Republic of Ireland vs North Macedonia, 2026 International Friendly

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Republic of Ireland are hosting North Macedonia at Aviva Stadium, Dublin, , starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Foul by Isnik Alimi (North Macedonia).
3': Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Troy Parrott is caught offside.
9': Foul by Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia).
9': Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Imran Fetai.
15': Attempt blocked. Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
15': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Sebastián Herrera.
20': Foul by Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland).
20': Sebastián Herrera (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Attempt saved. Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Caoimhín Kelleher (Republic of Ireland).
21': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Caoimhín Kelleher.
22': Attempt missed. Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Eljif Elmas with a cross following a corner.
24': Attempt saved. Troy Parrott (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia). Assisted by John Egan.
25': Finn Azaz (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Foul by Tihomir Kostadinov (North Macedonia).
26': Attempt missed. Finn Azaz (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
31': Foul by Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland).
31': Tihomir Kostadinov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Imran Fetai.
37': Attempt missed. Troy Parrott (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jason Knight.
39': Attempt missed. Troy Parrott (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
40': Delay in match because of an injury Troy Parrott (Republic of Ireland).
41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
43': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Troy Parrott is caught offside.
44': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Troy Parrott is caught offside.
45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
45'+1': First Half ends, Republic of Ireland 0, North Macedonia 0.
45': Second Half begins Republic of Ireland 0, North Macedonia 0.
45': Substitution, North Macedonia. Danny Musovski replaces Elmin Rastoder.
45': Substitution, North Macedonia. Milan Ristovski replaces Enis Bardhi.
45': Substitution, North Macedonia. Nikola Serafimov replaces Darko Velkovski.
46': Attempt blocked. Milan Ristovski (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
49': Foul by Tihomir Kostadinov (North Macedonia).
49': Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
49': Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
49': Foul by Tihomir Kostadinov (North Macedonia).
52': Troy Parrott (Republic of Ireland) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Finn Azaz.
53': Attempt blocked. Troy Parrott (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
55': Attempt missed. Finn Azaz (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Liam Scales.
55': Attempt missed. Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nathan Collins.
57': Attempt saved. Troy Parrott (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia).
58': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Nikola Serafimov.
59': Attempt blocked. Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Troy Parrott.
59': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Gjoko Zajkov.
60': Substitution, North Macedonia. Boban Nikolov replaces Tihomir Kostadinov.
60': Substitution, North Macedonia. Reshat Ramadani replaces Eljif Elmas.
60': Substitution, North Macedonia. Luka Stankovski replaces Darko Churlinov.
60': Substitution, North Macedonia. Ljupcho Doriev replaces Isnik Alimi.
61': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Harvey Vale replaces Jayson Molumby.
61': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Mark Travers replaces Caoimhín Kelleher.
61': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. James Abankwah replaces Séamus Coleman.
61': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Bosun Lawal replaces Finn Azaz.
63': Attempt blocked. Liam Scales (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Troy Parrott.
63': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Reshat Ramadani.
66': Substitution, North Macedonia. Visar Musliu replaces Imran Fetai.
67': Foul by John Egan (Republic of Ireland).
67': Luka Stankovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
68': Delay in match because of an injury Reshat Ramadani (North Macedonia).
69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
71': Substitution, North Macedonia. Egzon Bejtulai replaces Reshat Ramadani because of an injury.
72': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Jake O'Brien replaces John Egan.
72': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Adam Idah replaces Troy Parrott.
74': Foul by Milan Ristovski (North Macedonia).
74': James Abankwah (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Offside, Republic of Ireland. James Abankwah is caught offside.
80': Delay in match because of an injury James Abankwah (Republic of Ireland).
80': Delay in match because of an injury Sebastián Herrera (North Macedonia).
83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
83': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Alan Browne replaces James Abankwah because of an injury.
84': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Johnny Kenny replaces Chiedozie Ogbene.
86': Delay in match because of an injury Milan Ristovski (North Macedonia).
87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
88': Egzon Bejtulai (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Liam Scales (Republic of Ireland).
88': Delay in match because of an injury Egzon Bejtulai (North Macedonia).
89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90': Alan Browne (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Foul by Visar Musliu (North Macedonia).
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card.
90'+2': Foul by Danny Musovski (North Macedonia).
90'+2': Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Egzon Bejtulai (North Macedonia).
90'+3': Johnny Kenny (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Adam Idah (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+6': Attempt saved. Johnny Kenny (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia).
90'+6': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Luka Stankovski.
90'+7': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Gjoko Zajkov.
90'+7': Attempt missed. Adam Idah (Republic of Ireland) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Dara O'Shea with a headed pass following a corner.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Republic of Ireland 0, North Macedonia 0.
0': Match ends, Republic of Ireland 0, North Macedonia 0.

Statistics

MKD		IRL
9	Fouls	4
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	4
1	Corner Kicks	8
3	Saves	1
44.3	Possession	55.7
3	SHOTS	15
1	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
334	Accurate Passes	427
413	Passes	510
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	5
4	Crosses	18
0.8	Cross %	0.3
50	Long Balls	45
18	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
1	Blocked Shots	5
10	Effective Tackles	5
16	Tackles	9
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
10	Interceptions	7
42	Effective Clearances	14
42	Clearances	14

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Aviva Stadium
Location: Dublin,
Attendance: 39,560

Line-Ups

Republic of Ireland (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Caoimhín Kelleher (GK)
22	Nathan Collins
4	Dara O'Shea
15	John Egan
8	Jason Knight
6	Jayson Molumby
14	Liam Scales
2	Seamus Coleman
7	Troy Parrott
11	Finn Azaz
20	Chiedozie Ogbene

Republic of Ireland Substitutes:

Adam Idah, Joshua Keeley, Johnny Kenny, Mark Travers, Bosun Lawal, Alan Browne, Jimmy Dunne, James Abankwah, Millenic Alli, Harvey Vale, Jake O'Brien, Ryan Manning.

North Macedonia (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
23	Stole Dimitrievski (GK)
14	Darko Velkoski
13	Imran Fetai
5	Gjoko Zajkov
22	Isnik Alimi
18	Tihomir Kostadinov
3	Sebastián Herrera
11	Darko Churlinov
15	Elmin Rastoder
7	Eljif Elmas
10	Enis Bardhi

North Macedonia Substitutes:

Reshat Ramadani, Visar Musliu, Luka Stankovski, Milan Ristovski, Egzon Bejtulai, Lirim Kjamili, Daniel Musovski, Dejan Iliev, Damjan Siskovski, Andrej Stojchevski, Ljupco Doriev, Boban Nikolov, Nikola Serafimov.

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