National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abdul Aziz Aban took the kick off in the first half of the match. Blagoj Kočovski hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Hristijan Siljanovski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdul Aziz Aban, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, U21 Lebanon's Lotfi Mashrouf got a free kick in the 8th minute. The supporters of U21 Macedonia booed when U21 Lebanon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lotfi Mashrouf didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 23rd minute Hassan Hamdi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hristijan Siljanovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abdul Rahman Abdul Qadir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maxim Trifunov, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Hristijan Siljanovski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hassan Hamdi, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Abdul Aziz El Aska made a great header on U21 Lebanon's corner, it was just that U21 Macedonia's Hristijan Siljanovski managed to reach the ball for a save. 36 minutes into the match, U21 Macedonia's goal looked a bit too open when Zafar Husam came free, but Hristijan Siljanovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 Lebanon's Abdul Rahman Abdul Qadir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maxim Trifunov in the 38th minute of play. In the 39th match minute, U21 Lebanon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zafar Husam to maneuver through the defense. Abdul Rahman Abdul Qadir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anastas Ivanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Orce Angelevski made a great header on U21 Macedonia's corner, it was just that U21 Lebanon's Abdul Rahman Abdul Qadir managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 45th minute, Maxim Trifunov reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Abdul Rahman Abdul Qadir. The goal made the score 2-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

When Tyler Blackett fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Lebanon's protests and gave Tyler Blackett a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to U21 Lebanon getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Tyler Blackett hit a great ball. A collision led to U21 Macedonia getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Brane Božovič hit a great ball. U21 Macedonia made a substitution. Vojislav Hristovski replaced Brane Božovič. The supporters of U21 Lebanon booed when U21 Macedonia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Brane Božovič didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zafar Husam kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. U21 Macedonia made a substitution. Lambe Prodanoski replaced Orce Angelevski. 69 minutes into the match, U21 Lebanon's goal looked a bit too open when Teodor Cvetanovski came free, but Abdul Rahman Abdul Qadir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 Lebanon's Tyler Blackett got his second yellow card of the match in the 72nd minute. The referee ordered Tyler Blackett off the ground. The supporters of U21 Macedonia booed when U21 Lebanon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tyler Blackett didn't get a good kick on the ball. 77 minutes into the game, U21 Macedonia's Teodor Cvetanovski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Abdul Rahman Abdul Qadir made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. If Hassan Hamdi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Blagoj Kočovski fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Macedonia's protests and gave Blagoj Kočovski a yellow card for diving instead. Hristijan Siljanovski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hassan Hamdi in the 91st minute of play. 93 minutes had been played when some careless play by U21 Macedonia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Abdul Aziz El Aska was slow to take the kick. During this time U21 Lebanon's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Abdul Aziz El Aska got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Hristijan Siljanovski quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Abdul Rahman Abdul Qadir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teodor Cvetanovski, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute.