EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS National Arena Todor Proeski - Thursday 9 October 2014 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Luxembourg Group C - Matchday -11 Last updated 12/07/2021 16:46CET

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Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Squad list 4 Head coach 6 Match officials 7 Competition facts 8 Match-by-match lineups 9 Team facts 11 Legend 13

1 North Macedonia - Luxembourg Thursday 9 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit National Arena Todor Proeski, Skopje

Previous meetings Head to Head Final Qualifying Total tournament

Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA EURO North Macedonia ------Luxembourg ------FIFA* North Macedonia ------Luxembourg ------Friendlies North Macedonia ------2 1 0 1 5 3 Luxembourg ------2 1 0 1 3 5 Total North Macedonia ------2 1 0 1 5 3 Luxembourg ------2 1 0 1 3 5 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup

2 North Macedonia - Luxembourg Thursday 9 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit National Arena Todor Proeski, Skopje Match background

FYR Macedonia had a tough start in UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying Group C, but will hope for a more profitable evening when they welcome Luxembourg. Match background • The nations have met twice in friendlies. FYR Macedonia won 4-1 in Luxembourg in 2008, but were beaten 2-1 when they returned in February 2012, Maurice Deville scoring his first two goals for his country either side of 's first for FYR Macedonia. Current coach was also in charge of Luxembourg for that match. • Luxembourg defender Tom Schnell turns 29 on the eve of the forthcoming fixture. • In six meetings between the nations' clubs in UEFA competition, the FYR Macedonia sides have the record W4 D2 L0. • In UEFA age-group tournaments, the countries have met five times, with FYR Macedonia winning three games to Luxembourg's two. Most recently, the FYR Macedonia Under-19s beat Luxembourg 1-0 in October 2012. • FYR Macedonia kicked off their Group C campaign with a 5-1 defeat in Spain, while Luxembourg held Belarus to a 1-1 draw at Stade Josy Barthel. • Luxembourg are without a win in 14 competitive away games (D3 L11) since a 2-1 win in Switzerland in a September 2008 FIFA World Cup qualifier. They have lost their last six UEFA European Championship ties on the road since a 1-0 win in Belarus in October 2007.

3 North Macedonia - Luxembourg Thursday 9 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit National Arena Todor Proeski, Skopje Squad list

North Macedonia Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Tome Pacovski 28/06/1982 32 Mechelen - 1 0 0 0 38 - - Darko Tofiloski 13/01/1986 28 Košice - 0 0 0 0 1 - Metalurg - Andreja Efremov 02/09/1992 22 - 0 0 0 0 2 - Skopje Defenders - Vance Sikov 19/07/1985 29 Austria Wien - 1 0 0 0 34 3 - Ardian Cuculi 19/07/1987 27 Partizani - 1 0 0 0 5 - - Daniel Mojsov 25/12/1987 26 Brann - 1 0 0 0 25 - - 12/02/1992 22 Parma - 1 0 0 0 12 - - Egzijan Alilovski 12/02/1992 22 Schaffhausen - 1 0 0 0 3 - - Darko Velkoski 21/06/1995 19 Rabotnicki - 0 0 0 0 2 - - Aleksandar Damchevski 21/11/1992 21 NAC - 0 0 0 0 3 - Midfielders - Nikola Gligorov 15/08/1983 31 Vardar - 0 0 0 0 18 - - Agim Ibraimi 29/08/1988 26 Maribor - 1 1 0 0 27 7 - Muarem Muarem 22/10/1988 25 Qarabağ - 0 0 0 0 5 - - 23/08/1990 24 Beroe - 1 0 0 0 8 - Dinamo - 29/05/1991 23 - 0 0 0 0 - - Zagreb - Besart Abdurahimi 31/07/1990 24 Lokeren - 1 0 0 0 3 - - Muhamed Demiri 20/11/1985 28 St Gallen - 1 0 0 0 23 - Forwards - Jovan Kostovski 19/04/1987 27 Leuven - 0 0 0 0 8 2 - 20/02/1988 26 Sarajevo - 1 0 0 0 4 - - Mirko Ivanovski 31/10/1989 24 CFR Cluj - 0 0 0 0 21 1 Krylya - Adis Jahović 18/03/1987 27 - 1 0 0 0 10 2 Sovetov Zulte - 05/09/1992 22 - 1 0 0 0 17 2 Waregem Metalurg - 10/02/1995 19 - 1 0 0 0 3 - Skopje Coach - Bosko Gjurovski 28/12/1961 52 - 1 0 0 0 6 -

4 North Macedonia - Luxembourg Thursday 9 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit National Arena Todor Proeski, Skopje

Luxembourg Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Jonathan Joubert 12/09/1979 35 Dudelange - 1 0 0 0 70 - Standard - Anthony Moris 29/04/1990 24 - 0 0 0 0 2 - Liège - Charly Schinker 05/11/1987 26 Rumelange - 0 0 0 0 - - Defenders Jeunesse - Eric Hoffmann 21/06/1984 30 - 0 0 0 0 88 - Esch - Tom Schnell 08/10/1985 29 Dudelange - 1 0 0 0 40 - - Massimo Martino 18/09/1990 24 Grevenmacher - 0 0 0 0 17 - - Mathias Jänisch 27/08/1990 24 Differdange - 1 0 0 0 37 1 - 05/08/1992 22 Fola - 1 0 0 0 15 - Jeunesse - Marvin Martins 17/02/1995 19 - 0 0 0 0 1 - Esch - Maxime Chanot 21/11/1989 24 Kortrijk - 0 0 0 0 5 1 Midfielders - Ben Payal 08/09/1988 26 Fola - 1 0 0 0 60 - - Mario Mutsch 03/09/1984 30 St Gallen - 0 0 0 0 73 2 - Lars Gerson 05/02/1990 24 Norrköping - 1 1 0 0 38 3 - Tom Laterza 09/05/1992 22 Fola - 1 0 0 0 29 - - Chris Philipps 08/03/1994 20 Metz - 1 0 0 0 18 - - Dwayn Holter 15/06/1995 19 Fürth - 1 0 0 0 3 - - Christopher Martins 19/02/1997 17 Lyon - 1 0 0 0 1 - Forwards - 11/09/1985 29 Dudelange - 1 0 0 0 56 4 - 11/08/1988 26 Fola - 1 0 0 0 22 3 - Aurélien Joachim 10/08/1986 28 CSKA Sofia - 0 0 0 0 50 7 - Maurice Deville 31/07/1992 22 Kaiserslautern - 0 0 0 0 15 3 - Antonio Luisi 07/10/1994 20 Differdange - 1 0 0 0 6 - - 19/10/1992 21 Dudelange - 1 0 0 0 10 - Coach - Luc Holtz 14/06/1969 45 - 1 0 0 0 38 -

5 North Macedonia - Luxembourg Thursday 9 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit National Arena Todor Proeski, Skopje Head coach Boshko Djurovski Date of birth: 28 December 1961 Nationality: Macedonian Playing career: FK Crvena zvezda, Servette FC Coaching career: Servette FC, FK Radnički Obrenovac, FK Rad, FK Crvena zvezda, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia • A defensive midfielder, Djurovski lifted four Yugoslavian titles and two national cups during an 11-year spell at Crvena zvezda, where he played alongside his brother, striker Milko Djurovski. • He made four appearances for Yugoslavia and seven more for the independent Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. • Djurovski moved into coaching following a period in Switzerland where he won the 1993/94 title as a Servette player; he was then assistant to coach Gérard Castella when Servette were champions again in 1998/99. • Returned to Crvena zvezda for the first of two stints as assistant coach at the turn of the millennium, before subsequently guiding the club to a domestic double as coach in 2006/07. • Took the FYROM job in November 2013 following a five-year spell in Japan, where he was assistant to former Crvena zvezda team-mate Dragan Stojković at Nagoya Grampus. Luc Holtz Date of birth: 14 June 1969 Nationality: Luxembourger Playing career: Red Boys Differdange, FC Avenir Beggen, FC Etzella Ettelbruck Coaching career: FC Etzella Ettelbruck, Luxembourg Under-21s, Luxembourg • Holtz started his career with Red Boys Differdange, a club which today is part of successful outfit FC Differdange 03. • A creative playmaker with a keen eye for goal, Holtz moved to Avenir Beggen in 1992 where he went on to win the domestic double in 1993 and 1994. He was chosen as Luxembourg's footballer of the year in 1993. • Played until 2008 when, aged 38, he finished his career at Etzella having gone there from Beggen in 1999 to take over as player-coach. • Led Etzella to promotion to the top flight in 1999, his first season in charge. Lifted the cup two years later but was relegated in 2002, only to bounce back immediately. Proceeded to reach the cup final in 2003 and 2004, although both ended in defeat. • Having earned 55 caps for Luxembourg, he accepted an offer to coach the U21 national side in 2008. He was then handed the reins of the senior team following the resignation of Guy Hellers in August 2010.

6 North Macedonia - Luxembourg Thursday 9 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit National Arena Todor Proeski, Skopje Match officials

Referee Paolo Mazzoleni (ITA) Assistant referees Alessandro Costanzo (ITA) , Matteo Passeri (ITA) Additional assistant referees Davide Massa (ITA) , Piero Giacomelli (ITA) Fourth official Andrea Marzaloni (ITA) UEFA Delegate Dag Steinar Vestlund (NOR) UEFA Referee observer Zoran Petrović (SRB)

Referee UEFA EURO Name Date of birth UEFA matches matches Paolo Mazzoleni 12/06/1974 0 15

Paolo Mazzoleni Referee since: 2000 First division: 2005 FIFA badge: 2011

Tournaments: N/A

Finals N/A

UEFA European Championship matches featuring the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed

7 North Macedonia - Luxembourg Thursday 9 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit National Arena Todor Proeski, Skopje Competition facts

8 North Macedonia - Luxembourg Thursday 9 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit National Arena Todor Proeski, Skopje Match-by-match lineups North Macedonia

European Qualifiers Matchday 1 (08/09/2014) Spain 5-1 North Macedonia Goals: 1-0 Ramos 16 (P) , 2-0 Paco Alcácer 17, 2-1 Ibraimi 28 (P) , 3-1 Busquets 45+3, 4-1 Silva 50, 5-1 Pedro Rodríguez 90+1 North Macedonia: Pacovski, Cuculi, Mojsov, Sikov, Trajkovski, Jahović, Ibraimi, Ristovski, Alilovski (46 Demiri), Abdurahimi (74 K. Velkoski), Spirovski (64 Radeski) Matchday 2 (09/10/2014) North Macedonia-Luxembourg Matchday 3 (12/10/2014) Ukraine-North Macedonia Matchday 4 (15/11/2014) North Macedonia-Slovakia Matchday 5 (27/03/2015) North Macedonia-Belarus Matchday 6 (14/06/2015) Slovakia-North Macedonia Matchday 7 (05/09/2015) Luxembourg-North Macedonia Matchday 8 (08/09/2015) North Macedonia-Spain Matchday 9 (09/10/2015) North Macedonia-Ukraine Matchday 10 (12/10/2015) Belarus-North Macedonia Luxembourg

European Qualifiers Matchday 1 (08/09/2014) Luxembourg 1-1 Belarus Goals: 1-0 Gerson 42, 1-1 Dragun 78 Luxembourg: Joubert, Jänisch, Schnell, Philipps, Gerson, Da Mota (67 Laterza), Bensi, C. Martins, Jans, Holter (77 Payal), Turpel (63 Luisi) Matchday 2 (09/10/2014) North Macedonia-Luxembourg Matchday 3 (12/10/2014) Luxembourg-Spain Matchday 4 (15/11/2014) Luxembourg-Ukraine Matchday 5 (27/03/2015) Slovakia-Luxembourg Matchday 6 (14/06/2015) Ukraine-Luxembourg Matchday 7 (05/09/2015) Luxembourg-North Macedonia

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Matchday 8 (08/09/2015) Belarus-Luxembourg Matchday 9 (09/10/2015) Spain-Luxembourg Matchday 10 (12/10/2015) Luxembourg-Slovakia

10 North Macedonia - Luxembourg Thursday 9 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit National Arena Todor Proeski, Skopje Team facts

UEFA European Championship records: FYR Macedonia History 2012 – did not qualify 2008 – did not qualify 2004 – did not qualify 2000 – did not qualify 1996 – did not qualify Qualifying win 4-0: FYR Macedonia v Malta, 06/09/98 Qualifying loss 0-5: FYR Macedonia v Belgium, 07/06/95 Overall appearances 28: Velice Sumulikoski 23: Goce Sedloski 20: Igor Mitreski 20: Nikolce Noveski 19: Petar Milosevski Overall goals 5: Artim Sakiri 5: Ilco Naumoski 4: Goce Sedloski 3: Risto Bozinov 3: Sasa Ciric 3: Bosko Djurovski 3: Georgi Hristov

UEFA European Championship records: Luxembourg History 2012 – did not qualify 2008 – did not qualify 2004 – did not qualify 2000 – did not qualify 1996 – did not qualify 1992 – did not qualify 1988 – did not qualify 1984 – did not qualify 1980 – did not qualify 1976 – did not qualify 1972 – did not qualify 1968 – did not qualify 1964 – did not qualify 1960 – did not participate Qualifying win 2-1: Luxembourg v Albania, 06/09/11 2-1: Luxembourg v Netherlands, 30/10/63 1-0: four times, most recently Belarus v Luxembourg, 13/10/07 Qualifying loss 9-0: England v Luxembourg, 15/12/82 Overall appearances 35: 34: 27: Robby Langers 26: Guy Hellers 25: Eric Hoffmann

11 North Macedonia - Luxembourg Thursday 9 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit National Arena Todor Proeski, Skopje

Overall goals 4: Gilbert Dussier 3: 2: Camille Dimmer 2: Henri Klein 2: Robby Langers 2: Paul Philipp 2: Jeannot Reiter 2: Lars Gerson

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:: Previous meetings

Goals for/against: Goal totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (e.g. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored during a penalty shoot-out after a tie ended in a draw

:: Squad list

Qual.: Total European Qualifiers appearances/goals for UEFA EURO 2020 only. FT: Total UEFA EURO 2020 appearances/goals in final tournament only. Overall: Total international appearances/goals. DoB: Date of birth Age: Based on the date press kit was last updated D: Disciplinary (*: misses next match if booked, S: suspended)

:: Team facts

EURO finals: The UEFA European Championship was a four-team event in 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 (when the preliminary round and quarter-finals were considered part of qualifying).

From 1980 it was expanded to an eight-team finals and remained in that format in 1984, 1988 and 1992 until 1996, when the 16-team format was adopted. UEFA EURO 2016 was the first tournament to be played as a 24-team finals.

Records of inactive countries A number of UEFA associations have been affected by dissolution or splits of member associations. For statistical purposes, the records of these inactive countries have been allocated elsewhere: therefore, all Soviet Union matches are awarded to Russia; all West Germany – but not East Germany – matches are awarded to Germany; all Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro matches are awarded to Serbia; all Czechoslovakia matches are allocated to both the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Abandoned/forfeited matches For statisical purposes, when a match has been started and then abandoned but later forfeited, the result on the pitch at the time of abandonment is counted. Matches that never started and were either cancelled or forfeited are not included in the overall statistics. Competitions Other abbreviations (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden goal Y: Booked L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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