Euro 2020 (2021) match highlights: Austria v North Macedonia

In the first round of the European Championship group stage, Austria played against North Macedonia. The Austrians were the favorites. Bookmakers offered the odds for their victory: 1.77. It was possible to bet on the victory of North Macedonia with odds: 5.55. For a riding match, TB2.5 - 2.34.

Euro 2020 (2021) match highlights: Austria v North Macedonia

The Austrians prefer to play attacking football. They score quite a lot. But sometimes they forget about defense. The same tactics are used by the players of North Macedonia.

Euro 2020 First Half Review: Austria - North Macedonia

The match was started by the players of the Austrian national team. The opening minutes showed that both teams will play attacking football. The first 5 minutes passed without the center of the field. The first dangerous moment was organized by the Austrians. On the 9th minute of the match, Baumgartner shoots on target. Dimitrievski copes with the blow.

A small playing advantage of the Austrians was realized in the 18th minute. Defender Liner scores the first goal of the match. Austria took the lead. They didn't stop. Already on the 22nd minute Kaladzic shoots on target.

Macedonia hasn't stopped. They tried to play aggressively. On the 28th minute, Pandev scores a return goal. North Macedonia equalizes the score in the match: 1 - 1. After the goal was scored, the game evened out. The Macedonians were able to organize the moment in the 37th minute. Ristovski shot well above the gate.

In fact, the ending of the half turned out to be equal. The only thing that can be noted is the yellow card of the Macedonian striker Trajkovski, which he received in 42 minutes. The arbiter added 2 minutes. They turned out to be completely insipid. First half result: 1 - 1.

Euro 2020 second half review: Austria - North Macedonia

The beginning turned out to be the same, KK and the first half. On 52 minutes, Macedonian defender Alioski gets yellow. At 63 minutes, Macedonia had a real chance to come out ahead. Nikolov could not beat the goalkeeper, and Pandev shot over the crossbar. The Austrians instantly responded with their own kick on target.

Gradually, the Austrians began to escalate the situation. On 64 minutes Gregorich shoots on target. On: 67 Zabitzer misses the target. On 69 minutes, Schlager misses the target. On the 78th minute, Alaba gives a wonderful pass. Gregoric beats the North Macedonian goalkeeper. Autria comes forward: 2 - 1.

On the 89th minute, Arnautovic leaves the defenders of North Macedonia and scores confidently. Austria wins 3 - 1. The referee added 4 minutes to the match. But the Austrians did not give a single chance to rivals to figure out a dangerous moment at their goal. They confidently win the opening match: 3 - 1.

Thus, Austria is gaining the first three points in the group and makes a serious claim to qualify from the group. In addition to these teams, the group also includes Ukraine and the Netherlands.