Scotland defeated North Macedonia 2-1 on November 14 in the UEFA Nations League B, moving closer to group success behind a strong performance from captain John McGinn.
The fixture at Hampden Park saw a scoreless first half before the match opened up with three goals after the break. McGinn broke the deadlock in the 54th minute by latching onto a pass from Che Adams to fire past the North Macedonian defense.
McGinn secured the victory in the 74th minute by converting a penalty kick past goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski. The win keeps Scotland in control of Group 1 as the campaign reaches its closing stages.
The hosts registered 118 total attacks compared to North Macedonia’s 78, while holding 54 percent possession. Steve Clarke’s side managed six shots on target from 13 total attempts and earned nine corner kicks. North Macedonia recorded two shots on target from six attempts and forced five corners. Scotland deployed a 3-4-1-2 formation featuring Angus Gunn in goal behind a back three of Ryan Porteous, Luke Graham, and Kieran Tierney.
Andrew Robertson, Billy Gilmour, Lewis Ferguson, and Ben Gannon-Doke lined up across the midfield, with McGinn supporting Adams and Scott McTominay in attack. Blagoja Milevski organized North Macedonia in a 4-2-3-1 setup with Dimitrievski in goal. Bojan Ilijevski, Mario Mladenovski, Visar Musliu, and Ezgjan Alioski formed the defensive line behind midfielders Matej Gashtarov and Enis Bardhi, while Ljupcho Doriev, Elif Elmas, and Darko Churlinov supported lone forward Rastoder.
The UEFA Nations League fixture was played on November 14.
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