Uefa U21 European Championship qualifier

Macedonia registered only their second win of the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign but were far from convincing in seeing off minnows Andorra.

RUSSIA, Ireland’s next Group B opponents, will go into Tuesday’s clash in Moscow in confident mood after beating John Toshack’s Macedonia in Moscow last night.

Skipper Robbie Keane led the Republic of Ireland into Euro 2012 battle in Macedonia after shaking off his groin injury.

ISLAMIC hardliners moved closer to sealing control of parliament yesterday and appeared poised to push aside top opponents in the pro-reform stronghold of Tehran after disputed elections boycotted by liberals.