Ristikj Hat Trick Lifts North Macedonia U17 Past Hungary

BUDAPEST (Interstat) — Stefan Ristikj scored a hat trick, including a stoppage-time winner, as North Macedonia U17 rallied from two goals down to beat Hungary U17 3-2 on Wednesday. Aron Horvath gave Hungary U17 an early lead in the 8th minute and doubled it in the 48th. Ristikj pulled one back in the 56th, equalized in the 86th and completed his hat trick in the 90th minute plus four. Andrej Vasiljevic assisted one Hungary U17 goal, while Mihajlo Pavlov had an assist and a yellow card for North Macedonia U17. Matej Nikolov and Bobi Nedanovski also provided assists for North Macedonia U17. Pavlov was booked in the 51st minute, Ognen Sivevski in the 53rd and Filip Gjorgjioski in the 90th minute plus seven, all for North Macedonia U17. North Macedonia U17 moved to 1-0 in the competition and 1-0 overall, while Hungary U17 fell to 0-1 and 0-1.