EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Stade Josy Barthel - Luxembourg Saturday 5 September 2015 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Luxembourg Group C - Matchday -6 Last updated 12/07/2021 17:53CET

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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 Luxembourg - North Macedonia Saturday 5 September 2015 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg

Previous meetings Head to Head 2016 UEFA European Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Trajkovski 20, Jahović 66 (P), Abdurahimi 09/10/2014 QR (GS) North Macedonia - Luxembourg 3-2 90+2; Bensi 39, Turpel 44

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 Luxembourg - - - - 1 0 0 1 - - - - 1 0 0 1 2 3 North Macedonia 1 1 0 0 ------1 1 0 0 3 2 FIFA* Luxembourg ------North Macedonia ------Friendlies Luxembourg ------2 1 0 1 3 5 North Macedonia ------2 1 0 1 5 3 Total Luxembourg - - - - 1 0 0 1 - - - - 3 1 0 2 5 8 North Macedonia 1 1 0 0 ------3 2 0 1 8 5 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup

2 Luxembourg - North Macedonia Saturday 5 September 2015 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg Match background

Luxembourg will look to lift themselves off the foot of Group C as they take on FYR Macedonia for a second time in UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying. Previous meetings • Besart Abdurahimi's added-time goal settled the teams' first Group C meeting, FYR Macedonia winning 3-2 in Skopje. • That was the nations' first competitive encounter. They had met twice before in friendlies. FYR Macedonia triumphed 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 Ferhan Hasani's first for FYR Macedonia. Current coach was in charge of Luxembourg for that match. Disciplinary • Luxembourg midfielder Mario Mutsch is absent through suspension. , Dwayn Holter, Christopher Martins, Ben Payal and Chris Philipps are all a booking away from a one-game ban. • FYR Macedonia forward Ferhan Hasani misses out through suspension. Besart Abdurahimi, , Vance Sikov and are all a booking away from a one-game ban. Form guide • Luxembourg have lost all five of their Group C games since starting their campaign with a 1-1 home draw with Belarus. • Luxembourg have scored just once in their last four competitive home fixtures (D1 L3) since overcoming Northern Ireland 3-2 in a FIFA World Cup qualifier in September 2013. • FYR Macedonia have lost their last four Group C matches since squeezing past Luxembourg. They are without a win in 11 competitive away games (D1 L10) since a 2-0 victory in in October 2010. Trivia and links • Luxembourg committed 100 fouls in their first six qualifiers – seven more than any other team. • FYR Macedonia forward Trajkovski turns 23 the day of the Luxembourg trip. • In six encounters between the nations' clubs in UEFA competition, FYR Macedonia's sides have the record W4 D2 L0. • In UEFA age-group tournaments, the countries have met five times, with FYR Macedonia winning three matches to Luxembourg's two. Most recently, the FYR Macedonia Under-19s edged Luxembourg 1-0 in October 2012.

3 Luxembourg - North Macedonia Saturday 5 September 2015 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg Squad list

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 - 6 0 0 0 76 - Union Titus - Andrea Amodio 13/07/1997 18 - 0 0 0 0 - - Petange - Valentin Roulez 12/12/1996 18 Mondercange - 0 0 0 0 - - Defenders - Tom Schnell 08/10/1985 29 Dudelange - 4 0 0 0 45 - - Massimo Martino 18/09/1990 24 Fola - 0 0 0 0 17 - - Kevin Malget 15/01/1991 24 Dudelange - 1 0 0 0 6 - - Mathias Jänisch 27/08/1990 25 Differdange - 4 0 0 0 41 1 Waasland- - 05/08/1992 23 - 6 0 0 0 22 - Beveren Jeunesse - Ricardo Delgado 22/02/1994 21 - 0 0 0 0 - - Esch - Maxime Chanot 21/11/1989 25 Kortrijk - 5 0 0 0 12 1 Midfielders - Ben Payal 08/09/1988 26 Fola * 4 0 0 0 65 - - Lars Gerson 05/02/1990 25 Sundsvall - 6 1 0 0 45 3 Preußen - Chris Philipps 08/03/1994 21 * 5 0 0 0 24 - Münster - Christopher Martins 19/02/1997 18 Lyon * 4 0 0 0 5 - - Florian Bohnert 09/11/1997 17 Saarbrücken - 0 0 0 0 - - - Luca Duriatti 11/02/1998 17 Saarbrücken - 0 0 0 0 1 - - Sébastien Thill 29/12/1993 21 Progrès - 0 0 0 0 - - Forwards - Daniel Da Mota 11/09/1985 29 Dudelange * 6 0 0 0 63 4 - 11/08/1988 27 Fola - 6 1 0 0 28 4 - Aurélien Joachim 10/08/1986 29 Burton - 2 0 0 0 53 7 - Maurice Deville 31/07/1992 23 Kaiserslautern - 5 0 0 0 22 3 - Antonio Luisi 07/10/1994 20 Differdange - 1 0 0 0 6 - - 19/10/1992 22 Dudelange - 5 1 0 0 15 1 Coach - Luc Holtz 14/06/1969 46 - 6 0 0 0 44 -

4 Luxembourg - North Macedonia Saturday 5 September 2015 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg

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 33 Vardar - 6 0 0 0 44 - - Daniel Bozinovski 08/07/1989 26 Rabotnicki - 0 0 0 0 - - - 25/12/1993 21 Granada - 0 0 0 0 - - Defenders - Vance Sikov 19/07/1985 30 Austria Wien * 5 0 0 0 39 3 Adana - Daniel Mojsov 25/12/1987 27 - 4 0 0 0 28 - Demirspor - 22/10/1990 24 Rabotnicki - 0 0 0 0 5 - - Stefan Askovski 24/02/1992 23 Novi Pazar - 0 0 0 0 - - - Stefan Ristovski 12/02/1992 23 Rijeka * 5 0 0 0 16 - - Vladica Brdarevski 07/02/1990 25 Vardar - 0 0 0 0 2 - - Egzijan Alilovski 12/02/1992 23 Schaffhausen - 4 0 0 0 6 - - Leonard Zhuta 09/08/1992 23 Häcken - 1 0 0 0 1 - Midfielders - Nikola Gligorov 15/08/1983 32 Vardar - 1 0 0 0 19 - - 29/08/1988 27 Maribor - 4 1 0 0 31 7 - Muarem Muarem 22/10/1988 26 Eskişehirspor - 2 0 0 0 7 - - Besart Abdurahimi 31/07/1990 25 Lokeren * 6 1 0 0 9 1 - Milovan Petrovikj 23/01/1990 25 Rabotnicki - 0 0 0 0 - - Forwards - 20/02/1988 27 Sarajevo - 5 0 0 0 8 - - Mirko Ivanovski 31/10/1989 25 Videoton - 3 0 0 0 24 1 - Aleksandar Trajkovski 05/09/1992 22 Palermo * 6 2 0 0 22 4 - Blazhe Ilijoski 09/07/1984 31 Rabotnicki - 0 0 0 0 - - Coach - Ljubinko Drulović 11/09/1968 46 - 1 0 0 0 1 -

5 Luxembourg - North Macedonia Saturday 5 September 2015 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg Head coach 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. Ljubinko Drulović Coach: Ljubinko Drulović Date of birth: 11/04/1968 Nationality: Serbian Playing career: FK Zlatar, FK Sloga Kraljevo, FK Sloboda Point, FK Rad, Gil Vicente FC, FC Porto, SL Benfica, FK Partizan, FC Penafiel Coaching career: GD Tourizense, FK Banat Zrenjanin, NK Drava, CD Primeiro do Agosto, Serbia Under-19, Serbia (caretaker), FYR Macedonia • A winger, Drulović made 38 appearances and scored three goals for Yugoslavia, playing at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA EURO 2000 final rounds. • Quick and skilful, the left-sided player spent the best years of his career in Portugal, winning five Liga titles and four Portuguese Cups during a successful spell with Porto from 1994–2001. • Having ended his playing days with Penafiel, he started out as a coach with modest Tourizense, taking up further posts in Serbia, Slovenia and Angola before being tasked with leading Serbia's U19 squad in 2012. • Drulović struck gold the next year, guiding Serbia to their first UEFA European U19 Championship crown, overseeing a final victory against France in Lithuania. • Following a brief stint in temporary charge of the senior side in 2014, Drulović signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with FYR Macedonia in April 2015, becoming their fourth foreign coach.

6 Luxembourg - North Macedonia Saturday 5 September 2015 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg Match officials

Referee Lee Evans (WAL) Assistant referees Philip Thomas (WAL) , Edward King (WAL) Additional assistant referees Bryn Markham-Jones (WAL) , Nick Pratt (WAL) Fourth official Daniel Beckett (WAL) UEFA Delegate Thórir Hákonarson (ISL) UEFA Referee observer Marinus Koopman (NED)

Referee UEFA EURO Name Date of birth UEFA matches matches Lee Evans 13/10/1975 4 47

Simon Evans Referee since: 1990 First division: 2004 FIFA badge: 2007

Tournaments: N/A

Finals N/A

UEFA European Championship matches featuring the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 07/10/2011 EURO QR Bosnia and Herzegovina Luxembourg 5-0 Zenica

Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 28/06/2008 UIC R1 KF Renova HNK Rijeka 2-0 Skopje 05/09/2008 U21 QR Luxembourg Israel 0-5 Esch-sur-Alzette 16/10/2008 U19 QR North Macedonia Iceland 1-0 Skopje 07/10/2011 EURO QR Bosnia and Herzegovina Luxembourg 5-0 Zenica

7 Luxembourg - North Macedonia Saturday 5 September 2015 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg Competition facts

8 Luxembourg - North Macedonia Saturday 5 September 2015 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg Match-by-match lineups 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 3-2 Luxembourg Goals: 1-0 Trajkovski 20, 1-1 Bensi 39, 1-2 Turpel 44, 2-2 Jahović 66 (P) , 3-2 Abdurahimi 90+2 Luxembourg: Joubert, Chanot, Jänisch, Philipps, Gerson, C. Martins, Da Mota (63 Holter), Bensi (75 Laterza), Mutsch, Jans, Turpel (70 Deville) Matchday 3 (12/10/2014) Luxembourg 0-4 Spain Goals: 0-1 Silva 27, 0-2 Paco Alcácer 42, 0-3 Diego Costa 69, 0-4 Bernat 88 Luxembourg: Joubert, Chanot, Jänisch, Philipps, Gerson, C. Martins (61 Turpel), Da Mota (75 Payal), Bensi, Mutsch (86 Deville), Jans, Holter Matchday 4 (15/11/2014) Luxembourg 0-3 Ukraine Goals: 0-1 Yarmolenko 33, 0-2 Yarmolenko 53, 0-3 Yarmolenko 56 Luxembourg: Joubert, Chanot, Jänisch, Schnell, Gerson, C. Martins (53 Da Mota), Bensi (63 Joachim), Mutsch, Jans, Holter, Turpel (76 Deville) Matchday 5 (27/03/2015) Slovakia 3-0 Luxembourg Goals: 1-0 Nemec 10, 2-0 Weiss 21, 3-0 Pekarík 40 Luxembourg: Joubert, Chanot, Schnell, Philipps, Gerson, Bensi (78 Laterza), Joachim, Mutsch, Jans, Holter (51 Da Mota), Deville (64 Payal) Matchday 6 (14/06/2015) Ukraine 3-0 Luxembourg Goals: 1-0 Kravets 49, 2-0 Garmash 57, 3-0 Konoplyanka 86 Luxembourg: Joubert, Chanot, Schnell, Gerson, Da Mota (71 Deville), Payal, Malget, Mutsch, Jans, Holter (77 Philipps), Turpel (52 Bensi) Matchday 7 (05/09/2015) Luxembourg-North Macedonia Matchday 8 (08/09/2015) Belarus-Luxembourg Matchday 9 (09/10/2015) Spain-Luxembourg Matchday 10 (12/10/2015) Luxembourg-Slovakia 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 Velkoski), Spirovski (64 Radeski)

9 Luxembourg - North Macedonia Saturday 5 September 2015 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg Matchday 2 (09/10/2014) North Macedonia 3-2 Luxembourg Goals: 1-0 Trajkovski 20, 1-1 Bensi 39, 1-2 Turpel 44, 2-2 Jahović 66 (P) , 3-2 Abdurahimi 90+2 North Macedonia: Pacovski, Cuculi (46 Alilovski), Mojsov, Sikov, Trajkovski, Demiri, Ibraimi (46 Abdurahimi), Ristovski, Muarem (60 Jahović), Ademi, Kostovski Matchday 3 (12/10/2014) Ukraine 1-0 North Macedonia Goals: 1-0 Sydorchuk 45+2 North Macedonia: Pacovski, Alilovski, Damchevski, Sikov, Trajkovski, Jahović (62 Velkoski), Ristovski, Ademi, Gligorov (86 Stojkov), Abdurahimi, Ivanovski (70 Kostovski) Matchday 4 (15/11/2014) North Macedonia 0-2 Slovakia Goals: 0-1 Kucka 25, 0-2 Nemec 38 North Macedonia: Pacovski, Alilovski, Mojsov, Sikov, Trajkovski, Demiri (74 David Babunski), Stojkov (46 Kostovski), Velkoski (70 Ivanovski), Ristovski, Ademi, Abdurahimi Matchday 5 (27/03/2015) North Macedonia 1-2 Belarus Goals: 1-0 Trajkovski 9, 1-1 Kalachev 44, 1-2 Kornilenko 82 North Macedonia: Pacovski, Georgievski, Polozani (31 Bardi), Markoski, Sikov, Trajkovski, Velkoski (63 Todorovski), Ibraimi, Hasani, Ristovski, Abdurahimi (75 Blazevski) Matchday 6 (14/06/2015) Slovakia 2-1 North Macedonia Goals: 1-0 Saláta 8, 2-0 Hamšík 38, 2-1 Ademi 69 North Macedonia: Pacovski, Todorovski, Dimitrovski, Mojsov, Trajkovski (56 Ivanovski), Muarem (82 Velkoski), Ibraimi (89 Abdurahimi), Hasani, Trajcevski, Ademi, L. Zhuta 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

10 Luxembourg - North Macedonia Saturday 5 September 2015 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg Team facts

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 27: Jonathan Joubert 26: Guy Hellers 25: Eric Hoffmann Overall goals 4: Gilbert Dussier 3: 2: Camille Dimmer 2: Henri Klein 2: Robby Langers 2: Paul Philipp 2: Jeannot Reiter 2: Lars Gerson

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

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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

12 Luxembourg - North Macedonia Saturday 5 September 2015 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg Legend

:: 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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