Macedonia's U17 national football team defeated San Marino 1-0 and secured qualification for the second qualifying round of the 2027 European Championship.
Iljami Isejni's side recorded their second triumph in Group 11 and, with a maximum six points, qualified for League A after Turkey also convincingly defeated Hungary 4-0.
Stefan Ristić was Macedonia's hero once again. The striker from Partizan's youth academy scored the only goal of the match in the 58th minute, following an excellent assist from Aleksandar Polimec.
Ristić continued his impressive scoring streak in the national team shirt. In the opening match against Hungary, he was the main reason behind the remarkable comeback and 3-2 victory, scoring all three of Macedonia's goals. With today's goal, the young striker now has four goals in the first two matches of the qualifying tournament.
Our young internationals have one more match remaining in the group stage. On 17 November, they will face hosts Turkey in the final round, in a match that will determine the final standings in the group.
