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FOOTBALL:
Macedonia - Yugoslavia 2-4 (0-4)
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| Ljubinko Drulovic scored fourth goal for Yugoslavia |
Skoplje, Macedonia, September 8 - Yugoslav football national team conquered the best Macedonian selection easier and faster than expected and remained one of most serious candidates for the European championship next year in Belgium and Netherlands.
The match was practically over in the 36th minute when Yugoslavia was leading by 4:0. First Milosevic scored a goal already in the 14th second of the match, than followed Babunski's own goal, and Stankovic's and Drulovic's goals.
Macedonians took advantage of the Yugoslav's team relaxed play and managed to alleviate their defeat with Saciri's and Ciric's goals.
Dejan Stankovic
(Yugoslavia)
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Stadium in Skoplje. Attendance: 18,000. Referee: Mihael Lubos (Slovakia). Booked: Komljenovic (Yugoslavia), Saciri (Macedonia). Scorers: Milosevic (1), Babunski (4-og), Dejan Stankovic (16) and Drulovic (36) for Yugoslavia; Saciri (55) and Ciric (87) for Macedonia.
Macedonia: Milosevski, Stavrevski, Jovanovski, Lazarevski,
Babunski, Savevski (Gerasimovski), Veselinovski (Serafimovski),
Micevski (Sainovski), Hristov, Ciric, Saciri.
Yugoslavia: Kralj, Mirkovic (Komljenovic), Krstajic,
Jokanovic, Djukic, Stankovic, Drulovic, Mijatovic, Milosevic
(Kovacevic), Stojkovic (Savicevic), Mihajlovic.
PREVIOUS RESULTS IN GROUP EIGHT
- September 5, 1998, Republic of Ireland - Croatia 2-0
- September 6, 1998, Macedonia - Malta 4-0
- October 10, 1998, Malta - Croatia 1-4
- October 14, 1998, Croatia - Macedonia 3-2
- October 14, 1998, Republic of Ireland - Malta 5-0
- November 18, 1998, YUGOSLAVIA - Republic of Ireland1-0
- November 18, 1998, Malta - Macedonia 1-2
- February 10, 1999, Malta - YUGOSLAVIA 0-3
- June 5, 1999, Macedonia - Croatia 1-1
- June 8, 1999, YUGOSLAVIA - Malta 4-1
- June 9, 1999, Republic of Ireland - Macedonia 1-0
- August 18, 1999, YUGOSLAVIA - Croatia 0-0
- August 21, 1999, Croatia - Malta 2-1
- September 1, 1999, Republic of Ireland - YUGOSLAVIA 2-1
- September 4, 1999, Croatia - Republic of Ireland 1-0
- September 5, 1999, YUGOSLAVIA - Macedonia 3-1
- September 8, 1999, Malta - Republic of Ireland 2-3
- September 8, 1999, Macedonia - YUGOSLAVIA 2-4
CURRENT STANDINGS IN GROUP EIGHT
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Games |
W |
D |
L |
F/A |
Points |
| YUGOSLAVIA |
7 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
16-6 |
16 |
| REPUBLIC OF IRELAND |
7 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
13-5 |
15 |
| CROATIA |
7 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
11-7 |
14 |
| MACEDONIA |
7 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
12-13 |
7 |
| MALTA |
8 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
6-27 |
0 |
FOLLOWING MATCHES IN GROUP EIGHT
- October 9, 1999, Croatia - YUGOSLAVIA
- October 9, 1999, Macedonia - Republic of Ireland
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