Match No. 1051 - Monday, 20th November 2023, 7:45pm
"...the referee, Filip Glova, who had one of those evenings when he was impossible to ignore, mainly for the wrong reasons. Glova had rocked England and the debutant, Rico Lewis, who had come in to fill the problem position of left-back, when he gave North Macedonia a penalty towards the end of the first half. Enis Bardhi scored from the rebound after seeing his spot-kick saved. Following a nudge from the VAR, Glova ruled that Lewis had put his hand in the face of Bojan Miovski as he won a clearing header [36:39]. It was not Glova’s only overly fussy intervention. Enis Bardhi, 41' 40:33
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- Stole DimitrievskiStole Dimitrievski.
Born 25th Dec 1993, Kumanovo.
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- Ezgjan AlioskiEzgjan Alioski.
Born 12th Feb 1992, Prilep, North Macedonia.
- 14
- Bojan DimoskiBojan Dimoski.
Born 23rd Nov 2001, Prilep, North Macedonia.
86'85:46
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- Nikola SerafimovNikola Serafimov.
Born 11th Aug 1999, Skopje, North Macedonia.
- 15
- Jovan ManevJovan Manev.
Born 25th Jan 2001, Kočani, North Macedonia.
- 6
- Visar MusliuVisar Musliu.
Born 13th Nov 1994, Gostivar, North Macedonia.
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- Elif ElmasElif Elmas.
Born 24th Sep 1999, Skopje, North Macedonia.
16:06 Dissent towards the referee after Atanasov is penalised for tripping Saka.
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- Jani AtanasovJani Atanasov.
Born 31st Oct 1999, Strumica, North Macedonia.
90'+1'90:04
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- Bojan MiovskiBojan Miovski.
Born 24th Jun 1999, Štip.
75'74:30
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- Enis BardhiEnis Bardhi.
Born 2nd Jul 1995, Skopje, North Macedonia.
(c)
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- Isnik AlimiIsnik Alimi.
Born 2nd Feb 1994, Delogozhdi, North Macedonia.
75'74:49
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- Milan RistovskiMilan Ristovski.
Born 8th Apr 1998, Skopje, North Macedonia.
75'74:30
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- Tihomir KostadinovTihomir Kostadinov.
Born 4th Mar 1996, Skopje, North Macedonia.
75'74:49
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- Stefan AškovskiStefan Aškovski.
Born 24th Feb 1992, Skopje, North Macedonia.
86'85:46
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- Agon EleziAgon Elezi.
Born 1st Mar 2001, Skopje, North Macedonia.
90'+1'90:04
"This is what happens when Harry Kane – in the form of his life – is left to kick his heels on the substitutes’ bench. When he was unchained, the result was instant, the England captain forcing the equaliser 40 seconds after his introduction. It would go down as an own goal by the North Macedonia midfielder, Jani Atanasov, but it was the presence of Kane, his darting run on to a Phil Foden corner just before the hour, that panicked his marker." Jani Atanasov, 59' (og)58:03
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- Jordan PickfordEverton, 58th of 68 caps
29 years, 8 months, 13 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Kyle WalkerMan City, 81st of 90 caps
33 years, 5 months, 23 days
Right Back (c)1st captaincy
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- Rico LewisMan City, Only Cap
18 years, 11 months, 29 days
Left Back
39:01 Carded for the penalty [See Macedonian goal].
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- Declan RiceArsenal, 48th of 58 caps
24 years, 10 months, 6 days
Midfielder
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- Marc GuéhiPalace, 9th of 17 caps
23 years, 4 months, 7 days
Centre Back
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- Harry MaguireMan Utd, 62nd of 63 caps
30 years, 8 months, 15 days
Centre Back
- 7
- Bukayo SakaArsenal, 32nd of 40 caps
22 years, 2 months, 15 days
Right Forward
84'83:29
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- Phil FodenMan City, 31st of 41 caps
23 years, 5 months, 23 days
Attacking Midfielder
- 9
- Ollie WatkinsAston Villa, 9th of 15 caps
27 years, 10 months, 21 days
Centre Forward
58'57:21
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- Trent Alexander-ArnoldLiverpool, 23rd of 29 caps
25 years, 1 months, 13 days
Midfielder
55:36 Carded for dissent after slamming the ball into the turf over a throw-in.
84'83:14
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- Jack GrealishMan City, 35th of 36 caps
28 years, 2 months, 10 days
Left Forward
84'83:26
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- Harry KaneBayern Munich, 89th of 98 caps
30 years, 3 months, 23 days
Centre Forward
58'57:21
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- Kalvin PhillipsMan City, 31st of 31 caps
27 years, 11 months, 18 days
Midfielder
84'83:14
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- Cole PalmerChelsea, 2nd of 9 caps
21 years, 6 months, 14 days
Right Forward
84'83:26
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- Marcus RashfordMan Utd, 59th of 60 caps
26 years, 0 months, 20 days
Left Forward
84'83:29
Notes
- Missed Penalty: BardhiThe North Macedonia captain, Bardhi, saw Jordan Pickford save his kick [40:31] but he would gobble up the rebound.
- Goal DisallowedSeconds into the second half England had a goal ruled out for offside after Jack Grealish had timed his run too early before he bundled in Bukayo Saka's cross [46:42] It took VAR almost three minutes to make a clear cut decision [49:31].
- Unbeaten seasonEngland go unbeaten in 2023 and during qualifying for Euro 2024. They will be a top seed in the draw.
- Player MilestoneRico Lewis' Last Cap
- Player MilestoneKalvin Phillips' Last Cap
Sources
- englandstats.com Digital Archive
- BBC Football
- The Guardian "Atanasov own goal spares England’s blushes as North Macedonia earn draw"
- channel4.com
Referee
Slovakia Filip Glova
ELO Ratings
Down 1 place, losing -16 ranking points to 2015 points England - 6th - 1
North Macedonia - 66th
Euro 24 Qualifying
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