North Macedonia vs Scotland
Saturday, 3 October 2026
π ToΕ‘e Proeski Arena
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North Macedonia
Match goals 2
Scotland / 69β²
GOAL!
John McGinn
Penalty
Full-time score
Match Commentary
The match ends with North Macedonia losing to Scotland 2-0.
The second half ends with North Macedonia losing 0-2 to Scotland.
Attempt saved. John McGinn's left-footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Stole Dimitrievski. The assist was provided by Robbie Ure.
Attempt missed. Gjorge Dzhekov from North Macedonia takes a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes too high after a corner.
North Macedonia is awarded a corner after Andy Robertson concedes.
The fourth official has indicated there will be 8 minutes of added time.
Jani Atanasov from North Macedonia misses a header from the center of the box, sending the ball to the right.
Bojan Miovski's left-footed shot from outside the box for North Macedonia is blocked. He was assisted by Mario Mladenovski.
Substitution for Scotland: Luke Graham comes on for Billy Gilmour.
Robbie Ure from Scotland has a left-footed shot from a tough angle on the left that goes close but misses to the left. He was assisted by Billy Gilmour.
Hristijan Maleski from North Macedonia misses a header from the center of the box, sending it just to the right. Jani Atanasov provided the cross.
Hristijan Maleski from North Macedonia misses a right-footed shot from the center of the box, sending it to the left. The attempt was assisted by Eljif Elmas with a cross.
Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
Attempt missed. Jani Atanasov from North Macedonia takes a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes to the right. He was assisted by Eljif Elmas after a set piece situation.
The match is delayed due to an injury to Agon Elezi from North Macedonia.
Agon Elezi from North Macedonia is awarded a free kick in the attacking half.
Scott McKenna from Scotland receives a red card.
Foul committed by Scott McKenna of Scotland.
Attempt missed. Jani Atanasov from North Macedonia takes a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes too high. He was assisted by Gjorge Dzhekov.
Anes Meliqi from North Macedonia receives a yellow card for a foul.
John McGinn wins a free kick for Scotland in the attacking half.
Anes Meliqi of North Macedonia commits a foul.
Substitution for North Macedonia: Hristijan Maleski comes on for Matej Gashtarov.
Offside for Scotland. Andy Robertson is caught offside.
John McGinn from Scotland wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Eljif Elmas from North Macedonia commits a foul.
Robbie Ure from Scotland is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Mario Mladenovski of North Macedonia.
Substitution for Scotland: Aaron Hickey comes on for Ben Gannon-Doak.
Foul committed by Gjorge Dzhekov of North Macedonia.
Substitution for Scotland: Robbie Ure comes on for Kieron Bowie.
Ben Gannon-Doak from Scotland is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Billy Gilmour commits a foul for Scotland.
Matej Gashtarov from North Macedonia is awarded a free kick on the right wing.
Foul committed by Lewis Ferguson of Scotland.
Matej Gashtarov from North Macedonia is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
β½Goal! John McGinn scores for Scotland with a left-footed shot into the bottom right corner. The score is now North Macedonia 0, Scotland 2.
Bojan Miovski of North Macedonia receives a yellow card for handball.
Scott McKenna of Scotland hits the right post with a header from very close range, assisted by John McGinn's cross following a corner.
Kieron Bowie from Scotland has a left-footed shot from the right side of the six-yard box, but it is blocked.
Bojan Miovski of North Macedonia concedes a penalty for a handball in the penalty area.
VAR decision confirms a penalty for Scotland.
Kieron Bowie from Scotland has a left-footed shot from the right side of the box, but it's blocked. The assist came from John McGinn.
Corner awarded to Scotland after a concession by Matej Gashtarov.
Substitution for North Macedonia: Agon Elezi comes on for Enis Bardhi.
Substitution for North Macedonia: Ljupcho Doriev comes on for Bojan Ilievski.
Kieron Bowie from Scotland wins a free kick on the left wing.
Visar Musliu from North Macedonia commits a foul.
John McGinn's right-footed shot from the center of the box for Scotland is blocked. He was assisted by Ben Gannon-Doak's cross.
Kieron Bowie from Scotland has his right-footed shot from the center of the box blocked.
Attempt saved. Kieron Bowie from Scotland has his right-footed shot from very close range saved in the center of the goal by Stole Dimitrievski from North Macedonia.
Ryan Christie from Scotland wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul committed by Bojan Ilievski of North Macedonia.
John McGinn from Scotland misses the attempt with a left-footed shot from outside the box, sending it just a bit too high. Kieron Bowie provided the assist.
Foul committed by Lewis Ferguson of Scotland.
Attempt saved. Ben Gannon-Doak's left-footed shot from the center of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Stole Dimitrievski.
Enis Bardhi from North Macedonia is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Ben Gannon-Doak from Scotland is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Gjorge Dzhekov of North Macedonia.
Matej Gashtarov from North Macedonia wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Ben Gannon-Doak of Scotland.
VAR review concludes there is no penalty for Scotland.
Ben Gannon-Doak's right-footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the center of the goal by Stole Dimitrievski. The attempt was assisted by John McGinn.
Foul committed by Billy Gilmour of Scotland.
Enis Bardhi from North Macedonia is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Lewis Ferguson from Scotland wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul committed by Eljif Elmas of North Macedonia.
Stephen Welsh of Scotland wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Matej Gashtarov of North Macedonia commits a foul.
The second half begins with the score at North Macedonia 0, Scotland 1.
Substitution for Scotland: Ryan Christie comes on for Oliver McBurnie.
Billy Gilmour's right-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Lewis Ferguson.
First half ends with North Macedonia trailing Scotland 1-0.
Corner awarded to Scotland after Bojan Ilievski concedes.
Mario Mladenovski commits a foul for North Macedonia.
Mario Mladenovski of North Macedonia receives a yellow card for a foul.
The fourth official has indicated there will be 3 minutes of added time.
Oliver McBurnie from Scotland wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul committed by Gjorge Dzhekov of North Macedonia.
Gjorge Dzhekov from North Macedonia receives a yellow card for a foul.
Stephen Welsh wins a free kick for Scotland in the defensive half.
Matej Gashtarov from North Macedonia is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Lewis Ferguson (Scotland).
Lewis Ferguson wins a free kick for Scotland on the right wing.
Eljif Elmas from North Macedonia commits a foul.
Lewis Ferguson from Scotland wins a free kick on the right wing.
Eljif Elmas commits a foul for North Macedonia.
Ben Gannon-Doak from Scotland wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul committed by Jani Atanasov of North Macedonia.
Billy Gilmour's right-footed shot from the center of the box for Scotland is blocked.
Scotland wins a corner after Anes Meliqi concedes.
Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
Jani Atanasov of North Macedonia receives a yellow card for a foul.
The match is delayed due to an injury to Stephen Welsh from Scotland.
Stephen Welsh of Scotland is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Jani Atanasov of North Macedonia.
Kieron Bowie from Scotland has a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Billy Gilmour.
Scotland wins a corner after Visar Musliu concedes.
Attempt saved. Ben Gannon-Doak's right-footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top center of the goal by Stole Dimitrievski. The shot was assisted by Lewis Ferguson.
Substitution for North Macedonia: Jani Atanasov comes on for Luka Stankovski.
Substitution for North Macedonia: Gjorge Dzhekov comes on for SebastiΓ‘n Herrera.
Kieron Bowie of Scotland has a left-footed shot from the right side of the box, but it is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Luis Binks.
Foul committed by John McGinn of Scotland.
Eljif Elmas from North Macedonia is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Ben Gannon-Doak from Scotland misses the attempt with a left-footed shot from the center of the box, sending it just a bit too high. Kieron Bowie provided the assist.
Scotland wins a corner, conceded by Stole Dimitrievski.
Corner awarded to Scotland after Visar Musliu concedes.
John McGinn from Scotland is awarded a free kick on the right wing.
Eljif Elmas commits a foul for North Macedonia.
Attempt missed. Bojan Ilievski (North Macedonia) has a right-footed shot from outside the box that goes high and wide to the right. He was assisted by Enis Bardhi after a fast break.
SebastiΓ‘n Herrera of North Macedonia is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Ben Gannon-Doak of Scotland.
Luis Binks commits a foul for Scotland.
Enis Bardhi from North Macedonia is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Anes Meliqi commits a foul for North Macedonia.
John McGinn from Scotland is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Scotland wins a corner after Bojan Ilievski concedes.
Bojan Miovski from North Macedonia misses a header from the center of the box, sending it to the left. He was assisted by Enis Bardhi's cross.
Billy Gilmour's right-footed shot from the center of the box for Scotland is blocked.
Attempt missed. Andy Robertson's left-footed shot from outside the box is too high after a corner for Scotland.
Scotland wins a corner after SebastiΓ‘n Herrera concedes.
Anes Meliqi commits a foul for North Macedonia.
John McGinn of Scotland is awarded a free kick on the right wing.
Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
Delay in the match in Scotland.
Attempt missed. Andy Robertson from Scotland takes a left-footed shot from the left side of the box, but it goes close and misses to the right. John McGinn provided the assist after a fast break.
β½Goal! Scotland takes the lead 1-0 against North Macedonia. Kieron Bowie scores with a left-footed shot from outside the box into the bottom right corner, assisted by Billy Gilmour.
Foul committed by Oliver McBurnie of Scotland.
Visar Musliu from North Macedonia is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Oliver McBurnie of Scotland receives a yellow card for a bad foul.
Attempt blocked. Oliver McBurnie from Scotland has his right-footed shot from the right side of the six-yard box blocked. The cross was assisted by Lewis Ferguson.
Anes Meliqi commits a foul for North Macedonia.
Attempt saved. Stole Dimitrievski from North Macedonia saves a left-footed shot from Andy Robertson of Scotland, taken from outside the box, in the top center of the goal.
Scotland wins a corner, conceded by Stole Dimitrievski.
John McGinn from Scotland is awarded a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Andy Robertson's left-footed shot from the left side of the box goes high and wide to the left. Scott McKenna provided the assist.
Eljif Elmas is caught offside for North Macedonia.
Anes Meliqi from North Macedonia is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Kieron Bowie commits a foul for Scotland.
Visar Musliu from North Macedonia is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Kieron Bowie commits a foul for Scotland.
First half begins.
Match Highlights
πMatch Summary
Scotland defeated North Macedonia 0-2 in the UEFA Nations League. Scotland scorers: Kieron Bowie (7'), John McGinn (69' pen). Match venue: ToΕ‘e Proeski Arena.