England failed to beat North Macedonia, drawing 1-1 away to Skopje in a Group C clash of the Euro 2024 qualifiers. The draw leaves the Three Lions top of the group with 20 points, while the Macedonians have 4 -and with 8 points to his credit.
The game at the Todor Proeski Stadium in Skopje got off to a better start for the visitors, who hit the post in the 14th minute after Declan Rice’s shot from outside the penalty area. In the 15th minute, Ollie Watkins headed in Phil Foden’s cross but sent the ball wide.
North Macedonia had a good attack in the 38th minute when Bojan Miovski went down in the penalty area. Initially, the judge did not rule anything, as he did not see the situation well and therefore had to review the situation with the VAR.
After consulting the system, he awarded a penalty kick to North Macedonia.
Ennis Bardi stood behind the ball, who shot in the 41st minute, but Jordan Pickford saved. Fortunately for the penalty taker, the ball came back to him and he sent the ball into the empty part of the goal in the extra time.
England came out on top after the break and scored in the 47th minute, but Jack Grealish’s goal was disallowed for offside.
This prompted Gareth Southgate to unleash his proven weapon Harry Kane, who came on in the 58th minute.
In the 59th minute, Foden crossed from a corner, Kane headed the ball into the bottom left corner. Trying to clear it so that it does not enter the net, Yani Atanasov sends it into his own goal – 1:1!
At the very end of the match, the home team had a chance to win, with Ezjan Alioski sending a superb cross into the path of Nikola Serafimov, whose header went inches wide of the crossbar and the game ended without a winner.
Results of all matches from the night of the European qualifiers
Albania – Faroe Islands 0:0
San Marino – Finland 1:2
Northern Ireland – Denmark 2:0
North Macedonia – England 1:1
Slovenia – Kazakhstan 2:1
Ukraine – Italy 0:0
Czech Republic – Moldova 3:0
Italy should have trembled, but did not catch against Ukraine and will defend its European title in Germany
The Czech Republic had no problem with the ticket to Euro 2024, Slovenia tripped Kazakhstan on the way to the championship in Germany
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