Ireland 0-0 North Macedonia · International Friendly Games
Ireland drew 0-0 with North Macedonia in the International Friendly Games. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Ireland and North Macedonia met in the International Friendly Games at Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Tuesday, 31 March 2026.
How the match went
Ireland saw more of the ball, 56% of it. Ireland had 15 shots with 3 on target, North Macedonia 3 with 1 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 8 to Ireland and 1 to North Macedonia. Ireland conceded 4 fouls, North Macedonia 9. The referee showed 1 yellow card (0 for Ireland, 1 for North Macedonia).
Line-ups
Ireland started in a 3-4-2-1: C. Kelleher, J. Egan, N. Collins, D. O'Shea, S. Coleman, J. Molumby, J. Knight, L. Scales, C. Ogbene, F. Azaz, T. Parrott.
North Macedonia started in a 3-4-2-1: S. Dimitrievski, G. Zajkov, D. Velkovski, I. Fetai, D. Churlinov, T. Kostadinov, I. Alimi, S. Herrera, E. Bardhi, E. Elmas, E. Rastoder.
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Minute by minute
Full commentary (38 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Ireland vs North Macedonia.
- 15'Attempt blocked. C. Ogbene (Ireland), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 21'Attempt saved. E. Bardhi (North Macedonia), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.06.
- 22'Attempt missed. E. Bardhi (North Macedonia), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 24'Attempt saved. T. Parrott (Ireland), header. xG 0.02.
- 27'Attempt missed. F. Azaz (Ireland), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.12.
- 37'Attempt missed. T. Parrott (Ireland), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 39'Attempt missed. T. Parrott (Ireland), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, North Macedonia: M. Ristovski comes on for E. Bardhi.
- 46'Substitution, North Macedonia: N. Serafimov comes on for D. Velkovski.
- 46'Substitution, North Macedonia: D. Musovski comes on for E. Rastoder.
- 46'Attempt blocked. M. Ristovski (North Macedonia), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 52'Off the woodwork! T. Parrott (Ireland), right-footed shot. xG 0.20.
- 53'Attempt blocked. T. Parrott (Ireland), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 55'Attempt missed. C. Ogbene (Ireland), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 55'Attempt missed. F. Azaz (Ireland), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 57'Attempt saved. T. Parrott (Ireland), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 59'Attempt blocked. J. Knight (Ireland), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 60'Substitution, North Macedonia: L. Doriev comes on for I. Alimi.
- 60'Substitution, North Macedonia: L. Stankovski comes on for D. Churlinov.
- 60'Substitution, North Macedonia: R. Ramadani comes on for E. Elmas.
- 60'Substitution, North Macedonia: B. Nikolov comes on for T. Kostadinov.
- 61'Substitution, Ireland: B. Lawal comes on for F. Azaz.
- 61'Substitution, Ireland: J. Abankwah comes on for S. Coleman.
- 61'Substitution, Ireland: M. Travers comes on for C. Kelleher.
- 61'Substitution, Ireland: H. Vale comes on for J. Molumby.
- 63'Attempt blocked. L. Scales (Ireland), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 66'Substitution, North Macedonia: V. Musliu comes on for I. Fetai.
- 71'Substitution, North Macedonia: E. Bejtulai comes on for R. Ramadani.
- 72'Substitution, Ireland: A. Idah comes on for T. Parrott.
- 72'Substitution, Ireland: J. O'Brien comes on for J. Egan.
- 83'Substitution, Ireland: A. Browne comes on for J. Abankwah.
- 84'Substitution, Ireland: J. Kenny comes on for C. Ogbene.
- 90'Yellow card for S. Dimitrievski (North Macedonia).
- 90+4'Attempt blocked. A. Idah (Ireland), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
- 90+6'Attempt saved. J. Kenny (Ireland), right-footed shot. xG 0.20.
- 90+7'Attempt missed. A. Idah (Ireland), header from a corner. xG 0.19.