Veteran Pandev sends North Macedonia to Euro 2020

Soccer Football - Euro 2020 Playoff Final - Georgia v North Macedonia - Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia - November 12, 2020 North Macedonia's Goran Pandev celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze

TBILISI (Reuters) - North Macedonia qualified for Euro 2020, the first-ever major tournament in the team's 27-year history, when a second-half goal from 37-year-old forward Goran Pandev gave them a 1-0 win away to Georgia in their playoff on Thursday.

Pandev, his country's most capped player and all-time leading scorer, flicked the ball home in the 56th minute of a tense, scrappy match played on a slippery pitch and was in tears as his team celebrated at the end.