North Macedonia 1-0 Italy: defeats 1-0 with a late goal scored by A. Trajkovski
PALERMO. North Macedonia snatched a late win Italy 1-0 after A. Trajkovski scored just 1 goal (90').
PALERMO. North Macedonia snatched a late win Italy 1-0 after A. Trajkovski scored just 1 goal (90′). Italy was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (70%).
The match was played at the Stadio Renzo Barbera stadium in Palermo on Thursday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Clément Turpin with the assistance of Nicolas Danos and Cyril Gringore. The 4th official was Benoît Bastien. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold around 4.2 degrees Celsius or 39.49 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 65%.
Match Statistics
Italy was in firm control of the ball 70% while North Macedonia was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Italy was more aggressive with 103 dangerous attacks and 32 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, North Macedonia succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Italy shot 32 times, 5 on target, 27 off target. On the other side, North Macedonia shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Italy. On the opposite side, North Macedonia received 1 yellow card (S. Spirovski).
After playing this contest, Italy will stay with 16 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, North Macedonia will have 18 points to stay in the 2nd place.
Match Events
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58'58'
S. Spirovski
B. Nikolov
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58'58'
S. Ashkovski
A. Ademi
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64'64'
G. Raspadori
L. Insigne
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72'72'
B. Miovski
M. Ristovski
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77'77'
S. Tonali
N. Barella
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77'77'
L. Pellegrini
C. Immobile
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80'80'
S. Spirovski
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86'86'
K. Ristevski
D. Velkovski
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89'89'
Joao Pedro
D. Berardi
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90'90'
G. Chiellini
G. Mancini
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90'90'
A. Trajkovski
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Italy: Formation and Lineups
Italy started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Roberto Mancini chose to play with the following team: .
Substitutes
Italy made 5 changes: L. Insigne for G. Raspadori (64′), N. Barella for S. Tonali (77′), C. Immobile for L. Pellegrini (77′), D. Berardi for Joao Pedro (89′) and G. Mancini for G. Chiellini (90′).
North Macedonia: Formation and Lineups
North Macedonia started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
On the opposite side, Blagoja Milevski played with: .
Substitutes
North Macedonia made 4 changes: B. Nikolov for S. Spirovski (58′), A. Ademi for S. Ashkovski (58′), M. Ristovski for B. Miovski (72′) and D. Velkovski for K. Ristevski (86′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Europe
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