National Team Friendly

Match date: 14-01-2016 19:00

Match length: 97 Minutes

Macedonia
vs.
Albania

Match date: 14-01-2016 19:00

Match length: 97 Minutes

Macedonia vs. Albania: 1-2

Macedonia

 
No Po Pl R
1 1 Gk D. Despotovski       4.56
27 2 De J. Dimitrijevski       3.27
24 3 De D. Vasilev       2.92
22 4 De L. Karov       2.01
15 5 De 50' L. Prokopievski       -0.19
3 6 De I. Najdovski       4.39
19 7 Mf S. Bogdanovski       5.03
11 8 Mf 64' S. Lefkovski       6.24
5 9 St J. Serafimov       6.06
4 10 St 43' B. Gaši       0.50
2 11 St T. Bardhi     1 9.64
7 12 De 50' P. Antič       0.02
10 13 St 43' P. Filipovič       1.16
6 14 Mf 64' A. Bushi       0.50
No: Shirt number
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
Pl: Player name
Yellow card
Second yellow card
Red card
Injury
Goals
Own Goal
R: Rating

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Match Facts MK AL
Goals 1 2
Injuries 0 0
Yellow cards 0 1
Red cards 0 0
Free kicks 4 1
Penalty kicks 0 0
Corners 3 0
Shots on target 23 7
Possession 49% 51%
 
No Po Pl R
1 1 Gk D. Lila       12.68
3 2 De B. Alibali       6.51
12 3 De B. Vata       4.55
4 4 De R. Hima       4.34
2 5 De M. Buna       4.55
8 6 De S. Hila   3.44
6 7 Mf L. Cana       6.67
9 8 Mf D. Bespalla     1 7.68
23 9 St N. Lazellari       5.70
11 10 St K. Jashellari     1 8.44
10 11 St L. Curri       6.18
19 12 Su V. Margjeka       0.00
13 13 Su E. Cekaj       0.00
5 14 Su S. Shahini       0.00
No: Shirt number
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
Pl: Player name
Yellow card
Second yellow card
Red card
Injury
Goals
Own Goal
R: Rating

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Match Report

National stadium
Spectators: 10302 (Terracing: 7727, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206)
The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kristaq Jashellari got the match started through his kick off. Drino Lila showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Trim Bardhi in the 4th minute of the match. In the 5th minute, Trim Bardhi made a precise shot to the right of Drino Lila. Albania's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Driton Bespalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Dragoljub Despotovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Kristaq Jashellari's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dragoljub Despotovski was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Driton Bespalla struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Dragoljub Despotovski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Albania. If Nertil Lazellari had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 18 played minutes Albania got a freekick which was hit by Nertil Lazellari. Drino Lila took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Trim Bardhi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Drino Lila took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Josif Serafimov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Slobodan Bogdanovski hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Josif Serafimov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Macedonia's supporters rose to their feet, but Josif Serafimov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Drino Lila breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Trim Bardhi in the 24th minute of play forced Albania's goalkeeper Drino Lila to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Macedonia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Trim Bardhi in the 25th minute. Trim Bardhi made a great header on Macedonia's corner, it was just that Albania's Drino Lila managed to reach the ball for a save. A collision led to Albania getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Kristaq Jashellari hit a great ball. With his leg Drino Lila managed to avoid a goal in the 37thth minute, when Macedonia's Trim Bardhi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With his leg Drino Lila managed to avoid a goal in the 39thth minute, when Macedonia's Trim Bardhi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Kristaq Jashellari hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Trim Bardhi might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Drino Lila. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Trim Bardhi ran back to his position shaking his head. After 43 minutes, Sabian Hila mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Albania and the Macedonia players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Albania getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Sabian Hila hit a great ball. A collision led to Albania getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Sabian Hila hit a great ball. Josif Serafimov's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 46thth minute, Drino Lila skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Trim Bardhi to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Trim Bardhi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Drino Lila was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Drino Lila made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Trim Bardhi in the 57th minute of play. 58 minutes into the match, Macedonia's goal looked a bit too open when Nertil Lazellari came free, but Dragoljub Despotovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st minute, Kristaq Jashellari left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Albania fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Macedonia made a substitution. Alban Bushi replaced Simon Lefkovski. Nertil Lazellari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dragoljub Despotovski having to interfere. 73 minutes into the match, Albania's goal looked a bit too open when Pandil Filipovič came free, but Drino Lila reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Trim Bardhi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Drino Lila was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. Albania's Drino Lila played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Trim Bardhi in the 78th minute of play. After 79 minutes Albania's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Trim Bardhi who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Macedonia's corner Trim Bardhi fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Drino Lila quite easily take care of the ball. If Pandil Filipovič had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Macedonia's Dragoljub Despotovski got control of the ball when Driton Bespalla tried to sneak it across the goal line.

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Macedonia

No  Pl Po G Sh SOT Pa   Ta   SV In
1  D. Despotovski
1.  D. Despotovski (Gk)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 10   (70%)
Ta 0
SV 5
In 0
Gk 0 0 0 10 70% 0 5 0
27  J. Dimitrijevski
27.  J. Dimitrijevski (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 7   (57%)
Ta 6   (33%)
SV 0
In 8
De 0 0 0 7 57% 6 33% 0 8
24  D. Vasilev
24.  D. Vasilev (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 4   (50%)
Ta 4   (50%)
SV 0
In 1
De 0 0 0 4 50% 4 50% 0 1
22  L. Karov
22.  L. Karov (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 6   (83%)
Ta 2   (0%)
SV 0
In 2
De 0 0 0 6 83% 2 0% 0 2
15  L. Prokopievski
15.  L. Prokopievski (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 5   (80%)
Ta 2   (100%)
SV 0
In 2
De 0 0 0 5 80% 2 100% 0 2
3  I. Najdovski
3.  I. Najdovski (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 14   (93%)
Ta 8   (50%)
SV 0
In 8
De 0 0 0 14 93% 8 50% 0 8
19  S. Bogdanovski
19.  S. Bogdanovski (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 18   (89%)
Ta 12   (67%)
SV 0
In 1
Mf 0 0 0 18 89% 12 67% 0 1
11  S. Lefkovski
11.  S. Lefkovski (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 10   (100%)
Ta 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 1
Mf 0 0 0 10 100% 1 0% 0 1
5  J. Serafimov
5.  J. Serafimov (St)
G 0
Sh 5
SOT 5
Pa 13   (85%)
Ta 6   (67%)
SV 0
In 1
St 0 5 5 13 85% 6 67% 0 1
4  B. Gaši
4.  B. Gaši (St)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 3   (67%)
Ta 2   (0%)
SV 0
In 0
St 0 0 0 3 67% 2 0% 0 0
2  T. Bardhi
2.  T. Bardhi (St)
G 1
Sh 16
SOT 15
Pa 9   (67%)
Ta 1   (100%)
SV 0
In 0
St 1 16 15 9 67% 1 100% 0 0
7  P. Antič
7.  P. Antič (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 6   (100%)
Ta 4   (25%)
SV 0
In 3
De 0 0 0 6 100% 4 25% 0 3
10  P. Filipovič
10.  P. Filipovič (St)
G 0
Sh 4
SOT 3
Pa 3   (33%)
Ta 2   (50%)
SV 0
In 0
St 0 4 3 3 33% 2 50% 0 0
6  A. Bushi
6.  A. Bushi (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 5   (40%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Mf 0 0 0 5 40% 0 0 0
  Total
G 1
Sh 25
SOT 23
Pa 113 (79%)
Ta 50 (50%)
SV 5
In 27
Total   1 25 23 113 79% 50 50% 5 27
No: Shirt number
Pl: Player name
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
G: Goals
Sh: Shots
SOT: Shots on target
Pa: Passes
Ta: Tackles
SV: Saves
In: Interceptions

Albania

No  Pl Po G Sh SOT Pa   Ta   SV In
1  D. Lila
1.  D. Lila (Gk)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 18   (89%)
Ta 0
SV 19
In 0
Gk 0 0 0 18 89% 0 19 0
3  B. Alibali
3.  B. Alibali (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 4   (25%)
Ta 4   (50%)
SV 0
In 7
De 0 0 0 4 25% 4 50% 0 7
12  B. Vata
12.  B. Vata (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 11   (64%)
Ta 18   (44%)
SV 0
In 3
De 0 0 0 11 64% 18 44% 0 3
4  R. Hima
4.  R. Hima (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 1   (0%)
Ta 1   (100%)
SV 0
In 2
De 0 0 0 1 0% 1 100% 0 2
2  M. Buna
2.  M. Buna (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 7   (86%)
Ta 6   (33%)
SV 0
In 3
De 0 0 0 7 86% 6 33% 0 3
8  S. Hila
8.  S. Hila (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 6   (50%)
Ta 11   (45%)
SV 0
In 3
De 0 0 0 6 50% 11 45% 0 3
6  L. Cana
6.  L. Cana (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 19   (84%)
Ta 11   (64%)
SV 0
In 3
Mf 0 0 0 19 84% 11 64% 0 3
9  D. Bespalla
9.  D. Bespalla (Mf)
G 1
Sh 3
SOT 1
Pa 7   (57%)
Ta 2   (0%)
SV 0
In 1
Mf 1 3 1 7 57% 2 0% 0 1
23  N. Lazellari
23.  N. Lazellari (St)
G 0
Sh 4
SOT 2
Pa 14   (71%)
Ta 3   (33%)
SV 0
In 2
St 0 4 2 14 71% 3 33% 0 2
11  K. Jashellari
11.  K. Jashellari (St)
G 1
Sh 4
SOT 4
Pa 7   (71%)
Ta 4   (50%)
SV 0
In 0
St 1 4 4 7 71% 4 50% 0 0
10  L. Curri
10.  L. Curri (St)
G 0
Sh 1
SOT 0
Pa 5   (80%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
St 0 1 0 5 80% 0 0 0
19  V. Margjeka
19.  V. Margjeka (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13  E. Cekaj
13.  E. Cekaj (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  S. Shahini
5.  S. Shahini (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Total
G 2
Sh 12
SOT 7
Pa 99 (73%)
Ta 60 (47%)
SV 19
In 24
Total   2 12 7 99 73% 60 47% 19 24
No: Shirt number
Pl: Player name
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
G: Goals
Sh: Shots
SOT: Shots on target
Pa: Passes
Ta: Tackles
SV: Saves
In: Interceptions