Croatia v North Macedonia, 24 March 2007

Score2-1 to Croatia
RefereeKonrad Plautz
CompetitionUEFA European Championship Group E
VenueStadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Attendance29,969
Kick-off: 8:15pm local Assistant Referee Markus Mayr (Austria) Andreas Fellinger (Austria) Fourth Official Thomas Einwaller (Austria)

2  Croatia

Manager: Slaven Bilić

1  North Macedonia

Manager: Srečko Katanec

Goals:

Darijo Srna 58 G
Eduardo 87 G

Goals:

Goce Sedloski 36 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa
Defender Vedran Corluka
Defender Dario Simić
Defender Josip Simunić
Midfielder Marko Babić
Midfielder Niko Kovač (captain)
Midfielder Niko Kranjčar
Midfielder Luka Modrić
Midfielder Milan Rapaić
Forward Bosko Balaban
Forward Eduardo

Starting lineup:

Jane Nikolovski Goalkeeper
Robert Popov Defender
Goce Sedloski Defender (captain)
Vlade Lazarevski Midfielder
Aleksander Mitreski Midfielder
Veliče Sumulikoski Midfielder
Goran Maznov Forward
Ilčo Naumovski Forward
Goran Pandev Forward

Substitutions:

Darijo Srna for Milan Rapaić 46
Igor Budan for Bosko Balaban 79

Substitutions:

Darko Tasevski for Ilčo Naumovski 60
Miroslav Vajs for Goran Maznov 71
Igor Jančevski for Aleksander Mitreski 77

Cards:

Cards:

Goce Sedloski 8 Y
Veliče Sumulikoski 46 Y
Ilčo Naumovski 47 Y
Goran Pandev 67 Y
Goce Sedloski 68 Y
Goce Sedloski 68 R

On the bench:

Defender Darijo Srna
Defender Hrvoje Vejič
Midfielder Jerko Leko
Midfielder Danijel Pranjič
Forward Igor Budan
Forward Ivica Olić

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tome Pacovski
Defender Artim Položani
Defender Miroslav Vajs
Midfielder Igor Jančevski
Midfielder Darko Tasevski
Forward Stevica Ristić
Forward Ačo Stojkov

Comments:

Croatia earned its 5th consecutive victory. 50th international appearance of Josip Šimunić.

Comments:

Goce Sedloski's 75th appearance.

2  Croatia

Manager: Slaven Bilić

Goals:

Darijo Srna 58 G
Eduardo 87 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa
Defender Vedran Corluka
Defender Dario Simić
Defender Josip Simunić
Midfielder Marko Babić
Midfielder Niko Kovač (captain)
Midfielder Niko Kranjčar
Midfielder Luka Modrić
Midfielder Milan Rapaić
Forward Bosko Balaban
Forward Eduardo

Substitutions:

Darijo Srna for Milan Rapaić 46
Igor Budan for Bosko Balaban 79

Cards:

On the bench:

Defender Darijo Srna
Defender Hrvoje Vejič
Midfielder Jerko Leko
Midfielder Danijel Pranjič
Forward Igor Budan
Forward Ivica Olić

Comments:

Croatia earned its 5th consecutive victory. 50th international appearance of Josip Šimunić.

1  North Macedonia

Manager: Srečko Katanec

Goals:

Goce Sedloski 36 G

Starting lineup:

Jane Nikolovski Goalkeeper
Robert Popov Defender
Goce Sedloski Defender (captain)
Vlade Lazarevski Midfielder
Aleksander Mitreski Midfielder
Veliče Sumulikoski Midfielder
Goran Maznov Forward
Ilčo Naumovski Forward
Goran Pandev Forward

Substitutions:

Darko Tasevski for Ilčo Naumovski 60
Miroslav Vajs for Goran Maznov 71
Igor Jančevski for Aleksander Mitreski 77

Cards:

Goce Sedloski 8 Y
Veliče Sumulikoski 46 Y
Ilčo Naumovski 47 Y
Goran Pandev 67 Y
Goce Sedloski 68 Y
Goce Sedloski 68 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tome Pacovski
Defender Artim Položani
Defender Miroslav Vajs
Midfielder Igor Jančevski
Midfielder Darko Tasevski
Forward Stevica Ristić
Forward Ačo Stojkov

Comments:

Goce Sedloski's 75th appearance.