1998 FIFA World Cup France ™ Preliminaries
First stage
FYR Macedonia - Republic of Ireland
3:2 (2:1)
Match | Date | Venue / Stadium | Time | Attendance |
| 190 | 02 April 1997 | Skopje / Philip II of Macedon National Stadium | 01:00 | 11000 |
- Alan McLOUGHLIN (IRL) 8',
- Mitko STOJKOVSKI (MKD) 28',
- Mitko STOJKOVSKI (MKD) 44',
- Georgi HRISTOV (MKD) 59',
- David KELLY (IRL) 78'
Goals scored
FYR Macedonia
- Danco CELESKI (GK)
- Risto MILOSAVOV
- Mitko STOJKOVSKI
- Ljupco MARKOVSKI
- Igor NIKOLOVSKI
- Goce SEDLOSKI
- Vlatko GOSEV
- Dejvi GLAVEVSKI (+87')(-87')
- Georgi HRISTOV (+78')(-78')
- Dzevdat SAINOVSKI (+82')(-82')
- Artim SAKIRI
Line-up
- Husein BEGANOVIC
- Milan STOJANOVSKI
- Vanco MICEVSKI
- Ilco GORGIOSKI
- Toni NAUMOSKI
- Goran LAZAREVSKI
- Antoni FILEVSKI
Substitute(s)
Republic of Ireland
- Alan KELLY JR. (GK)
- Denis IRWIN
- Terry PHELAN (-56')
- Jason McATEER
- Gary BREEN
- Roy KEANE
- Andy TOWNSEND
- Alan McLOUGHLIN
- Tony CASCARINO (-45')
- Jonathan GOODMAN
- Steve STAUNTON
Line-up
- Kenny CUNNINGHAM
- Alan MOORE
- David KELLY
- Jeff KENNA
- Shay GIVEN
- Ian HARTE (+56')
- Keith O NEILL (+45')
Substitute(s)
- Alan McLOUGHLIN (IRL) 14'
- , Risto MILOSAVOV (MKD) 42'
- , Terry PHELAN (IRL) 44'
- , Roy KEANE (IRL) 82'
- , Danco CELESKI (MKD) 83'
Cautions
- Mitko STOJKOVSKI (MKD) 90',
- Jason McATEER (IRL) 90',
- Mitko STOJKOVSKI (MKD) 90'+2,
- Jason McATEER (IRL) 90'+2
Sent off
Match Officials
Referee Alfredo TRENTALANGE (ITA) | |
| a.e.t.: | After extra time | (C): | Captain | PSO: | Penalty Shoot-out |
| GK: | Goalkeeper | N: | Not eligible to play | I: | Injured |
| Y: | Misses next match if booked | Pos: | Positions | A: | Absent |
| DF: | Defender | MF: | Midfielder | MinP: | Minutes played |
| GF: | Goals for | GA: | Goals against | PK (PG/PS): | Penalty Kicks (Goals/Shots) |
| FC: | Fouls Committed | FS: | Fouls Suffered | R: | Red Cards |
| FW: | Forward | SOG/S: | Shots on Target | Y: 2YC: | Yellow cards Second yellow card and red card |