Macedonia’s U21 national team suffered a 2:0 defeat against Serbia in a friendly match played at the Karađorđe Stadium in Novi Sad.

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The hosts took the initiative from the opening minutes, but Macedonia had a good opportunity to take an early lead. Nikola Velichkovski came close in the 2nd minute, missing what was the visitors’ best chance of the match.

Serbia took the lead in the 16th minute through Jovan Milosavljević, who finished off an attack from the right side.

Macedonia tried to respond after the break and managed to find the net in the 64th minute when Dimitar Trajkov headed home, but the goal was ruled out for offside.

The second half offered fewer clear-cut opportunities, with Serbia controlling most of the proceedings. The hosts eventually sealed the victory in stoppage time, as Đorđe Petrović scored in the 90th+2 minute to make it 2:0.

This was a valuable test for Aleksandar Tanevski’s side against a strong Serbian team preparing for the 2027 UEFA U21 European Championship.

Karađorđe Stadium in Novi Sad
Serbia– Macedonia 2:0 (1:0)
Goals: 16′ Jovan Milosavljević, 90′+2 Đorđe Petrović
Macedonia: (c) Lj. Djekov (81′ Dimovski), Velkov (86′ Rosikj), Murati (46′ Atanasovski), Gj. Djekov, Danev, Nikolovski (81′ Maslarov), Velichkovski (70′ Mehmed), Gjorgievski (70′ Trpevski), Trajkov (86′ Cvetkov), Arizankoski (81′ Radeski), Manojlov (86′ Mateski). Coach: Aleksandar Tanevski
Serbia: Matijašević (46’ Draškić), Tegeltija (46’ Đ. Petrović), Stjepanović (46’ Miloš Popović), (c) Kovačević (46’ V. Milosavljević), P. Petrović (46’ Vidojević), Trifunović (46’ Kuljanin), J. Milosavljević, Milošević (46’ Luković), Mijatović (46’ Miladinović), Kolarević (46’ Matija Popović), Mimović (46’ Radojević). Coach: Zoran Mirković

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