VIDEO I EURO 2020: Defeat of Macedonia at the debut performance of the European Championship

epa09267980 Stefan Lainer (L) of Austria action against Goran Pandev (R) of North Macedonia during the UEFA EURO 2020 group C preliminary round soccer match between Austria and North Macedonia in Bucharest, Romania, 13 June 2021. EPA-EFE / Vadim Ghirda / POOL (RESTRICTIONS: For editorial news reporting purposes only. Images must appear as still images and must not emulate match action video footage. Photographs published in online publications shall have an interval of at least 20 seconds between the posting.)

Macedonia's national football team made its debut at the European Championships with a defeat, the "lynx" lost 3: 1 to Austria.

The players showed at the very beginning of the match that they did not come to Euro 2020 to be just participants, but at the continental gathering they intend to outplay the best. The selector Angelovski's team showed from the very first minutes that they will not defend themselves, and they have enough "powerful weapons" to attack the Austrians. ПMacedonia had the first chance of the match in the 10th minute in Pandev and Bardi did not understand each other well, after which the action failed.

However, The first goal at the National Arena in Bucharest was scored by Austria in the 18th minute via Liner. Marcel Sabitzer from thirty meters sent a sharp cross shot into the penalty area of ​​Georgievski, the defense failed to react in time after which Lainer placed the ball in the net.

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The goal seemed to shake the players and Kalajdzic would have used it almost, but his shot ended right in Dimitrievski.
Only 10 minutes after the received goal, Macedonia managed to score the historic goal at the European Championships. The goal scorer is the captain Goran Pandev who used the mistake of the defense and the goalkeeper of Austria to place the ball in Bachmann's net. Pandev's goal was enabled by Aleksandar Trajkovski who broke the ball out of Bachmann's hands, after which it reached the captain who had no difficulty in leveling. By the end of the first half, both national teams had no chances to leave, after which they went on vacation with 1: 1.

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The start of the second half started with a more offensive game of Angelovski's team but failed to threaten Bachmann's goal more seriously.
But as the minutes passed, the Austrians increased the pressure, and thus the game in front of Dimitrievski's penalty area became more frequent.

Austrian coach Foda in the 58th minute decided to bring in the best player, Marko Arnautovic. Only five minutes later Macedonia had a great chance, Bardi centered towards Nikolov, but goalkeeper Bachmann managed to intervene in time. The next minute the Austrians had a chance but Stole Dimitrievski intervened wonderfully.
The Austrians continued to control the game and the ball, while the "lynx" sought their chance through counterattacks.
However, in the 78th minute, Austria took the lead with a goal by Gregoric with 2: 1.
The players tried until the end of the match but failed to beat Bachmann once again, and punished the "lynx" offensive game Arnautovic in the last minute of the match for the final 3: 1 for Austria.
The next chance after the historic goal, to reach the first points of the European Championship, the players will have in four days, also in Bucharest against Ukraine.

AUSTRIA - MACEDONIA 3: 1 (1: 1)
Bucharest National Arena: Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden). Scorers: Lainer 18, Gregoric 78 ′, Arnautovi 89 28 ′ - Pandev XNUMX ′.
AUSTRIA: Bachmann, Lainer, Dragovi ((from 46 ′ Lainhart), Hintegger, Ulmer, Baumgartner (from 58 ре Gregorich), Laimer (from 93 ′ Baumgartlinger), Schlager (from 93 ′ Insaker), Alaba, Sabitzer, 58 јalajdќi ( Arnautovic)
Coach: Franco Foda
MACEDONIA: Dimitrievski, Ristevski, Velkovski, Musliu (from 87 ′ Ristovski), Nikolov (from 63 ′ Bejtulai), Bardi (from 82 ′ Trichkovski), Ademi, Alioski, Elmas, Pandev, Trajkovski (from 46 ′ Kostadinov).
Coach: Igor Angelovski

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