Ireland 2 Macedonia 1

MACEDONIA will come to the Aviva Stadium for today’s Euro 2012 qualifier with a simple game-plan — to attack Ireland from the first whistle.

Macedonia coach Mirsad Jonuz insists the past will count for nothing as his side attempt to upset the Republic of Ireland for a third time.

FYR MACEDONIA defender Boban Grncharov has shrugged off Ireland’s attacking threat, claiming his team can deal with ‘aerial players’ and boasted that the current Macedonian team has never been better.

FYR MACEDONIA coach Mirsad Jonuz has branded Ireland’s style of play as “predictable” after star striker Goran Pandev was passed fit to play despite limping out of Inter Milan’s victory over Lazio at the weekend.