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Bulgaria 1 FYR Macedonia 0

First Published: Aug 15, 2001

A 47th minute penalty from Krasimir Balakov won this friendly after a dire first half by both sides.

Balakov won the penalty himself when he was fouled in the penalty area and hit a low drive to score.

Macedonia rarely looked like scoring but did venture forward in the 85th minute when substitute Goran Maznov forced a good save from Bulgarian goalkeeper Dimitar Ivankov.