A lone goal by veteran Goran Pandev allowed North Macedonia to make history, after qualifying for the final stage of a European Championship for the first time, beating Georgia 1-0 in the play-off final.

Pandev, who turned 37 years old last July, showed that he has not forgotten the goalscoring skills that led him to become a star of

Lazio

,

Inter

or

Naples

, among others, with the goal he scored this Thursday in the Georgian capital .

A goal in which the now Genoa player showed all the quality that he treasures, culminating in the 56th minute with a subtle touch a beautiful triangulation of the Macedonian team in the rival area, which Pandev himself was in charge of initiating.

Quite a blow for Georgia, which, like the Balkan team, was seeking to qualify for the first time in its history for a major international tournament.

A goal that led the Caucasians to be somewhat more incisive than their rival in the first half, in which Georgia tested Macedonian goalkeeper

Stole Dimitrievski

, Rayo Vallecano's goalkeeper,

on a couple of occasions

.

The clearest shot at thirty minutes into the game from inside the area by

Tornike Okriashvili

, who went slightly wide.

A chance to which Goran Pandev responded five minutes later, with a header, which the local goalkeeper Giorgi Loria deflected to a corner.

Pandev did not miss his next opportunity, adding to his legend by culminating in the 56th minute a triangulation in the Georgian area between Elif

Elmas

, forward Ilija

Nestorovski

and Goran Pandev himself.

A goal that allowed Macedonia, who had never played a European Championship or a World Cup before, to seal their ticket to the final phase of Euro 2020, in which the Balkans will face the teams of Ukraine, the Netherlands and Austria.

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