The North Macedonia national team is leading in Group J of the World Cup qualifying stage. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
They played a tough match at home against the Kazakhstan team. In the middle of the first half, Nurali Alip advanced from the left wing, bypassed the opponent, and made an accurate pass to the goalkeeper, but Islam Chesnokov headed the ball over the goal.
After Milan Ristovski received an accurate pass from the right wing, he jumped and made a horizontal shot, but the goalkeeper saved the ball near the near post. After a corner kick, Darko Velkoski headed a shot to the near post, and the goalkeeper saved his team again.
Following a repeated corner kick, Ristovski shot to the near post from the goal line, but the score remained 0:0 after the first half. In the second half, Ristovski again made an accurate pass from the right wing and shot to the near post, but the goalkeeper saved his team once more.
In the 54th minute, Yan Vorogovski made a pass from the corner of the penalty area to the goal line. The goalkeeper made a mistake during the exit, and the ball bounced off Joko Zaykov's head into the goal.
Dinmuhamed Karaman then placed the ball into the net with a bicycle kick, making the score 0:1. Enis Bardi passed the ball from deep in the field on the right wing, Tihomir Kostadinov bypassed the defender and shot from the near post, but the ball did not hit the goal.
Elif Elmas took a free kick from 30 meters, and Bardi lifted the ball over the wall and placed an accurate shot into the near post, leveling the score at 1:1. Elmas received the ball on the right side of the penalty area and directed it to the far post, Alibek Qosim cleared the ball from the goal line, but Nikola Serafimov struck the rebound, though it did not go into the goal.
The Macedonian team lost their lead against the Belgium national team. Kazakhstan remained in fourth place, losing the chance to advance to the playoffs.
According to the match protocol, the game between North Macedonia and Kazakhstan ended with a score of 1:1. Kazakhstan's only goal was scored by Dinmuhamed Karaman in the 54th minute, and North Macedonia's goal was scored by Enis Bardi in the 74th minute.
Both teams demonstrated their opportunities well during the game, but it ultimately ended in a draw.
