North Macedonia vs Wales, 2014 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage 2013

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

North Macedonia

20': Ivan Trickovski
80': Aleksandar Trajkovski

FT
2 - 1

Wales

39': Aaron Ramsey (P)

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North Macedonia are hosting Wales at Tose Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
3': Darko Tasevski (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Wales).
4': Foul by Jack Collison (Wales).
4': Stefan Ristovski (Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
7': Foul by David Vaughan (Wales).
7': Ivan Trickovski (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Wales).
19': Goran Pandev (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': David Vaughan (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20': Craig Bellamy (Wales) is shown the yellow card.
20': Attempt blocked. Agim Ibraimi (Macedonia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
23': Goal! Macedonia 1, Wales 0. Ivan Trickovski (Macedonia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
24': Corner, Macedonia. Conceded by Joe Ledley.
24': Foul by Daniel Georgievski (Macedonia).
19': Jonathan Williams (Wales) wins a free kick on the left wing.
27': Attempt saved. Goran Pandev (Macedonia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ivan Trickovski.
27': Aaron Ramsey (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Foul by Daniel Georgievski (Macedonia).
28': Craig Bellamy (Wales) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
28': Attempt missed. Jack Collison (Wales) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
29': Foul by Sam Ricketts (Wales).
29': Jovan Kostovski (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30': Foul by Jovan Kostovski (Macedonia).
30': Sam Ricketts (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Ben Davies (Wales) wins a free kick on the left wing.
33': Foul by Daniel Georgievski (Macedonia).
34': Attempt missed. Jack Collison (Wales) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Craig Bellamy with a cross following a set piece situation.
35': Foul by Jack Collison (Wales).
35': Ivan Trickovski (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': David Vaughan (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Ivan Trickovski (Macedonia).
37': Penalty Wales. Aaron Ramsey draws a foul in the penalty area.
37': Penalty conceded by Ivan Trickovski (Macedonia) after a foul in the penalty area.
39': Goal! Macedonia 1, Wales 1. Aaron Ramsey (Wales) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
40': Nikola Gligorov (Macedonia) is shown the yellow card.
40': David Vaughan (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Stefan Ristovski (Macedonia).
42': Stefan Ristovski (Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Aaron Ramsey (Wales) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45': Foul by Goran Pandev (Macedonia).
45': Offside, Macedonia. Vance Sikov tries a through ball, but Jovan Kostovski is caught offside.
45'+1': First Half ends, Macedonia 1, Wales 1.
45'+2': Ashley Williams (Wales) is shown the yellow card.
45'+1': Goran Pandev (Macedonia) is shown the yellow card.
45'+2': Match ends, Macedonia 2, Wales 1.
49': Second Half begins Macedonia 1, Wales 1.
49': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Nikolce Noveski.
49': Ben Davies (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Daniel Georgievski (Macedonia).
55': Jovan Kostovski (Macedonia) is shown the yellow card.
55': Attempt missed. Jack Collison (Wales) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
55': Attempt blocked. Goran Pandev (Macedonia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Gligorov.
56': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Stefan Ristovski.
56': Foul by Joe Ledley (Wales).
58': Vance Sikov (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Darko Tasevski (Macedonia).
58': Joe Ledley (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Agim Ibraimi (Macedonia).
58': Jonathan Williams (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Agim Ibraimi (Macedonia) is shown the yellow card.
61': Delay in match Jonathan Williams (Wales) because of an injury.
62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
63': Substitution, Macedonia. Aleksandar Trajkovski replaces Agim Ibraimi.
65': Substitution, Wales. Andrew Crofts replaces Jonathan Williams because of an injury.
65': Attempt missed. Goran Pandev (Macedonia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Georgievski with a cross.
40': Foul by Craig Bellamy (Wales).
69': Vance Sikov (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Stefan Ristovski.
71': Attempt blocked. David Vaughan (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
71': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Stefan Ristovski.
74': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Trajkovski (Macedonia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Goran Pandev.
76': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Nikolce Noveski.
77': Corner, Macedonia. Conceded by David Vaughan.
77': Substitution, Macedonia. Aleksandar Lazevski replaces Daniel Georgievski.
77': Darko Tasevski (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Foul by Andrew Crofts (Wales).
78': Andrew Crofts (Wales) is shown the yellow card for dangerous play.
79': Attempt missed. Goran Pandev (Macedonia) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
80': Substitution, Wales. Adam Matthews replaces Jack Collison.
82': Goal! Macedonia 2, Wales 1. Aleksandar Trajkovski (Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Darko Tasevski.
82': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Trajkovski (Macedonia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Goran Pandev.
82': Attempt blocked. Nikola Gligorov (Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Goran Pandev.
82': Delay in match Sam Ricketts (Wales) because of an injury.
85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
86': Substitution, Wales. Sam Vokes replaces David Vaughan.
87': Substitution, Macedonia. Daniel Mojsov replaces Jovan Kostovski.
87': Aaron Ramsey (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Foul by Nikolce Noveski (Macedonia).
89': Delay in match Nikola Gligorov (Macedonia) because of an injury.
90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Sam Vokes (Wales) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Davies with a cross.
90'+3': Foul by Adam Matthews (Wales).
90'+4': Nikolce Noveski (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Goran Pandev (Macedonia).
90'+5': Joe Ledley (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Attempt blocked. Craig Bellamy (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Ledley.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Macedonia 2, Wales 1.

Statistics

WAL		MKD
10	Fouls	13
4	Yellow Cards	5
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	2
2	Saves	0
56.7	Possession	43.3
8	SHOTS	10
1	ON GOAL	4
0.1	On Target %	0.4
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
430	Accurate Passes	320
497	Passes	378
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	4
23	Crosses	13
0.2	Cross %	0.3
45	Long Balls	44
33	Accurate Long Balls	30
0.7	Long Balls %	0.7
2	Blocked Shots	3
15	Effective Tackles	8
21	Tackles	10
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
21	Effective Clearances	21
21	Clearances	21

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Tose Proeski Arena
Location: Skopje, North Macedonia
Attendance: 13,000

WCQ - UEFA Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Germany	0	0	0
2	Luxembourg	0	0	0
3	Northern Ireland	0	0	0
4	Slovakia	0	0	0

Full Standings

Line-Ups

North Macedonia (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Tomislav Pacovski (GK)
6	Vance Sikov
4	Nikolce Noveski
13	Stefan Ristovski
2	Daniel Georgievski
10	Goran Pandev
16	Nikola Gligorov
22	Darko Tasevski
17	Jovan Kostovski
7	Ivan Trickovski
19	Agim Ibraimi

North Macedonia Substitutes:

Predrag Randjelovic, Boban Grncarov, Aleksandar Trajkovski, Daniel Mojsov, Darko Tofiloski, Kristijan Naumovski, Daniel Ivanov, Adis Jahovic, Aleksandar Lazevski, Ostoja Stjepanovic, Mirko Ivanovski, David Babunski.

Wales (4-5-1)

No.	Name
1	Boaz Myhill (GK)
5	Sam Rickett
6	Ashley Williams
3	Ben Davies
2	Chris Gunter
4	Joe Ledley
7	David Vaughan
10	Aaron Ramsey
9	Jack Collison
11	Jonny Williams
8	Craig Bellamy

Wales Substitutes:

Simon Church, Andrew Crofts, Danny Gabbidon, Wayne Hennessey, Owain Williams, Andy King, Sam Vokes, Paul Dummett, Adam Matthews, Gareth Bale.

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