National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) U21 Macedonia's Veljko Cvetanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tonko Grković in the 4th minute of play. After some careless play in the U21 Macedonia defense, Tonko Grković kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Veljko Cvetanov. The U21 Macedonia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Veljko Cvetanov should have stopped the shot. 12 minutes into the game, Leopold Panda was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Croatia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Macedonia the free kick. Leopold Panda kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Tomislav Kardum made an important save on a dangerous shot by Erkand Boškovski in the 13th minute. Avram Radevski hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrej Palković in the 16th minute of play forced U21 Macedonia's goalkeeper Veljko Cvetanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute Marcel Gradiček shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Veljko Cvetanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 18th minute Marcel Gradiček shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Veljko Cvetanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Veljko Cvetanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcel Gradiček, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomislav Cvetanoski got free with Tomislav Kardum in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. U21 Macedonia's Veljko Cvetanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tonko Grković in the 29th minute of play. Boris Hristov received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tomislav Kardum came out and tried to block the shot, but Boris Hristov slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 31st minute. Tonko Grković might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Veljko Cvetanov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tonko Grković ran back to his position shaking his head. Tomislav Kardum had great luck who in the 38thth minute grab hold of the ball when Tomislav Cvetanoski from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. In the 47th minute, Tonko Grković made a precise shot to the right of Veljko Cvetanov. U21 Macedonia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.
The wind increased when Tomislav Cvetanoski made the kick off in the second half. Stanko Jertec sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, U21 Macedonia's Avram Radevski got a free kick in the 61st minute. After 66 played minutes U21 Macedonia got a freekick which was hit by Maxim Slaveski. 68 minutes into the match, U21 Macedonia's goal looked a bit too open when Stanko Jertec came free, but Veljko Cvetanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, U21 Macedonia's Bergin Atanasov got a free kick in the 71st minute. Tomislav Kardum took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Naum Cvetkovič, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th minute, Tomislav Cvetanoski made a precise shot to the right of Tomislav Kardum. U21 Croatia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-4. A collision led to U21 Croatia getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Šandor Dajčić hit a great ball. U21 Croatia's Tomislav Kardum played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomislav Cvetanoski in the 81st minute of play. In the 82nd minute Marcel Gradiček shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Veljko Cvetanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 84th minute, Naum Cvetkovič made a precise shot to the right of Tomislav Kardum. U21 Croatia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-4. In the 87thth minute of the game Marcel Gradiček who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Macedonia's Veljko Cvetanov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Croatia's zone, Tomislav Cvetanoski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tomislav Kardum came out of the goal and Tomislav Cvetanoski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. U21 Croatia's Tomislav Kardum played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomislav Cvetanoski in the 91st minute of play. Šandor Dajčić kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. 96 minutes into the match, U21 Macedonia's goal looked a bit too open when Tonko Grković came free, but Veljko Cvetanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.
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