North Macedonia vs Scotland, 2026-27 UEFA Nations League, League Phase

· UEFA Nations League

North Macedonia

FT
0 - 2

Scotland

7': Kieron Bowie
69': John McGinn (P)
83': Scott McKenna

Sébastien Pocognoli gets first Scotland win against North Macedonia

Sassuolo forward Kieron Bowie broke his Scotland duck with a wonder strike to set Sébastien Pocognoli on the way to his first victory as head coach on a night of landmarks in North Macedonia for the dominant visitors.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Visar Musliu (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Kieron Bowie (Scotland).
2': Foul by Kieron Bowie (Scotland).
2': Anes Meliqi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Offside, North Macedonia. Eljif Elmas is caught offside.
4': Attempt missed. Andy Robertson (Scotland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Scott McKenna.
5': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
5': Foul by Anes Meliqi (North Macedonia).
5': Attempt saved. Andy Robertson (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia).
5': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Stole Dimitrievski.
5': Attempt blocked. Oliver McBurnie (Scotland) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Ferguson with a cross.
6': Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Scotland).
6': Visar Musliu (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Oliver McBurnie (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
7': Goal! North Macedonia 0, Scotland 1. Kieron Bowie (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Billy Gilmour.
9': Attempt missed. Andy Robertson (Scotland) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by John McGinn following a fast break.
10': Delay in match (Scotland).
10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
11': Foul by Anes Meliqi (North Macedonia).
11': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
13': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Sebastián Herrera.
13': Attempt blocked. Billy Gilmour (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
13': Attempt missed. Andy Robertson (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
16': Attempt missed. Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Enis Bardhi with a cross.
16': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Bojan Ilievski.
18': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Anes Meliqi (North Macedonia).
20': Sebastián Herrera (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Ben Gannon-Doak (Scotland).
20': Foul by Luis Binks (Scotland).
20': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Attempt missed. Bojan Ilievski (North Macedonia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Enis Bardhi following a fast break.
24': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24': Foul by Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia).
25': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Visar Musliu.
26': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Stole Dimitrievski.
28': Attempt missed. Ben Gannon-Doak (Scotland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kieron Bowie.
29': Foul by John McGinn (Scotland).
29': Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Attempt blocked. Kieron Bowie (Scotland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Binks.
31': Substitution, North Macedonia. Jani Atanasov replaces Luka Stankovski.
31': Substitution, North Macedonia. Gjorge Dzhekov replaces Sebastián Herrera.
33': Attempt blocked. Kieron Bowie (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Billy Gilmour.
33': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Visar Musliu.
33': Attempt saved. Ben Gannon-Doak (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia). Assisted by Lewis Ferguson.
37': Stephen Welsh (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Jani Atanasov (North Macedonia).
37': Jani Atanasov (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': Delay in match because of an injury Stephen Welsh (Scotland).
38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
39': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Anes Meliqi.
40': Attempt blocked. Billy Gilmour (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
41': Ben Gannon-Doak (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
41': Foul by Jani Atanasov (North Macedonia).
42': Lewis Ferguson (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
42': Foul by Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia).
42': Lewis Ferguson (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
42': Foul by Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia).
43': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Scotland).
43': Matej Gashtarov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Stephen Welsh (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Gjorge Dzhekov (North Macedonia).
44': Gjorge Dzhekov (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Oliver McBurnie (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Foul by Mario Mladenovski (North Macedonia).
45'+1': Mario Mladenovski (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Bojan Ilievski.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Billy Gilmour (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Ferguson.
45'+3': First Half ends, North Macedonia 0, Scotland 1.
45': Substitution, Scotland. Ryan Christie replaces Oliver McBurnie.
45': Second Half begins North Macedonia 0, Scotland 1.
46': Lewis Ferguson (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
46': Foul by Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia).
46': Billy Gilmour (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
46': Foul by Matej Gashtarov (North Macedonia).
47': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Scotland).
47': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Attempt saved. Ben Gannon-Doak (Scotland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia). Assisted by John McGinn.
51': Foul by Ben Gannon-Doak (Scotland).
51': Matej Gashtarov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': VAR Decision: No Penalty Scotland.
54': Ben Gannon-Doak (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Gjorge Dzhekov (North Macedonia).
56': Attempt saved. Ben Gannon-Doak (Scotland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia).
56': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Scotland).
56': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kieron Bowie.
58': Ryan Christie (Scotland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
58': Foul by Bojan Ilievski (North Macedonia).
60': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Gannon-Doak with a cross.
60': Attempt blocked. Kieron Bowie (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
60': Attempt saved. Kieron Bowie (Scotland) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia).
61': Kieron Bowie (Scotland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
61': Foul by Visar Musliu (North Macedonia).
62': Substitution, North Macedonia. Agon Elezi replaces Enis Bardhi.
62': Substitution, North Macedonia. Ljupcho Doriev replaces Bojan Ilievski.
63': Attempt blocked. Kieron Bowie (Scotland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn.
63': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Matej Gashtarov.
63': Scott McKenna (Scotland) hits the right post with a header from very close range. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross following a corner.
63': Attempt blocked. Kieron Bowie (Scotland) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
63': Penalty conceded by Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia) with a handball in the penalty area.
63': VAR Decision: Penalty Scotland.
68': Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for handball.
69': Goal! North Macedonia 0, Scotland 2. John McGinn (Scotland) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
73': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Scotland).
73': Matej Gashtarov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Scotland).
74': Matej Gashtarov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
75': Ben Gannon-Doak (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Gjorge Dzhekov (North Macedonia).
75': Substitution, Scotland. Robbie Ure replaces Kieron Bowie.
76': Substitution, Scotland. Aaron Hickey replaces Ben Gannon-Doak.
77': Robbie Ure (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Mario Mladenovski (North Macedonia).
77': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Foul by Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia).
78': Offside, Scotland. Andy Robertson is caught offside.
79': Substitution, North Macedonia. Hristijan Maleski replaces Matej Gashtarov.
80': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Foul by Anes Meliqi (North Macedonia).
80': Anes Meliqi (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Attempt missed. Jani Atanasov (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gjorge Dzhekov.
83': Foul by Scott McKenna (Scotland).
83': Agon Elezi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Scott McKenna (Scotland) is shown the red card.
85': Attempt missed. Jani Atanasov (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Eljif Elmas following a set piece situation.
86': Attempt missed. Hristijan Maleski (North Macedonia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eljif Elmas with a cross.
86': Attempt missed. Hristijan Maleski (North Macedonia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jani Atanasov with a cross.
87': Attempt missed. Robbie Ure (Scotland) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Billy Gilmour.
88': Substitution, Scotland. Luke Graham replaces Billy Gilmour.
90': Attempt blocked. Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Mladenovski.
90': Attempt missed. Jani Atanasov (North Macedonia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Andy Robertson.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Gjorge Dzhekov (North Macedonia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
90'+6': Attempt saved. John McGinn (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia). Assisted by Robbie Ure.
90'+8': Second Half ends, North Macedonia 0, Scotland 2.
0': Match ends, North Macedonia 0, Scotland 2.

Statistics

SCO		MKD
13	Fouls	20
1	Yellow Cards	5
1	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
9	Corner Kicks	1
0	Saves	6
44	Possession	56
25	SHOTS	9
10	ON GOAL	0
0.4	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
299	Accurate Passes	404
363	Passes	478
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
6	Accurate Crosses	5
27	Crosses	18
0.2	Cross %	0.3
49	Long Balls	50
23	Accurate Long Balls	17
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
8	Blocked Shots	1
10	Effective Tackles	10
13	Tackles	16
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
11	Interceptions	9
23	Effective Clearances	38
23	Clearances	38

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Toše Proeski Arena
Location: Skopje, North Macedonia
Attendance: 8,256

UEFA Nations League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Switzerland	4	+10	12
2	Slovenia	4	+2	7
3	Scotland	4	-2	4
4	North Macedonia	4	-10	0

Full Standings

Line-Ups

North Macedonia (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
23	Stole Dimitrievski (GK)
6	Visar Musliu
13	Anes Meljichi
14	Mario Mladenovski
8	Luka Stankovski
16	Matej Gashtarov
3	Sebastián Herrera
2	Bojan Ilievski
9	Bojan Miovski
7	Eljif Elmas
10	Enis Bardhi

North Macedonia Substitutes:

Damjan Siskovski, Davor Taleski, Azer Omeragikj, Agon Elezi, Dimitar Mitrovski, Elmin Rastoder, Gjorge Dzhekov, Andrej Stojchevski, Hristijan Maleski, Ljupco Doriev, Jani Atanasov, Tihomir Kostadinov.

Scotland (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Angus Gunn (GK)
16	Scott McKenna
4	Luis Binks
5	Stephen Welsh
8	Billy Gilmour
19	Lewis Ferguson
3	Andy Robertson
17	Ben Gannon-Doak
20	Kieron Bowie
9	Oliver McBurnie
7	John McGinn

Scotland Substitutes:

Joshua McPake, Josh Doig, Nathan Patterson, Liam Kelly, Luke Graham, Ryan Christie, Colby Donovan, Scott Bain, Lennon Miller, Kristi Montgomery, Robbie Ure, Aaron Hickey.

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