EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2021/22 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS National Arena Todor Proeski - Skopje Thursday 2 September 2021 North Macedonia 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Armenia Group J - Matchday 4 Last updated 02/09/2021 12:51CET

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Previous meetings 2 Squad list 4 Match officials 6 Match-by-match lineups 7 Legend 9

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Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Nations League Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 18/11/2020 GS-FT Armenia - North Macedonia 1-0 Nicosia Hambartsumyan 55 Alioski 5 (P), 05/09/2020 GS-FT North Macedonia - Armenia 2-1 Skopje Nestorovski 38 (P); Barseghyan 90+4 (P)

UEFA Nations League Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Pizzelli 12, Movsisyan 16/10/2018 GS-FT Armenia - North Macedonia 4-0 Yerevan 67, Ghazaryan 81, Mkhitaryan 90+4 Alioski 14 (P), Pandev 09/09/2018 GS-FT North Macedonia - Armenia 2-0 Skopje 59

UEFA EURO 2012 Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Pizzelli 28, Mkhitaryan 34, Ghazaryan 69, 07/10/2011 QR (GS) Armenia - North Macedonia 4-1 Yerevan Sarkisov 90+1; Sikov 86 Gjurovski 42, Naumoski 90+6 (P); 07/09/2010 QR (GS) North Macedonia - Armenia 2-2 Skopje Movsisyan 41, Manucharyan 90+1

FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Manucharyan 55; 04/06/2005 QR (GS) Armenia - North Macedonia 1-2 Yerevan Pandev 29, 46 Pandev 5, Sakiri 37, 18/08/2004 QR (GS) North Macedonia - Armenia 3-0 Skopje Sumulikoski 90

EURO '96 Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Micevski 56; 06/09/1995 PR (GS) North Macedonia - Armenia 1-2 Skopje Grigoryan 61, Shahgeldyan 78 Grigoryan 21, Shahgeldyan 49; 10/05/1995 PR (GS) Armenia - North Macedonia 2-2 Yerevan Hristov 59, Markovski 70

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Final Qualifying Total tournament

Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Total North Macedonia 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 4 2 0 2 10 4 2 4 15 17 Armenia 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 4 2 0 2 10 4 2 4 17 15

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North Macedonia Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers Rayo - 25/12/1993 27 - 3 0 0 0 45 - Vallecano - Damjan Siskovski 18/03/1995 26 Doxa - 0 0 0 0 6 - - Dejan Iliev 25/02/1995 26 Sered - 0 0 0 0 - - Defenders - 22/10/1990 30 AEL - 3 0 0 0 49 - Dinamo - 12/02/1992 29 - 3 0 0 0 67 2 Zagreb - 13/11/1994 26 Fehérvár - 3 0 0 0 34 1 - Darko Velkoski 21/06/1995 26 Rijeka * 1 0 0 0 32 1 - 10/02/1995 26 Levski - 0 0 0 0 16 1 - Nikola Serafimov 11/08/1999 22 Zalaegerszeg - 0 0 0 0 - - Midfielders - 23/08/1990 31 AEK Larnaca - 2 0 0 0 41 1 Sepsi Sfantu - Stefan Aškovski 24/02/1992 29 - 1 0 0 0 4 - Gheorghe - 12/02/1992 29 Al-Ahly * 3 0 0 0 47 9 - 04/03/1996 25 Ružomberok - 0 0 0 0 12 - - Enis Bardi 02/07/1995 26 Levante - 3 1 0 0 36 6 - Nikola Gjorgjev 22/08/1997 24 Grasshoppers - 0 0 0 0 5 - - Todor Todoroski 26/02/1999 22 Radnicki Niš - 0 0 0 0 - - - Jani Atanasov 31/10/1999 21 Hajduk Split - 0 0 0 0 - - - Eljif Elmas 24/09/1999 21 Napoli * 3 2 0 0 30 7 - 11/07/2000 21 Schalke - 0 0 0 0 5 1 Forwards - Adis Jahović 18/03/1987 34 Göztepe - 0 0 0 0 15 3 - 20/02/1995 26 Kayserispor - 0 0 0 0 7 - - 05/09/1992 28 Mallorca - 3 3 0 0 67 18 Spartak - Milan Ristovski 08/04/1998 23 - 0 0 0 0 2 1 Trnava Coach - Blagoja Milevski 25/03/1971 50 - 0 0 0 0 - -

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Armenia Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - David Yurchenko 27/03/1986 35 Alashkert - 3 0 0 0 11 - - Anatoli Aivazov 08/06/1996 25 Urartu - 0 0 0 0 - - - Stanislav Buchnev 17/07/1990 31 Pyunik - 0 0 0 0 - - Defenders - Hrayr Mkoyan 02/09/1986 35 Ararat - 0 0 0 0 45 1 - Hovhannes Hambartsumyan 04/10/1990 30 Anorthosis * 3 0 0 0 39 3 - Kamo Hovhannisyan 05/10/1992 28 Kairat - 3 0 0 0 59 1 - Taron Voskanyan 22/02/1993 28 Alashkert - 1 0 0 0 31 - - Arman Hovhannisyan 07/07/1993 28 Pyunik - 0 0 0 0 7 - Ararat- - Davit Terteryan 17/12/1997 23 - 0 0 0 0 1 - Armenia - Andre Calisir 13/06/1990 31 Silkeborg - 2 0 0 0 17 - Midfielders - Henrikh Mkhitaryan 21/01/1989 32 Roma - 0 0 0 0 86 28 - Artak Grigoryan 19/10/1987 33 Alashkert - 3 0 0 0 37 1 - Arshak Koryan 17/06/1995 26 Orenburg - 0 0 0 0 4 - - Solomon Udo 15/07/1995 26 Atyrau - 3 0 0 0 6 - - Erik Vardanyan 07/06/1998 23 Ararat - 0 0 0 0 2 - Ararat- - Artem Avanesyan 17/07/1999 22 - 0 0 0 0 - - Armenia Ararat- - Wbeymar 08/03/1992 29 - 0 0 0 0 7 2 Armenia - Eduard Spertsyan 07/06/2000 21 Krasnodar - 1 1 0 0 3 1 - Ishkhan Geloyan 31/08/1992 29 Baltika - 0 0 0 0 - - Forwards - Sargis Adamyan 23/05/1993 28 Hoffenheim * 3 0 0 0 24 2 - Aleksandre Karapetyan 23/12/1987 33 FC Noah - 3 0 0 0 22 6 - Vahan Bichakhchyan 09/07/1999 22 Žilina - 1 0 0 0 8 1 Ararat- - Zhirayr Shaghoyan 10/04/2001 20 - 2 0 0 0 4 - Armenia Coach - Joaquín Caparrós 18/10/1955 65 - 3 0 0 0 3 -

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Referee Artur Dias (POR) Assistant referees Rui Tavares (POR) , Paulo Soares (POR) Video Assistant Referee João Pinheiro (POR) Assistant Video Assistant Referee Luis Campos (POR) Fourth official Vitor Ferreira (POR) UEFA Delegate Robert Kispal (HUN) UEFA Referee observer William Young (SCO)

Referee Name Date of birth UEFA matches Artur Dias 14/07/1979 4 88

FIFA Wold Cup matches involving teams from 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

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FIFA World Cup - Qualifying round Group J Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts Armenia 3 3 0 0 6 2 9 North Macedonia 3 2 0 1 9 4 6 Germany 3 2 0 1 5 2 6 Romania 3 1 0 2 5 6 3 Iceland 3 1 0 2 4 6 3 Liechtenstein 3 0 0 3 1 10 0

Matchday 1 (25/03/2021) Romania 3-2 North Macedonia Goals: 1-0 F. Tănase 28, 2-0 Mihăilă 50, 2-1 Ademi 82, 2-2 Trajkovski 83, 3-2 Hagi 86 North Macedonia: Dimitrievski, Bejtulai, Ristevski (88 Ibraimi), Musliu, Alioski, Pandev (78 Trajkovski), Ristovski, Nikolov (54 Ademi), Bardi, Elmas, Nestorovski (54 Stojanovski) Matchday 2 (28/03/2021) North Macedonia 5-0 Liechtenstein Goals: 1-0 Bardi 7, 2-0 Trajkovski 51, 3-0 Trajkovski 54, 4-0 Elmas 62, 5-0 Nestorovski 82 (P) North Macedonia: Dimitrievski, Ristevski, Musliu, Radeski, Alioski (66 Aškovski), Trajkovski (66 Hasani), Pandev (58 Nestorovski), Ristovski (58 Bejtulai), Bardi (58 Nikolov), Spirovski, Elmas Matchday 3 (31/03/2021) Germany 1-2 North Macedonia Goals: 0-1 Pandev 45+2, 1-1 Gündoğan 63 (P) , 1-2 Elmas 85 North Macedonia: Dimitrievski, Ademi, Musliu, Alioski (90 Ristevski), Trajkovski (72 Spirovski), Pandev (90 Stojanovski), Ristovski, D. Velkoski, Nikolov (59 Bejtulai), Bardi, Elmas Matchday 4 (02/09/2021) North Macedonia-Armenia Matchday 5 (05/09/2021) Iceland-North Macedonia Matchday 6 (08/09/2021) North Macedonia-Romania Matchday 7 (08/10/2021) Liechtenstein-North Macedonia Matchday 8 (11/10/2021) North Macedonia-Germany Matchday 9 (11/11/2021) Armenia-North Macedonia Matchday 10 (14/11/2021) North Macedonia-Iceland Armenia

FIFA World Cup - Qualifying round Matchday 1 (25/03/2021) Liechtenstein 0-1 Armenia Goals: 0-1 Frommelt 83 (og) Armenia: Yurchenko, Calisir, Haroyan, A. Grigoryan (46 Karapetyan), Bayramyan (75 Babayan), Barseghyan (92

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Bichakhchyan), K. Hovhannisyan, Briasco (64 Miranyan), Udo, Hambartsumyan, Adamyan Matchday 2 (28/03/2021) Armenia 2-0 Iceland Goals: 1-0 Barseghyan 53, 2-0 Bayramyan 74 Armenia: Yurchenko, Haroyan, T. Voskanyan, A. Grigoryan, H. Hakobyan (54 Bayramyan), Barseghyan, K. Hovhannisyan, Briasco (62 Karapetyan), Udo (81 K. Muradyan), Hambartsumyan, Adamyan (81 Shaghoyan) Matchday 3 (31/03/2021) Armenia 3-2 Romania Goals: 1-0 Spertsyan 56, 1-1 Cicâldău 62, 1-2 Cicâldău 72, 2-2 Haroyan 87, 3-2 Barseghyan 89 (P) Armenia: Yurchenko, Calisir, Haroyan, A. Grigoryan, Bayramyan, K. Muradyan (46 Spertsyan), Barseghyan (92 Udo), K. Hovhannisyan, Briasco (46 Adamyan), Hambartsumyan, Karapetyan (46 Shaghoyan) Matchday 4 (02/09/2021) North Macedonia-Armenia Matchday 5 (05/09/2021) Germany-Armenia Matchday 6 (08/09/2021) Armenia-Liechtenstein Matchday 7 (08/10/2021) Iceland-Armenia Matchday 8 (11/10/2021) Romania-Armenia Matchday 9 (11/11/2021) Armenia-North Macedonia Matchday 10 (14/11/2021) Armenia-Germany

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Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship 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 Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended 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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