FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

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

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Wales
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North Macedonia

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    Wales are hosting North Macedonia at Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, 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.
    • 2': Offside, Macedonia. Vance Sikov tries a through ball, but Goran Pandev is caught offside.
    • 5': Foul by Andy King (Wales).
    • 5': Ostoja Stjepanovic (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Foul by Andy King (Wales).
    • 6': Ostoja Stjepanovic (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Agim Ibraimi (Macedonia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Predrag Randjelovic.
    • 14': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Ezgjan Alioski.
    • 17': Delay in match Mirko Ivanovski (Macedonia) because of an injury.
    • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 19': Foul by Mirko Ivanovski (Macedonia).
    • 19': Neil Taylor (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Mirko Ivanovski (Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 21': Foul by Mirko Ivanovski (Macedonia).
    • 21': Hal Robson-Kanu (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Neil Taylor (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hal Robson-Kanu.
    • 23': Andy King (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Foul by Ostoja Stjepanovic (Macedonia).
    • 25': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Stefan Ristovski.
    • 26': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Muhamed Demiri.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Andy King (Wales) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey with a cross.
    • 27': Foul by Andy King (Wales).
    • 28': Muhamed Demiri (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Ezgjan Alioski (Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 28': Foul by Hal Robson-Kanu (Wales).
    • 29': Corner, Macedonia. Conceded by Wayne Hennessey.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Nikolce Noveski (Macedonia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ostoja Stjepanovic following a corner.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Goran Pandev (Macedonia) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tomislav Pacovski.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Simon Church (Wales) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Declan John with a cross.
    • 37': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Nikolce Noveski.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Craig Bellamy (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Declan John.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Agim Ibraimi (Macedonia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Predrag Randjelovic.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Simon Church (Wales) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
    • 38': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Vance Sikov.
    • 38': Foul by Declan John (Wales).
    • 40': Goran Pandev (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Mirko Ivanovski (Macedonia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Agim Ibraimi.
    • 41': Delay in match Hal Robson-Kanu (Wales) because of an injury.
    • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 42': Aaron Ramsey (Wales) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 42': Foul by Ezgjan Alioski (Macedonia).
    • 43': Attempt saved. Simon Church (Wales) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Neil Taylor with a cross.
    • 44': Corner, Macedonia. Conceded by Wayne Hennessey.
    • 45': Delay in match James Collins (Wales) because of an injury.
    • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Chris Gunter (Wales).
    • 45'+1': Goran Pandev (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Wales 0, Macedonia 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Wales 1, Macedonia 0.
    • 47': Second Half begins Wales 0, Macedonia 0.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Craig Bellamy (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andy King.
    • 49': Andy King (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Ostoja Stjepanovic (Macedonia).
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Ezgjan Alioski (Macedonia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mirko Ivanovski.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Predrag Randjelovic (Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ostoja Stjepanovic.
    • 54': Corner, Macedonia. Conceded by Neil Taylor.
    • 54': Aaron Ramsey (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Predrag Randjelovic (Macedonia).
    • 55': Aaron Ramsey (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Predrag Randjelovic (Macedonia).
    • 56': Foul by David Vaughan (Wales).
    • 58': Goran Pandev (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Offside, Macedonia. Agim Ibraimi tries a through ball, but Nikolce Noveski is caught offside.
    • 58': Foul by Declan John (Wales).
    • 61': Stefan Ristovski (Macedonia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 61': Declan John (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 61': Foul by David Vaughan (Wales).
    • 62': Predrag Randjelovic (Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Agim Ibraimi (Macedonia) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ostoja Stjepanovic from a direct free kick.
    • 63': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Tomislav Pacovski.
    • 67': Foul by Hal Robson-Kanu (Wales).
    • 70': Vance Sikov (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Goal! Wales 1, Macedonia 0. Simon Church (Wales) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Craig Bellamy.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Craig Bellamy (Wales) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
    • 73': David Vaughan (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Ostoja Stjepanovic (Macedonia).
    • 74': Attempt saved. Goran Pandev (Macedonia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stefan Ristovski.
    • 74': Foul by Neil Taylor (Wales).
    • 75': Mirko Ivanovski (Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 77': Neil Taylor (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 78': Substitution, Macedonia. Darko Tasevski replaces Ostoja Stjepanovic.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Agim Ibraimi (Macedonia) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Predrag Randjelovic with a cross.
    • 78': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Stefan Ristovski.
    • 79': Offside, Wales. Wayne Hennessey tries a through ball, but Simon Church is caught offside.
    • 79': Foul by Vance Sikov (Macedonia).
    • 80': Simon Church (Wales) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 82': Vance Sikov (Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 83': Substitution, Macedonia. Aleksandar Trajkovski replaces Mirko Ivanovski.
    • 83': Corner, Macedonia. Conceded by Neil Taylor.
    • 85': Corner, Macedonia. Conceded by Aaron Ramsey.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Nikolce Noveski (Macedonia) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 85': Penalty Wales. Aaron Ramsey draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 86': Penalty conceded by Nikolce Noveski (Macedonia) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 88': Substitution, Macedonia. Jovan Kostovski replaces Muhamed Demiri.
    • 85': Penalty saved! Aaron Ramsey (Wales) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 90': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Stefan Ristovski.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Goran Pandev (Macedonia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Predrag Randjelovic (Macedonia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Agim Ibraimi.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Wales. Jermaine Easter replaces Simon Church.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Ezgjan Alioski (Macedonia).
    • 90'+4': Hal Robson-Kanu (Wales) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+4': Offside, Macedonia. Goran Pandev tries a through ball, but Jovan Kostovski is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Wayne Hennessey (Wales) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Wales 1, Macedonia 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 11
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 8
    4 Saves 4
    50.1 Possession 49.9
    14 SHOTS 10
    4 ON GOAL 5
    0.3 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    354 Accurate Passes 340
    420 Passes 403
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 4
    17 Crosses 24
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    53 Long Balls 49
    31 Accurate Long Balls 33
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
    1 Blocked Shots 3
    13 Effective Tackles 15
    18 Tackles 18
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    0 Interceptions 0
    31 Effective Clearances 30
    31 Clearances 30

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Principality Stadium
    Location: Cardiff, Wales
    Attendance: 5,000

    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

    WAL Wales (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Wayne Hennessey (GK) Yellow Card
    6 James Collins
    5 Chris Gunter
    3 Declan John Yellow Card
    2 Neil Taylor Yellow Card
    10 Aaron Ramsey
    7 Andy King
    4 David Vaughan
    9 Simon Church
    8 Craig Bellamy
    11 Hal Robson-Kanu
    Wales Substitutes:
    Jermaine Easter, Lloyd Isgrove, Owain Williams, Boaz Myhill, Jazz Richards, Rhoys Wiggins, Owain Tudur-Jones, Harry Wilson, Daniel Alfei, David Cotterill, James Wilson.

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

    No. Name
    1 Tomislav Pacovski (GK)
    4 Nikolce Noveski
    6 Vance Sikov Yellow Card
    3 Ezgjan Alioski
    13 Stefan Ristovski
    14 Predrag Randjelovic
    8 Muhamed Demiri
    17 Ostoja Stjepanovic
    10 Goran Pandev
    21 Mirko Ivanovski
    19 Agim Ibraimi
    North Macedonia Substitutes:
    Daniel Georgievski, Aleksandar Trajkovski, Nikola Gligorov, Daniel Mojsov, Daniel Ivanov, Dejan Blazevski, Jovan Kostovski, David Babunski, Adis Jahovic, Kristijan Naumovski, Boban Grncarov, Darko Tasevski.

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