A goal by Bezjak in the second half was enough to secure Slovenia’s first win over Macedonia. Moment of the match, photo: Filip Zdraveski In a rather uneventful half, Macedonia had possession, but not enough to make a breakthrough, while Slovenia had more chances. Ibraimi tried from distance for the visitors, but Bezjak, Iličić and
Qualifications Tournament Group C MP W D L GD P Spain 10 9 0 1 23:3 27 qualified Slovakia 10 7 1 2 17:8 22 qualified Ukraine 10 6 1 3 14:4 19 play-off (won) Belarus 10 3 2 5 8:14 11 Luxembourg 10 1 1 8 6:27 4 Macedonia 10 1 1 8 6:18
Two late goals by Agim Ibraimi and Aleksandar Trajkovski propelled Macedonia to a 2:0 friendly victory over Bulgaria in Skopje. photo by Zlatko Topkoski / MacedonianFootball The managers of both Macedonia and Bulgaria fielded their strongest lineups, from their current available players, as a final test before the upcoming World Cup qualifiers in September. Even
Macedonia followed up the disappointing showing against Sweden with another lackluster and uninspired performance, resulting in a 2:0 loss against Norway.
A lone goal by Alexander Kačaniklić in the 39th minute was enough to propel Sweden to a 1:0 friendly victory over Macedonia.
Macedonia put together a dominant performance, especially in the 1st half, to dismantle Denmark on their way to a 3:0 victory.
After a lackluster first half, Macedonia played with more urgency after the break and collected a 1:0 victory thanks to a goal by Goran Pandev.
Macedonia displayed organization and discipline on defense, and held Portugal to a goalless draw in Leiria.
The Football Federation of Macedonia (FFM) has scheduled a friendly against Lithuania on the 15th of August, in Skopje. Besides the friendly against Portugal on the 26th of May which will be played in the city of Leiria, Macedonia arranged another friendly against Lithuania before the start of the 2014 World Cup qualifications. Lithuania, ranked
UEFA Qualifications Tournament Group A Team MP W D L GD P Belgium 10 8 2 0 18:4 26 qualified Croatia 10 5 2 3 12:9 17 play-off (won) Serbia 10 4 2 4 18:11 14 Scotland 10 3 2 5 8:12 11 Wales 10 3 1 6 9:20 10