North Macedonia U15 beat Estonia 1:0 in Strumica

North Macedonia's under-15s edged Estonia 1:0 in the second fixture of the UEFA development tournament hosted in Strumica and Turnovo, securing a narrow home victory at the Goran Pandev Training Centre.

The hosts, coached by Goran Georgievski, dominated long stretches and created several clear chances but managed to convert only one opportunity despite hitting the crossbar twice during the 90 minutes.

The decisive moment arrived late in the first half: in the 40th minute Leis Fakic found the net to break the deadlock and give North Macedonia the lead going into the break.

Match officials were Jordan Jovanovski (referee), assisted by Ivan Tanev and Stefan Mitrov, with Blazhe Petkovski as fourth official. The game was played at the Goran Pandev Training Centre (Strumica). Scorer: Leis Fakic, 40'.

North Macedonia – Estonia 1:0 (1:0)

North Macedonia squad: 1. Davor Grabulovski, 2. Artan Ramadani (7. Leis Fakic 35), 4. Kalin Arsovski (10. Gabriel Fudarski Mitev 35), 5. Maksim Mechkarovski, 5. Marko Martinovski (17. Dzemal Alili 79), 11. Stefan Shilkovski (13. Stefan Drndarovski 79), 14. Leonid Ristov (3. Stefan Petkovski 35), 16. Hari Papik, 18. Adem Vukelj (9. Angel Simonovski 46) (15. Nenad Jovanovic 87), 20. Ogres Elezi (19. Anik Isufi 46), 21. Ubeit Muadini (8. Amir Baftijari 46).

The Macedonian U15s now prepare for their final tournament game on Wednesday, when they will meet Ukraine.

Photo: press material from the event