Macedonia finished third in the EURO qualifiers that took place in Portugal from 12-18 November. In the first two rounds we lost to the favorites Belgium and Portugal, while in the last round we defeated Estonia.
photo by FPF: moment of the match Portugal – Macedonia
The impression remains that with a bolder approach in the first two matches we could have secured a positive result that would have brought us a place in the elite phase of the qualifiers, especially considering the fact that Estonia managed to draw with both Portugal and Belgium.
Portugal – 
Estonia 1:1
Macedonia – 
Belgium 0:1
Portugal – Macedonia 4:1
Belgium – Estonia 1:1
Estonia – Macedonia 0:2
Belgium – Portugal 1:1
1. Portugal 3 1 2 0 6:3 5
2. Belgium 3 1 2 0 3:2 5
3. Macedonia 3 1 0 2 3:5 3
4. Estonia 3 0 2 1 2:4 2
12 November, Estádio Municipal de Lousada in Lousada
Macedonia – Belgium 0:1 (0:0)
Goals: 72′ Yanis Musuayi
Macedonia: Iloski; Radeski (84′ Ali), Aslani, Shabotikj, Atanasovski, Stojanoski, Ljatifi, Ristov (52′ Murdjeski), Andonovski, Kish (72′ Mehmed), Brankovski (72′ Damjanoski). Coach: Erhan Selimi
Belgium: Vanden Driessche; Tran (46′ Opoku), Manguelle, Engwanda, Debondt, Bafdili, Decresson (70′ Musuayi), Bentt (70′ Murru), Furo, Keutgen (63′ Van Britsom), Da Costa (77′ Struyf). Coach: David Penneman
Highlights:
15 November, Estádio Municipal das Laranjeiras in Paredes
Portugal – Macedonia 4:1 (3:0)
Goals: 6′ Afonso Patrão, 26′ Rui Silva, 38′ Duarte Soares, 66′ João Trovisco – 71′ Emir Shabotikj
Portugal: D. Ferreira; Costa (62′ Blopa), R. Silva, Sousa, Soares, Felicíssimo (71′ Miranda), Fernandes, T. Silva (46′ T. Ferreira), Patrão (62′ Trovisco), Gonçalves (46′ G. Silva), Vidigal. Coach: Emilio Peixe
Macedonia: Iloski; Radeski, Aslani, Shabotikj, Ceka, Stojanoski, Ljatifi (73′ Ali), Damjanoski (46′ Loki), Andonovski (73′ Kish), Mehmed (81′ Kasami), Brankovski (46′ Murdjeski). Coach: Erhan Selimi
Highlights:
18 November, Complexo Esportivo Monte Azevido in Rebordosa
Estonia – Macedonia 0:2 (0:1)
Goals: 20′ Emir Shabotikj, 65′ Admir Ljatifi
Estonia: Vainula; Jekimov, Kalmőkov (46′ Kollo), Liiv (61′ Hint), Lillemets, Valdmets, Lohmatov (69′ Nigula), Wagner, Limberg, Skvortsov (77′ Vaino), Kaares (46′ Alamaa). Coach: Siim Valtna
Macedonia: Iloski; Radeski, Murdjeski, Shabotikj (74′ Andonovski), Atanasovski, Stojanoski, Ljatifi (85′ Kasami), Damjanoski, Ali (74′ Loki), Kish (85′ Mehmed), Ceka (64′ Aslani). Coach: Erhan Selimi
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