The Macedonian U21 national team recorded its fifth defeat in Group E of the qualifiers, against Poland counterparts.
photo by FFM
The young Macedonians played an unconvincing match without a shot on goal and suffered another defeat in Bitola. The guests took the lead in the 33rd minute with a goal by Filip Kocaba, assisted by Dawid Drachal. Andrej Dimeski received a red card in the 77th minute and until the end of the match Macedonia played with a player less.
Petar Miloshevski stadium in Bitola 
Macedonia – 
Poland 0:1 (0:1)
Goals: 33′ Filip Kocaba
Red card: 78′ Andrija Dimeski (MK)
Macedonia: Vasko Vasilev; Andrija Dimeski, Anes Meljichi (46′ David Dailoski), Gjorge Djekov, Dimitar Danev, Matej Angelov, Matej Gashtarov, Adrian Zendelovski (70′ Mateo Sofijanoski), Memetriza Hamza, Dashmir Elezi (15′ Djezair Avduli), Dimitar Trajkov (70′ Martin Gjorgievski). Coach: Goran Stanikj
Poland: Marcel Łubik; Michał Gurgul, Igor Drapiński, Mariusz Kutwa, Wiktor Nowak (90’+2 Igor Orlikowski), Filip Kocaba, Antoni Kozubal (73′ Kacper Urbański), Jan Faberski (73′ Wiktor Bogacz), Oskar Pietuszewski (62′ Maciej Kuziemka), Dawid Drachal (62′ Kacper Duda), Tomasz Pieńko. Coach: Jerzy Brzęczek
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