On March 23, one of the matches of Euro 2024 in soccer took place. The national team of Northern Macedonia and the national team of Malta met.
Euro-2024.
Northern Macedonia. - Malta - 2:1 (0:0)
Goals: Eljif Elmas (66), Churlinov (72) - Y. Yannic (86)
Warnings: B. Kristense (45), Bardi (45+3), Ezgjan Alioski (47), B. Miowski (61), T. Theuma (63), J. Atanaso (90+8), C. Attar (90+7), S. Bor (90)
A tight and tense European Championship qualifying match between FYR Macedonia and Malta ended 2-1 in favor of the home team at the Tosje Proeski Arena. The first half ended 0-0, with both teams trying to crack each other's defense. The first yellow card of the game came just before the end of the half: E. Bardi of FYR Macedonia received a warning. The second half began with a flurry of yellow cards, with both teams receiving warnings early on. In the 58th minute FYR Macedonia made two substitutions, replacing A. Trajkovski and D. Velkovski with I. Nestorovski and D. Churlinov. Malta tried to take the lead, but FYR Macedonia struck first in the 66th minute with a goal from E. Elmas.
Malta responded with a substitution, releasing P. Mbonga in place of S. Dimech in the 67th minute. FYR Macedonia increased their lead with a second goal in the 72nd minute through D. Churlinov. Malta made two more substitutions in an attempt to change the game, but it was too late. In the 86th minute Malta finally got their way, scoring a goal from J. Jannik, which started a dramatic ending to the game. FYR Macedonia sent off a player in the 90th minute, with B. Milevski receiving a red card. FYR Macedonia got the win, but both teams were equal throughout the game. The result means that FYR Macedonia is one step closer to qualifying for the European Championship, while Malta will have to regroup and come back stronger in their next match.
In the next round the following matches await the opponents: North Macedonia - Ukraine, Malta - Italy
| Team North Macedonia | National Team Malta | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Goals on goal | 2 |
| 18 | Shots | 5 |
| 5 | Blocked kicks | 1 |
| 11 | Kicks from the penalty area | 2 |
| 7 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 3 |
| 8 | Violations | 12 |
| 5 | Corner | 1 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 60% | Ball possession | 40% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Saves by goalkeeper | 2 |
| 563 | Total assists | 383 |
| 481 | Accurate passes | 295 |
| 85% | Accuracy of transmissions | 77 |