Macedonia’s under-21 national team will play a friendly match against Serbia’s national team in Novi Sad on 12 November. The match will be played at the Karađorđe Stadium and will represent a serious challenge and an opportunity to assess the potential of the new generation of Macedonian footballers.
Ahead of the match, youth international Dimitar Danev expects a difficult duel against a quality opponent, but believes that Macedonia has the capacity to rise to the challenge and impose itself on the pitch.
„I expect a difficult match against Serbia. They are a quality team, but we have qualities of our own. There has been a change of generation, but we have already had several training camps together and I believe that we are improving day by day. I believe that we will put up strong resistance and achieve a positive result.
We are preparing excellently. Serbia are at the same level of quality as the national teams we played against in the previous cycle. We had the opportunity to face several very good teams that possess exceptional quality. We are aware of the players at our disposal, and this will be a real test to see where we stand and what this generation can show,“ Danev said.
He believes that the footballers are in good competitive form and that their readiness will not be a problem ahead of the trip to Novi Sad.
„I believe that every footballer in the national team has played a solid number of minutes and will give their maximum to help us achieve victory. I do not think we will have a problem either in terms of readiness or competitive form.
Of course, we feel a sense of responsibility, but that is precisely why we are here. I believe that we can handle the pressure and show that we are capable of leading this national team,“ Danev said.
The friendly match against Serbia will be another important opportunity for Macedonia’s under-21 side to assess its readiness against a quality opponent.
