National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10301 (Terracing: 7726, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) 4 minutes into the match, U21 Macedonia's goal looked a bit too open when Besim Kijanović came free, but Bogoljub Utkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nesib Čuk made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Gianluca Muka sent off a good shot on target. Kruno Šuman scored 0-1 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bogoljub Utkov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bogoljub Utkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kruno Šuman in the 10th minute of the match. U21 Bosnia And Hercegovina's Nesib Čuk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gianluca Muka in the 12th minute of play. The supporters of U21 Bosnia And Hercegovina booed when U21 Macedonia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lazar Vasič didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 21st minute, Besim Kijanović made a precise shot to the right of Bogoljub Utkov. U21 Macedonia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. U21 Bosnia And Hercegovina's Nesib Čuk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gianluca Muka in the 23rd minute of play. Nesib Čuk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gianluca Muka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Bosnia And Hercegovina's zone, Emilijano Najdovski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nesib Čuk came out of the goal and Emilijano Najdovski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Besim Kijanović managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 Bosnia And Hercegovina's supporters rose to their feet, but Besim Kijanović was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bogoljub Utkov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gianluca Muka in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nesib Čuk saved U21 Bosnia And Hercegovina from getting behind. Nesib Čuk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gianluca Muka, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Besim Kijanović fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bogoljub Utkov having to interfere. Bogoljub Utkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mehmedija Cerić in the 40th minute of the match. U21 Macedonia's Bogoljub Utkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mehmedija Cerić in the 42nd minute of play. U21 Macedonia's Gianluca Muka got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 47th minute, Doksim Floreski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mehmedija Cerić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Bogoljub Utkov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gianluca Muka made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kruno Šuman in the 53rd minute of play forced U21 Macedonia's goalkeeper Bogoljub Utkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 54 minutes into the match, Gianluca Muka notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of U21 Bosnia And Hercegovina's Nesib Čuk. Nesib Čuk was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 57 minutes, Gavril Popov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Macedonia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gavril Popov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. U21 Bosnia And Hercegovina's Ato Tofkić was substituted for Hrustan Krstulović. U21 Macedonia's Bogoljub Utkov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save U21 Macedonia from getting a goal against them. Martin Cvetanovski charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Martin Cvetanovski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 64th match minute, U21 Macedonia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Cvetanovski to maneuver through the defense. Dobre Blagojev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nesib Čuk having to interfere. Rodoljub Lozanov kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. In the 82nd minute, Rodoljub Lozanov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 88 played minutes U21 Macedonia got a freekick which was hit by Doksim Floreski. Nesib Čuk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gianluca Muka, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Nesib Čuk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doksim Floreski in the 93rd minute of the match. In the 96th minute, Mehmedija Cerić made a precise shot to the right of Bogoljub Utkov. U21 Macedonia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. The U21 Bosnia And Hercegovina supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing U21 Bosnia And Hercegovina would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.