia Women).
    • 39': Georgia Stanway (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Corner, England. Conceded by Ilza Maksuti.
    • 41': Goal! North Macedonia Women 0, England 4. Ellen White (England) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ella Toone with a cross following a corner.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Gentijana Rochi (North Macedonia Women) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Natasa Andonova.
    • 42': Foul by Ellen White (England).
    • 42': Hristina Joshevska (North Macedonia Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Georgia Stanway (England).
    • 43': Natasa Andonova (North Macedonia Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 44': Beth Mead (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Gentijana Rochi (North Macedonia Women).
    • 44': Gentijana Rochi (North Macedonia Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Goal! North Macedonia Women 0, England 5. Georgia Stanway (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lauren Hemp.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Lauren Hemp (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 45'+3': Elena Petrovska (North Macedonia Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Lauren Hemp (England).
    • 45'+3': Ella Toone (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Hava Mustafa (North Macedonia Women).
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, North Macedonia Women 0, England 5.
    • 45': Second Half begins North Macedonia Women 0, England 5.
    • 45': Substitution, North Macedonia Women. Elma Shemsovikj replaces Hava Mustafa.
    • 47': Goal! North Macedonia Women 0, England 6. Beth Mead (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ellen White.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Georgia Stanway (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucy Bronze.
    • 48': Corner, England. Conceded by Pavlinka Nikolovska.
    • 49': Elma Shemsovikj (North Macedonia Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Ellen White (England).
    • 49': Demi Stokes (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Foul by Eli Jakovska (North Macedonia Women).
    • 52': Attempt missed. Lucy Bronze (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Georgia Stanway.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Lauren Hemp (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ella Toone with a through ball.
    • 53': Goal! North Macedonia Women 0, England 7. Beth Mead (England) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
    • 54': Substitution, North Macedonia Women. Afrodita Saliihi replaces Gentijana Rochi.
    • 55': Substitution, North Macedonia Women. Angela Stojkovska replaces Elena Petrovska.
    • 56': Goal! North Macedonia Women 0, England 8. Georgia Stanway (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lauren Hemp with a cross.
    • 57': Angela Stojkovska (North Macedonia Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Lauren Hemp (England).
    • 58': Foul by Ellen White (England).
    • 58': Viktorija Panchurova (North Macedonia Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Substitution, England. Nikita Parris replaces Lauren Hemp.
    • 61': Substitution, England. Jill Scott replaces Georgia Stanway.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Nikita Parris (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jill Scott.
    • 66': Corner, England. Conceded by Sara Velkova.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Lucy Bronze (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Beth Mead with a cross following a corner.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Nikita Parris (England) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 69': Afrodita Saliihi (North Macedonia Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 69': Foul by Demi Stokes (England).
    • 70': Eli Jakovska (North Macedonia Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Lucy Bronze (England).
    • 71': Substitution, England. Katie Zelem replaces Keira Walsh.
    • 71': Substitution, England. Rachel Daly replaces Lucy Bronze.
    • 71': Substitution, England. Alessia Russo replaces Ellen White.
    • 73': Ane Boseska (North Macedonia Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Dangerous play by Jill Scott (England).
    • 73': Afrodita Saliihi (North Macedonia Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 73': Foul by Jessica Carter (England).
    • 74': Goal! North Macedonia Women 0, England 9. Ella Toone (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Beth Mead.
    • 75': Substitution, North Macedonia Women. Aleksandra Markovska replaces Natasa Andonova.
    • 75': Beth Mead (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 75': Foul by Afrodita Saliihi (North Macedonia Women).
    • 75': Afrodita Saliihi (North Macedonia Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Foul by Eli Jakovska (North Macedonia Women).
    • 76': Nikita Parris (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 77': Offside, England. Millie Bright tries a through ball, but Nikita Parris is caught offside.
    • 78': Goal! North Macedonia Women 0, England 10. Ella Toone (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nikita Parris.
    • 79': Beth Mead (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Foul by Ilza Maksuti (North Macedonia Women).
    • 79': Ilza Maksuti (North Macedonia Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 80': Substitution, North Macedonia Women. Kristina Petrushevska replaces Pavlinka Nikolovska.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Alessia Russo (England) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jill Scott with a cross.
    • 84': Foul by Sara Velkova (North Macedonia Women).
    • 84': Nikita Parris (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 84': Sara Velkova (North Macedonia Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 85': Offside, England. Jill Scott tries a through ball, but Nikita Parris is caught offside.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Alessia Russo (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 90': Nikita Parris (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90': Foul by Aleksandra Markovska (North Macedonia Women).
    • 90': Aleksandra Markovska (North Macedonia Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Ella Toone (England) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Katie Zelem (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jill Scott.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Alessia Russo (England) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Beth Mead with a cross.
    • 90'+5': Corner, England. Conceded by Sara Velkova.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Alessia Russo (England) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Katie Zelem with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, North Macedonia Women 0, England 10.
    • 0': Match ends, North Macedonia Women 0, England 10.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 14
    0 Yellow Cards 5
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 0
    8 Corner Kicks 0
    0 Saves 7
    81.7 Possession 18.3
    39 SHOTS 1
    17 ON GOAL 0
    0.4 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    473 Accurate Passes 51
    535 Passes 128
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.4
    16 Accurate Crosses 0
    39 Crosses 2
    0.4 Cross % 0.0
    43 Long Balls 66
    32 Accurate Long Balls 14
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.2
    3 Blocked Shots 1
    5 Effective Tackles 6
    11 Tackles 6
    0.5 Tackle % 1.0
    2 Interceptions 12
    3 Effective Clearances 30
    3 Clearances 30

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Tose Proeski Arena
    Location: Skopje, North Macedonia
    Attendance: 258

    WWCQ - UEFA Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 England 10 +80 30
    2 Austria 10 +43 22
    3 Northern Ireland 10 +20 19
    4 Luxembourg 10 -36 9
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    MKD North Macedonia (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Viktorija Panchurova (GK)
    5 Pavlinka Nikolovska
    14 Hristina Joshevska
    18 Elena Petrovska
    15 Sara Velkova Yellow Card
    4 Ane Boseska
    10 Natasa Andonova
    16 Hava Mustafa
    9 Ilza Maksuti Yellow Card
    21 Eli Jakovska
    7 Gentijana Rochi Yellow Card
    North Macedonia Substitutes:
    Aleksandra Markovska, Radica Choneva, Teodora Gjorgjevska, Ivan Nikolov, Kristina Petrushevska, Elma Shemsovikj, Angela Stojkovska, Afrodita Saliihi, Lina Samardzievska, Daniela Veleska, Kristina Pavlovska.

    ENG England (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    13 Hannah Hampton (GK)
    5 Jessica Carter
    6 Millie Bright
    3 Demi Stokes
    2 Lucy Bronze
    4 Keira Walsh
    10 Ella Toone
    8 Georgia Stanway
    9 Ellen White
    11 Lauren Hemp
    7 Beth Mead
    England Substitutes:
    Nikita Parris, Katie Zelem, Gabby George, Jill Scott, Ellie Roebuck, Rachel Daly, Mary Earps, Jordan Nobbs, Alessia Russo.

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