EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS National Arena Todor Proeski - Skopje Friday 27 March 2015 North Macedonia 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Belarus Group C - Matchday -8 Last updated 12/07/2021 17:21CET Official Partners of UEFA EURO 2020 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 12 1 North Macedonia - Belarus Friday 27 March 2015 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit National Arena Todor Proeski, Skopje Previous meetings Head to Head No UEFA competition matches have been played between these two teams 2 North Macedonia - Belarus Friday 27 March 2015 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit National Arena Todor Proeski, Skopje Match background FYR Macedonia will look to extend their two-point lead over Belarus in UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying Group C as the sides meet for the first time in Skopje. Previous meetings • The nations are crossing paths for the first time in a competitive fixture. • Belarus have had the better of the nations' three encounters in UEFA age-group competitions – W2 D1. Form guide • FYR Macedonia have alternated losses and victories in their last seven competitive home games (LWLWLWL); if this pattern is to continue, they are due a win against Belarus. • Belarus are without a triumph in eight competitive internationals since a 2-0 FIFA World Cup qualifying home success against Georgia on 16 October 2012. • Belarus's last competitive away success was a sensational 1-0 defeat of France in a UEFA EURO 2012 qualifier on 3 September 2010. Their subsequent ten competitive away games have ended D3 L7. Trivia and links • The record of Belarusian clubs against their Macedonian counterparts in UEFA competition is W5 D2 L1. That lone Macedonian win was in the most recent of those encounters, KF Renova triumphing 1-0 at FC Gomel in the 2012/13 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round. • Belarus midfielder Sergei Kislyak could make his 50th international appearance in this match. • Both nations are playing their 53rd UEFA European Championship qualifying game; both have won 11 of their 52 EURO fixtures to date, though FYR Macedonia have earned 13 draws to Belarus's 11. 3 North Macedonia - Belarus Friday 27 March 2015 - 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 Vardar - 4 0 0 0 41 - - Martin Bogatinov 26/04/1986 28 Ermis - 0 0 0 0 15 - Dinamo - Kristijan Naumovski 17/09/1988 26 - 0 0 0 0 5 - Bucureşti Defenders Austria - Vance Sikov 19/07/1985 29 - 4 0 0 0 37 3 Wien - Kirce Ristevski 22/10/1990 24 Tirana - 0 0 0 0 3 - - Stefan Ristovski 12/02/1992 23 Latina * 4 0 0 0 15 - - Darko Velkoski 21/06/1995 19 Rabotnicki - 0 0 0 0 2 - - Mite Cikarski 06/01/1993 22 Rabotnicki - 0 0 0 0 1 - - Bojan Markoski 08/08/1983 31 Ayia Napa - 0 0 0 0 - - Midfielders - Nikola Gligorov 15/08/1983 31 Vardar - 1 0 0 0 19 - - Blagoja Todorovski 11/06/1985 29 Shkëndija - 0 0 0 0 2 - - Artim Polozani 25/06/1982 32 Shkëndija - 0 0 0 0 12 - - Agim Ibraimi 29/08/1988 26 Maribor - 2 1 0 0 28 7 Melbourne - Daniel Georgievski 17/02/1988 27 - 0 0 0 0 14 - Victory - Dusko Trajcevski 01/11/1990 24 Rabotnicki - 0 0 0 0 - - - Dejan Blazevski 06/12/1985 29 Vardar - 0 0 0 0 2 1 - Besart Abdurahimi 31/07/1990 24 Lokeren * 4 1 0 0 6 1 - Bojan Najdenov 27/08/1991 23 Turnovo - 0 0 0 0 - - - Enis Bardi 02/07/1995 19 Újpest - 0 0 0 0 - - Forwards - Krste Velkoski 20/02/1988 27 Sarajevo - 3 0 0 0 6 - - Feran Hasani 18/06/1990 24 Brøndby - 0 0 0 0 19 1 Zulte - Aleksandar Trajkovski 05/09/1992 22 - 4 1 0 0 20 3 Waregem Metalurg - Marjan Radeski 10/02/1995 20 - 1 0 0 0 3 - Skopje Coach - Boshko Djurovski 28/12/1961 53 - 4 0 0 0 9 - 4 North Macedonia - Belarus Friday 27 March 2015 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit National Arena Todor Proeski, Skopje Belarus Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers Torpedo - Yuri Zhevnov 17/04/1981 33 - 3 0 0 0 56 - Moskva - Andrei Gorbunov 29/05/1983 31 Atromitos - 0 0 0 0 - - - Sergei Chernik 20/07/1988 26 BATE - 0 0 0 0 4 - Defenders - Maksim Bordachev 18/05/1986 28 Rostov - 2 0 0 0 36 2 - Aleksandr Martynovich 26/08/1987 27 Krasnodar - 4 0 0 0 42 2 - Yegor Filipenko 10/04/1988 26 Málaga - 3 0 0 0 35 1 - Igor Shitov 24/10/1986 28 Mordovia - 2 0 0 0 41 1 Dinamo - Sergei Politevich 09/04/1990 24 - 1 0 0 0 4 - Minsk - Denis Polyakov 17/04/1991 23 BATE - 2 0 0 0 10 - Midfielders - Aleksandr Hleb 01/05/1981 33 Gençlerbirliği - 0 0 0 0 66 6 - Timofei Kalachev 01/05/1981 33 Rostov - 4 1 0 0 68 9 - Sergei Kislyak 06/08/1987 27 Rubin - 3 0 0 0 49 7 Torpedo - Anton Putilo 10/06/1987 27 - 0 0 0 0 45 6 Moskva - Igor Stasevich 21/10/1985 29 BATE - 3 0 0 0 20 2 Krylya - Stanislav Dragun 04/06/1988 26 - 4 1 0 0 28 4 Sovetov - Sergei Krivets 08/06/1986 28 Metz - 4 0 0 0 30 4 - Pavel Nekhaychik 15/07/1988 26 Tom - 1 0 0 0 10 1 - Ivan Maevski 05/05/1988 26 Zawisza - 0 0 0 0 - - - Maksim Volodko 10/11/1992 22 BATE - 0 0 0 0 1 - Forwards Krylya - Sergei Kornilenko 14/06/1983 31 - 3 0 0 0 64 15 Sovetov - Aleksandr Makas 08/10/1991 23 Minsk - 0 0 0 0 - - - Mikhail Gordeichuk 23/10/1989 25 BATE - 2 0 0 0 6 1 - Nikolai Yanush 09/09/1984 30 Shakhtyor - 0 0 0 0 - - Coach - Aliaksandr Khatskevich 19/10/1973 41 - 0 0 0 0 - - 5 North Macedonia - Belarus Friday 27 March 2015 - 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, FYR 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 FYR Macedonia 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. Aleksandr Khatskevich Nationality: Belarus Date of birth: 19 October 1973 Playing career: FC Dinamo Minsk (twice), FC Dynamo Kyiv, Tianjin Teda FC, FK Venta Coaching career: FC Dinamo Minsk, Belarus Under-18, FC Vitebsk, Ukraine (assistant), FC Dynamo Kyiv (reserves), Belarus • Born in the Belarusian capital, Khatskevich was schooled at FC Dinamo Minsk where he won four national championships before moving abroad. • Khatskevich made his name as a central midfielder with FC Dynamo Kyiv, collecting seven Ukrainian titles from 1996–2003. Reached the UEFA Champions League semi-finals with Dynamo in 1998/99 and was Belarusian Player of the Year in 1998 and 2000. • Capped 38 times between 1993 and 2005, Khatskevich's playing career wound down with spells in China and Latvia, before a closing shift back at Dinamo Minsk. • He went straight into coaching with periods in charge of Dinamo Minsk, Belarus's Under-18s and FC Vitebsk before once more returning to Ukraine. • Worked on Myron Markevich's coaching staff with the Ukraine national team, and under his successor Yuriy Kalytvyntsev; replaced Georgi Kondratyev as Belarus coach in December 2014 after a stint with Dynamo Kyiv's youth and reserve sides. 6 North Macedonia - Belarus Friday 27 March 2015 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit National Arena Todor Proeski, Skopje Match officials Referee Anthony Taylor (ENG) Assistant referees Michael Mullarkey (ENG) , Darren England (ENG) Additional assistant referees Lee Probert (ENG) , Jonathan Moss (ENG) Fourth official Stephen Child (ENG) UEFA Delegate Per Svärd (SWE) UEFA Referee observer Matteo Trefoloni (ITA) Referee UEFA EURO Name Date of birth UEFA matches matches Anthony Taylor 20/10/1978 0 11 Anthony Taylor Referee since: 2002 First division: 2010 FIFA badge: 2013 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 - Belarus Friday 27 March 2015 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit National Arena Todor Proeski, Skopje Competition facts 8 North Macedonia - Belarus Friday 27 March 2015 - 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.