U19: Macedonia finished 3rd at the EURO qualifiers

Another disappointment for the Macedonian youth national teams. Our U19 national team finished third in Group 10 of the EURO qualifiers which were played in Skopje.

photo by FFM: Leon Tasov in duel with Serbian player Uroš Miladinović

Our players were defeated by Serbia and Norway, and managed to win only against San Marino. Serbia and Norway advanced from this group to the Elite Round of qualifiers.

Norway Norway – San Marino San Marino 2:0
Macedonia Macedonia – Serbia Serbia 1:2
Norway Norway – Macedonia Macedonia 6:2
Serbia Serbia – San Marino San Marino 4:0
San Marino San Marino – Macedonia Macedonia 0:2
Serbia Serbia – Norway Norway 2:0

  1. Serbia Serbia 3 3 0 0 8:1 9
  2. Norway Norway 3 2 0 1 8:4 6
  3. Macedonia Macedonia 3 1 0 2 5:8 3
  4. San Marino San Marino 3 0 0 3 0:8 0

November 17th, Petar Miloshevski stadium in Skopje Macedonia
Macedonia Macedonia – Serbia Serbia 1:2 (0:1)
Goals: 86′ Shaban Zenku – 35′ (pen), 80′ Marko Lazetić
Macedonia: Tasev (C); Serafimov (46′ Chajani), Mladenovski, Pavleski, Trajkov (57′ Zenku), Murati (63′ Gjorgievski), Elezi (63′ Nazifi), Angelov, Tashov, Chilafi (56′ Talevski). Coach: Nedjat Shabani
Serbia: Kaličanin; Stjepanović, Leković, Kovačević, Radojević, Miladinović (66′ Milosavić), Gordić (66′ Petković), Milovanović, Jevremović, Lazetić (C), Kabić (59′ Mijatović). Coach: Jovan Damjanović

November 20th, Petar Miloshevski stadium in Skopje Macedonia
Norway Norway – Macedonia Macedonia 6:2 (4:2)
Goals: 10′ 32′ Antonio Nusa, 16′ 40′ Isak Hansen-Aarøen, 57′ Jacob Eng, 70′ Dennis Gjengaar – 6′ Shaban Zenku, 20′ Dimitar Trajkov
Norway: Strand-Kolbjørnsen (72′ Engh); Gjengaar, Egeli, Hopland, Solheim, Roaldsøy (61′ Hjorteseth), Ødegård (C), Hansen-Aarøen, Nusa (60′ Blikstad), Eng (61′ Sivertsen), Flataker (9′ Wassberg). Coach: Luís Pimenta
Macedonia: Tasev; Janevski, Chajani, Mladenovski (46′ Osmani), Bukji, Gjorgievski (61′ Nazifi), Murati (46′ Pavleski), Trajkov, Chilafi (46′ Elezi), Zenku (67′ Sofijanoski). Coach: Nedjat Shabani
Red cards: 4′ Vetle Walle Egeli (N)

November 23rd, Petar Miloshevski stadium in Skopje Macedonia
San Marino San Marino – Macedonia Macedonia 0:2 (0:1)
Goals: 36′ Dimitar Trajkov, 90’+4 Zani Nazifi
San Marino: Battistini; Ciacci (72′ Codispoti), Domeniconi (79′ Caddy), Famiglietti, M. Gasperoni, S. Gasperoni (46′ Riccardi), Guerra (72′ Vittori), Molinari (72′ Valentini), Renzi, Valli Casadei, Zavoli. Coach: Alessandro Bonesso
Macedonia: Tasev; Janevski, Chajani, Serafimov, Osmani (85′ Bukji), Gjorgievski, Tashov (72′ Sofijanoski), Chilafi, Talevski (46′ Nazifi), Zenku, Trajkov. Coach: Nedjat Shabani

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