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National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The audience thought a goal was coming when Diljan Dzaferi got free with Emil Cvitanović in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 10th minute Deljan Nastevski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emil Cvitanović saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 11th minute Nikola Vlašić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Spase Kastrati saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 16thth minute of the game Nikola Vlašić who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Macedonia's Spase Kastrati was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Croatia's Emil Cvitanović proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Croatia from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the Croatia defense, Ramadan Hristov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Emil Cvitanović. The Croatia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Emil Cvitanović should have stopped the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nikola Vlašić in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Spase Kastrati saved Macedonia from getting behind. If Nikola Vlašić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Spase Kastrati made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikola Vlašić in the 28th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikola Vlašić in the 30th minute of play forced Macedonia's goalkeeper Spase Kastrati to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Croatia's Mauro Kotlar got a free kick in the 33rd minute. After a rather tough play, Croatia's Vedran Ćesić got a free kick in the 34th minute. The supporters of Croatia booed when Macedonia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gorjan Avramovski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emil Cvitanović showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Baškim Sumulikovski, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

54 minutes into the match, Croatia's Joško Poklepović sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Spase Kastrati narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 55th minute of the match, Joško Poklepović tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Spase Kastrati saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 62nd minute, Luka Mata got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Croatia's Nikola Haramina was substituted for Miran Tudor. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baškim Sumulikovski in the 65th minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Emil Cvitanović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luka Mata during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Macedonia booed when Croatia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luka Mata didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Croatia getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Nikola Haramina hit a great ball. Macedonia's Vidoe Gegovski was substituted for Baškim Sumulikovski. The supporters of Macedonia booed when Croatia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nikola Haramina didn't get a good kick on the ball. 72 minutes into the match, Joško Poklepović dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Spase Kastrati, 1-1. Thanks to some nice moves Joško Poklepović could shoot a difficult shot in the 76th minute, which Spase Kastrati however easily saved by the left post. During the 77th minute of the match Luka Mata completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Luka Mata a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 80 played minutes Macedonia got a freekick which was hit by Stevan Rajkovski. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joško Poklepović got free with Spase Kastrati in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Joško Poklepović came free with the goalkeeper in the 83rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Spase Kastrati could save by the left post. In the 90th minute, Vidoe Gegovski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Macedonia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. In the 95th minute, Vuk Urgovski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Macedonia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Macedonia's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.