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 North Macedonia Last updated 12/07/2021 17:53CET 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 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 Skopje 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 Luc Holtz was in charge of Luxembourg for that match. Disciplinary • Luxembourg midfielder Mario Mutsch is absent through suspension. Daniel Da Mota, 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, Stefan Ristovski, Vance Sikov and Aleksandar Trajkovski 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 Andorra 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- - Laurent Jans 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 - Stefano Bensi 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 - - David Turpel 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 - - - Stole Dimitrievski 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 - Kire Ristevski 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 - - Agim Ibraimi 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 - Krste Velkoski 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.