UEFA Nations League

Slovenia vs North Macedonia, 2026-27 UEFA Nations League, League Phase

· UEFA Nations League
Slovenia
  • 55': Sandi Lovric
  • 82': Aljosa Matko
FT
2 - 0
North Macedonia

    About

    Slovenia are hosting North Macedonia at Stadion Stozice, Ljubljana, Slovenia, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Zan Vipotnik (Slovenia) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 2': Zan Vipotnik (Slovenia) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Zan Karnicnik with a cross.
    • 3': Andrej Stojchevski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Danijel Sturm (Slovenia).
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Agon Elezi (North Macedonia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 6': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Jaka Bijol.
    • 7': Delay in match (North Macedonia).
    • 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 9': Foul by Erik Janza (Slovenia).
    • 9': Dimitar Mitrovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Anes Meliqi.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Jaka Bijol (Slovenia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danijel Sturm with a cross.
    • 16': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Mario Mladenovski.
    • 17': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Azer Omeragikj.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Adam Gnezda Cerin (Slovenia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danijel Sturm.
    • 19': Anes Meliqi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Tjas Begic (Slovenia).
    • 21': Foul by Azer Omeragikj (North Macedonia).
    • 21': Vanja Drkusic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Foul by David Brekalo (Slovenia).
    • 23': Azer Omeragikj (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Zan Karnicnik (Slovenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Zan Vipotnik.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Zan Vipotnik (Slovenia) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia). Assisted by Danijel Sturm.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Jani Atanasov (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
    • 27': Foul by Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia).
    • 27': Tjas Begic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Sandi Lovric (Slovenia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Brekalo.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Zan Vipotnik (Slovenia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tjas Begic.
    • 32': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Jani Atanasov.
    • 35': Din Alomerovic (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Tjas Begic (Slovenia).
    • 37': Foul by Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia).
    • 37': Tjas Begic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Anes Meliqi.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Danijel Sturm (Slovenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
    • 45': First Half ends, Slovenia 0, North Macedonia 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Slovenia 0, North Macedonia 0.
    • 48': Foul by Azer Omeragikj (North Macedonia).
    • 48': Jaka Bijol (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Danijel Sturm (Slovenia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Zan Vipotnik.
    • 51': Foul by Andrej Stojchevski (North Macedonia).
    • 51': Danijel Sturm (Slovenia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 51': Andrej Stojchevski (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 52': Foul by Dimitar Mitrovski (North Macedonia).
    • 52': Sandi Lovric (Slovenia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 53': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Mario Mladenovski.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Vanja Drkusic (Slovenia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia). Assisted by Danijel Sturm with a cross.
    • 55': Goal! Slovenia 1, North Macedonia 0. Sandi Lovric (Slovenia) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Tjas Begic.
    • 56': Azer Omeragikj (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Foul by Jaka Bijol (Slovenia).
    • 57': Foul by Jani Atanasov (North Macedonia).
    • 57': Erik Janza (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Jani Atanasov (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 60': Andrej Stojchevski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Erik Janza (Slovenia).
    • 61': Substitution, North Macedonia. Hristijan Maleski replaces Dimitar Mitrovski.
    • 61': Substitution, North Macedonia. Enis Bardhi replaces Agon Elezi.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Danijel Sturm (Slovenia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Anes Meliqi (North Macedonia).
    • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Sandi Lovric (Slovenia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Erik Janza.
    • 70': Offside, Slovenia. Zan Vipotnik is caught offside.
    • 71': Substitution, Slovenia. Aljosa Matko replaces Tjas Begic.
    • 71': Substitution, Slovenia. Zan Celar replaces Zan Vipotnik.
    • 71': Substitution, Slovenia. Mark Zabukovnik replaces Sandi Lovric.
    • 71': Substitution, North Macedonia. Visar Musliu replaces Anes Meliqi because of an injury.
    • 71': Substitution, North Macedonia. Luka Stankovski replaces Jani Atanasov.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Stankovski.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Luka Stankovski (North Macedonia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Azer Omeragikj.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Matej Gashtarov (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Andrej Stojchevski (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 76': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Vanja Drkusic.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Visar Musliu (North Macedonia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enis Bardhi with a cross.
    • 77': Foul by Luka Stankovski (North Macedonia).
    • 77': Adam Gnezda Cerin (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Aljosa Matko (Slovenia).
    • 78': Aljosa Matko (Slovenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 80': Substitution, North Macedonia. Bojan Miovski replaces Din Alomerovic.
    • 81': Offside, North Macedonia. Andrej Stojchevski is caught offside.
    • 82': Goal! Slovenia 2, North Macedonia 0. Aljosa Matko (Slovenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Danijel Sturm with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Hristijan Maleski (North Macedonia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jan Oblak (Slovenia).
    • 84': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Jan Oblak.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Visar Musliu (North Macedonia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Enis Bardhi with a cross following a corner.
    • 85': Substitution, Slovenia. Timi Max Elsnik replaces Adam Gnezda Cerin.
    • 85': Substitution, Slovenia. David Zec replaces Vanja Drkusic.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Danijel Sturm (Slovenia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia).
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luka Stankovski.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Slovenia 2, North Macedonia 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Slovenia 2, North Macedonia 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 8
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 6
    3 Saves 1
    48 Possession 52
    10 SHOTS 16
    1 ON GOAL 5
    0.1 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    393 Accurate Passes 433
    481 Passes 512
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 5
    13 Crosses 20
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    69 Long Balls 34
    36 Accurate Long Balls 14
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    5 Blocked Shots 6
    8 Effective Tackles 6
    11 Tackles 10
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    11 Interceptions 11
    19 Effective Clearances 17
    19 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Nations League

    Venue: Stadion Stozice
    Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia
    Attendance: 10,246

    UEFA Nations League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Switzerland 4 +10 12
    2 Slovenia 4 +2 7
    3 Scotland 4 -2 4
    4 North Macedonia 4 -10 0
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    SVN Slovenia (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jan Oblak (GK)
    6 Jaka Bijol
    21 Vanja Drkusic
    23 David Brekalo
    13 Erik Janza
    2 Zan Karnicnik
    22 Adam Gnezda Cerin
    8 Sandi Lovric
    15 Danijel Sturm
    7 Tjas Begic
    18 Zan Vipotnik
    Slovenia Substitutes:
    Srdjan Kuzmic, Mark Zabukovnik, Matevz Vidovsek, Zan-Luk Leban, Aljosa Matko, Tomi Horvat, Zan Celar, Tamar Svetlin, David Zec, Timi Elsnik, Andraz Sporar, Jure Balkovec.

    MKD North Macedonia (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    23 Stole Dimitrievski (GK)
    13 Anes Meljichi
    14 Mario Mladenovski
    3 Sabahudin Alomerovic
    4 Andrej Stojchevski Yellow Card
    15 Agon Elezi
    21 Jani Atanasov Yellow Card
    16 Matej Gashtarov
    17 Azer Omeragikj
    7 Eljif Elmas
    20 Dimitar Mitrovski
    North Macedonia Substitutes:
    Visar Musliu, Enis Bardhi, Elmin Rastoder, Gjorge Dzhekov, Hristijan Maleski, Gjoko Zajkov, Bojan Ilievski, Bojan Miovski, Damjan Siskovski, Luka Stankovski, Ljupco Doriev, Davor Taleski.

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