Stefan Spirovski
Arijan Ademi
It doesn’t go any further with Arijan Ademi. Because of an injury, he has to give up the sails. Stefan Spirovski takes over the position in midfield.
27. MinuteNow the home side are again on the offensive. On the right in the penalty area Eljif Elmas comes to an end. Manuel Neuer keeps the left-footed shot on the short corner safe.
26. MinuteAfter that, Arijan Ademi wants to try again. The greatest pain of all has been overcome. The 30-year-old does the rest with his teeth clenched.
25. MinuteNow the German free kick comes first in a half-right position. Joshua Kimmich gets stuck in the wall. The rebound lands at Serge Gnabry. Stole Dimitrievski fends off his shot on the left corner.
23. MinuteAdemi is in great pain and has an unhappy twist. Apparently that won’t go on for the Dinamo Zagreb defensive midfielder. Replacement is already getting ready.
22. MinuteWith full commitment, Arijan Ademi stops the forward thrust illegally, gives a free kick and hurts himself in the process.
20. MinuteAt another corner by Joshua Kimmich, Timo Werner tries to create space by pushing. The referee punishes this, making Serge Gnabry’s subsequent shot on goal obsolete.
17. MinuteSuddenly Serge Gnabry appears on the left, trying to get a flank. The deflected ball flies dangerously towards the goal. Stole Dimitrievski has to go to the corner and clear it up.
16. MinuteRather, the hosts start a counterattack that also leads to a corner. This brings Eljif Elmas in from the right side. Darko Velkovski comes to the header before the first post and puts it past the short corner.
15. MinuteIn this phase, Hansi Flick’s team regained a lot of possession. Thomas Müller works out a corner kick. Of course, that’s another thing for Joshua Kimmich. There is no danger from this standard situation.
13. MinuteTo the left of the baseline, Kai Havertz adds a flank. Hasn’t the ball already crossed the goal line? A check is not necessary afterwards, because Thomas Müller’s header just misses the far corner. Not much is missing.
10. MinuteNow is the time for the first North Macedonian goal closure. In the middle of the sixteenth, Boban Nikolov tries his luck in falling. But the right-hand shot lacks speed. And since the thing goes past the gate on the right, Manuel Neuer doesn’t have to intervene.
8. MinuteThe home side is far from having played it to the end. The attacks get stuck in the beginning. However, Germany is increasingly being employed defensively, which means that not much is happening to the guests at the moment.
5. MinuteSo it is predominantly the Germans who determine what happens here on the lawn. North Macedonia is initially concentrating on the defensive and is also lurking for moments of change.
3. MinuteKimmich immediately takes care of the next corner. His cross finds Niklas Süle, who starts a not so easy right-footed shot and chases the volley over the box.
2. MinuteThen it gets really dangerous. In the box on the left, Kai Havertz has time and an overview. His soulful cross lands at the level of the second post, where Joshua Kimmich comes to the header. At the very last moment, Stole Dimitrievski parries just before the line.
2. MinuteAt the whistle of around 18,000 spectators, the guests first lead the ball for a long time. Then Niklas Süle suddenly plays steeply. Leon Goretzka forwards directly. For Timo Werner, the pass is a touch too steep.
1. MinuteThe kick-off has just sounded at an uncomfortable and wet and cold twelve degrees. At least it’s not raining anymore. And with decreasing probability of precipitation, it will probably stay that way tonight.
Before the game startsShortly before the kick-off, we look at the team of referees. Danny Makkelie was entrusted with the game management. The experienced FIFA referee has his Dutch compatriots Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries with him as assistants. The fourth official is Sander van der Eijk.
Before the game startsIn any case, North Macedonia has never been to a World Cup. Participation in EURO 2020 meant the first major tournament for the Southeast Europeans. In June, however, the end came after three defeats in the preliminary round. Coach Igor Angelovski then announced his resignation. Blagoja Milevski is now responsible for the North Macedonian national team. The 50-year-old former U21 national coach was promoted by the association.
Before the game startsNorth Macedonia is fighting with the Armenians and Romania (two points less) tied for the 2nd place, which would bring participation in the playoffs. Against those Romanians, the European Championship participant from the summer dropped points, suffered the only defeat there (2: 3) and played 0: 0 at home in September. It was also goalless at home against Armenia. In Iceland they got a 2-2. Only Liechtenstein was clearly defeated twice (5: 0, 4: 0).
Before the game startsIn addition, the four-time world champion still has a score to settle. In the first and so far only international match against North Macedonia, the DFB team lost 2-1 under national coach Joachim Löw in Duisburg at the end of March. To date, these are the only point losses in the current campaign. The other group opponents Armenia, Romania, Iceland and Liechtenstein were under control. And since Hansi Flick was in charge, the Germans have only conceded one goal – in the 2-1 on Friday against Romania.
Before the game startsGermany has the World Cup qualification right in front of their eyes. The leader of the European group J has six points compared to the pursuers North Macedonia and Armenia. With a win today, the DFB selection would be practically through due to the outstanding goal difference. In order to get computational certainty, we have to keep an eye on Bucharest at the same time. Should Armenia not win against Romania there, the matter would theoretically be decided in favor of the Germans.
Before the game startsOn the part of the guests, Manuel Neuer returns after having overcome muscular problems in the adductor area. For this, Marc-Andre ter Stegen has to clear the space between the posts. There are a total of five changes in the DFB team, because Antonio Rüdiger (back problems), Jonas Hofmann, Marco Reus and Leroy Sane (all bank) are not there from the start today. For this, Lukas Klostermann, David Raum, Kai Havertz and Thomas Müller move into the starting line-up.
Before the game startsHansi Flick sends these eleven players onto the pitch for Germany: Neuer – Klostermann, Süle, Kehrer, Raum – Goretzka, Kimmich – Gnabry, Müller, Havertz – Werner.
Before the game startsCompared to the last game on Friday, Blagoja Milevski has made four changes. Instead of Kire Ristevski (bench), Milan Ristovski (yellow card suspension), Stefan Spirovski and Aleksandar Trajkovski (both bench), Visar Musliu, Tihomir Kostadinov (both back after yellow card suspension), Boban Nikolov and Adis Jahovic are slipping into North Macedonia’s starting XI.
Before the game startsRight at the beginning of the reporting, we devote ourselves to the personnel matters of the evening and first and foremost to the team line-ups on both sides. North Macedonia is tackling today’s task with the following cast: Dimitrievski – Ristovski, Musliu, Velkovski, Alioski – Kostadinov, Nikilov, Ademi – Churlinov, Jahovic, Elmas.
Before the game startsWelcome to the 2022 World Cup qualification game in Group J between North Macedonia and Germany.
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30. MinuteDavid Raum kicks the ball from the left into the center. There Serge Gnabry has an opponent on his heels, at best gets the tip of his foot on the ball. But that is not enough for the necessary change of direction on goal.