UEFA Nations League

North Macedonia vs Latvia, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
North Macedonia
  • 57': Nikola Serafimov
FT
1 - 0
Latvia

    About

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

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Alvis Jaunzems (Latvia).
    • 3': Attempt missed. Dmitrijs Zelenkovs (Latvia) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
    • 6': Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 6': Foul by Roberts Savalnieks (Latvia).
    • 6': Offside, North Macedonia. Darko Churlinov is caught offside.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Trajkovski (North Macedonia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bojan Miovski.
    • 9': Foul by Dario Sits (Latvia).
    • 9': Isnik Alimi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Foul by Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia).
    • 10': Roberts Savalnieks (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Darko Churlinov (North Macedonia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ezgjan Alioski with a cross.
    • 14': Offside, North Macedonia. Ezgjan Alioski is caught offside.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Roberts Savalnieks (Latvia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 15': Offside, North Macedonia. Aleksandar Trajkovski is caught offside.
    • 19': Offside, North Macedonia. Eljif Elmas is caught offside.
    • 19': Corner, Latvia. Conceded by Isnik Alimi.
    • 22': Delay in match (North Macedonia).
    • 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 24': Substitution, North Macedonia. Lirim Qamili replaces Eljif Elmas because of an injury.
    • 25': Corner, Latvia. Conceded by Bojan Dimoski.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Lukass Vapne (Latvia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alvis Jaunzems.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Lirim Qamili (North Macedonia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 27': Eduards Daskevics (Latvia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 27': Foul by Nikola Serafimov (North Macedonia).
    • 29': Darko Churlinov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 29': Foul by Roberts Savalnieks (Latvia).
    • 29': Roberts Savalnieks (Latvia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 41': Dario Sits (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Gjoko Zajkov (North Macedonia).
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Trajkovski (North Macedonia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Isnik Alimi.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ezgjan Alioski.
    • 44': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Antonijs Cernomordijs.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Isnik Alimi (North Macedonia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aleksandar Trajkovski.
    • 45'+1': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Rihards Matrevics.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, North Macedonia 0, Latvia 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins North Macedonia 0, Latvia 0.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Bojan Dimoski (North Macedonia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Enis Bardhi.
    • 46': Eduards Daskevics (Latvia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 46': Foul by Bojan Dimoski (North Macedonia).
    • 48': Attempt missed. Lirim Qamili (North Macedonia) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ezgjan Alioski.
    • 50': Dario Sits (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Isnik Alimi (North Macedonia).
    • 51': Attempt missed. Bojan Dimoski (North Macedonia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ezgjan Alioski.
    • 53': Dario Sits (Latvia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 53': Foul by Nikola Serafimov (North Macedonia).
    • 53': Nikola Serafimov (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 54': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 54': Foul by Alvis Jaunzems (Latvia).
    • 55': Attempt missed. Lirim Qamili (North Macedonia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ezgjan Alioski with a cross.
    • 55': Dario Sits (Latvia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 55': Foul by Gjoko Zajkov (North Macedonia).
    • 55': Gjoko Zajkov (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 57': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Dmitrijs Zelenkovs.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Gjoko Zajkov (North Macedonia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aleksandar Trajkovski with a cross following a corner.
    • 57': Goal! North Macedonia 1, Latvia 0. Nikola Serafimov (North Macedonia) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
    • 58': Substitution, North Macedonia. Milan Ristovski replaces Darko Churlinov.
    • 59': Substitution, North Macedonia. Dimitar Mitrovski replaces Bojan Dimoski.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Dario Sits (Latvia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitalijs Jagodinskis.
    • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Nikola Serafimov (North Macedonia).
    • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 62': Dimitar Mitrovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Vitalijs Jagodinskis (Latvia).
    • 64': Substitution, Latvia. Kristers Tobers replaces Roberts Savalnieks.
    • 64': Substitution, Latvia. Deniss Melniks replaces Alvis Jaunzems.
    • 64': Substitution, Latvia. Renars Varslavans replaces Lukass Vapne.
    • 66': Antonijs Cernomordijs (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia).
    • 71': Substitution, Latvia. Roberts Uldrikis replaces Eduards Daskevics.
    • 71': Substitution, Latvia. Vladislavs Gutkovskis replaces Dario Sits.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dimitar Mitrovski.
    • 72': Foul by Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia).
    • 72': Gjoko Zajkov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dmitrijs Zelenkovs.
    • 75': Foul by Raivis Jurkovskis (Latvia).
    • 75': Gjoko Zajkov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Hand ball by Isnik Alimi (North Macedonia).
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Milan Ristovski (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Serafimov.
    • 77': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Andrejs Ciganiks.
    • 78': Substitution, North Macedonia. Stefan Ashkovski replaces Ezgjan Alioski.
    • 78': Substitution, North Macedonia. Darko Velkovski replaces Aleksandar Trajkovski.
    • 78': Foul by Milan Ristovski (North Macedonia).
    • 78': Renars Varslavans (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Dmitrijs Zelenkovs (Latvia).
    • 79': Isnik Alimi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Vitalijs Jagodinskis (Latvia).
    • 82': Darko Velkovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia).
    • 83': Attempt saved. Lirim Qamili (North Macedonia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bojan Miovski.
    • 83': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Rihards Matrevics.
    • 84': Foul by Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia).
    • 84': Stefan Ashkovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 84': Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Raivis Jurkovskis (Latvia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 87': Offside, Latvia. Vladislavs Gutkovskis is caught offside.
    • 88': Darko Velkovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia).
    • 89': Offside, Latvia. Roberts Uldrikis is caught offside.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Deniss Melniks (Latvia) header from very close range is too high.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enis Bardhi.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Darko Velkovski (North Macedonia).
    • 90'+5': Renars Varslavans (Latvia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia).
    • 90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Renars Varslavans (Latvia).
    • 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+5': Kristers Tobers (Latvia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, North Macedonia 1, Latvia 0.
    • 0': Match ends, North Macedonia 1, Latvia 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 11
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 4
    2 Corner Kicks 5
    3 Saves 1
    36.4 Possession 63.6
    7 SHOTS 18
    1 ON GOAL 4
    0.1 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    230 Accurate Passes 473
    307 Passes 542
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 3
    15 Crosses 19
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    52 Long Balls 68
    20 Accurate Long Balls 44
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 5
    7 Effective Tackles 7
    14 Tackles 11
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    8 Interceptions 7
    33 Effective Clearances 27
    33 Clearances 27

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Nations League

    Venue: Tose Proeski Arena
    Location: Skopje, North Macedonia
    Attendance: 8,851

    UEFA Nations League Standings

    # 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 Standings

    Line-Ups

    MKD North Macedonia (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Stole Dimitrievski (GK)
    5 Gjoko Zajkov Yellow Card
    4 Nikola Serafimov Yellow Card
    8 Ezgjan Alioski
    13 Bojan Dimoski
    9 Aleksandar Trajkovski
    10 Enis Bardhi
    16 Isnik Alimi
    20 Bojan Miovski
    7 Eljif Elmas
    11 Darko Churlinov
    North Macedonia Substitutes:
    Stefan Askovski, Bojan Ilievski, Dimitar Mitrovski, David Babunski, Lirim Kjamili, Igor Aleksovski, Darko Velkoski, Sefer Emini, Jani Atanasov, Damjan Siskovski, Jovan Manev, Milan Ristovski.

    LVA Latvia (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    23 Rihards Matrevics (GK)
    5 Antonijs Cernomordijs
    3 Vitalijs Jagodinskis
    13 Raivis Andris Jurkovskis
    14 Andrej Ciganiks
    11 Roberts Savalnieks Yellow Card
    15 Dmitrijs Zelenkovs
    17 Lukass Vapne
    7 Eduards Daskevics
    16 Alvis Jaunzems
    18 Dario Sits
    Latvia Substitutes:
    Krisjanis Zviedris, Maksims Tonisevs, Kristers Tobers, Frenks Orols, Kaspars Dubra, Aleksejs Saveljevs, Vladislavs Gutkovskis, Renars Varslavans, Emils Birka, Roberts Uldrikis, Deniss Melniks, Daniels Balodis.

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