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North Macedonia Secures Victory in Astana Against Kazakhstan
Astana, Kazakhstan – In a hard-fought match at the Astana Arena, North Macedonia secured a valuable away victory against Kazakhstan in the European qualification stage for the World Cup. The match, officiated by Slovakian referee Filip Glova, was decided by a single goal from A. Trajkovski in the 33rd minute, with no assist.
Kazakhstan dominated possession with 53% compared to North Macedonia’s 47%, but failed to translate that dominance into goals. The home team attempted 13 shots, only 3 of which were on target and 6 went wide. North Macedonia, on the other hand, was more effective with their 9 shots, sending 5 of them on target.
The game was interrupted by a total of 30 fouls, 19 committed by Kazakhstan and 11 by North Macedonia. The referee showed two yellow cards to each team: S. Maliy and I. Kuat for Kazakhstan, and V. Musliu and S. Despotovski for North Macedonia. Despite generating 6 corner kicks, Kazakhstan failed to capitalize on them, while North Macedonia did not have any in their favor. The match concluded with a Macedonian victory that propels them forward in the Group Stage – 4 standings.
Substitutions fyr macedonia: at minute 53 A. Elezi came in and T. Kostadinov went out., at minute 53 D. Mitrovski came in and D. Churlinov went out., at minute 67 S. Ashkovski came in and E. Elmas went out., at minute 67 M. Ristovski came in and B. Miovski went out., at minute 83 J. Atanasov came in and A. Trajkovski went out.
Substitutions kazakhstan: at minute 59 D. Satpaev came in and G. Kenzhebek went out., at minute 81 A. Mukhammed came in and M. Bystrov went out., at minute 86 A. Zuev came in and I. Chesnokov went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Kazakhstan
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FYR Macedonia
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