Shpëtim Duro experienced some difficulty in putting together the best foreigners in Macedonia since several key guys declined the invitation to head to their native countries sooner.

On Saturday, at the Petar Miloshevski stadium starting at 13:00 CET, a match will be played between a select group of Macedonian players in the domestic league and a select group of foreigners from the same league. Igor Angelovski had no problems in selecting the guys he wanted, but Shpëtim Duro ran into problems for the squad of foreigners in Macedonia. This game was announced late in the process when many foreign players already booked tickets to their homelands.

Duro has 15 confirmed players plus 2 that are still unsure of their participation. Absent on the list are some of the best foreigners in Macedonia.

Here is the list of confirmed call-ups for Saturday’s game:

player	country	club	league caps	league goals	cup caps	cup goals
Milan Mitrović		Sileks	18	0	2	0
Enes Azizi		Shkendija	1	0	1	0
Nemanja Mijušković		Vardar	18	1	4	1
Nemanja Ivanov		Sileks	18	0	0	0
Stefan Rudan		Sileks	15	0	3	0
Momčilo Rudan		Sileks	4	0	5	0
Sebastián Herrera Cardona		Rabotnichki	5	0	4	2
Alexander Borja Córdoba		Rabotnichki	0	0	0	0
unconfirmed:
Zvonimir Stanković		Bregalnica	14	0	4	0
Yevheny Anatoliyovych Novak		Vardar	2	0	3	0
Stephan Vujčić		Rabotnichki	17	2	4	1
Nikolay Veselinov Hristov		Bregalnica	16	1	5	0
Shqiprim Taipi		Turnovo	8	0	5	2
Meriton Korenica		Shkendija	1	0	2	0
Igor Nedeljković		Sileks	17	7	0	0
Suad Sahiti		Rabotnichki	11	0	3	0
Emir Sahiti		Rabotnichki	6	0	3	2

As you can see, this is far from the best possible squad. The roster even features one player that never played a league game this half-season, such as 17-year-old defender Alexander Borja Córdoba who only featured for Rabotnichki in the Reserve League. There is also Meriton Korenia of Shkendija, , 17 as well, who at least played in two Cup games and one in the league. Others saw little playing time, like Shkendija backup keeper Enes Azizi who only played 45 minutes in the very last round before the winter break, filling in for the injured Marko Jovanovski. One of the Rudan twins, Momčilo, played just four league games for Sileks, but he was at least fielded regularly in the Cup. The younger of the Sahiti brothers, Emir, featured in six games for Rabotnichki, playing few minutes in those appearances. These guys were included since some of the best foreign players already headed home.

Below is a list of all the foreigners that will miss Saturday’s match:

Goran Simov (Serbia) – Sileks, didn’t play in any league game, but 3 in the cup

Hovhannes Hambardzumyan (Armenia) – Vardar, league: 14 games, 3 goals; cup: 4 games, 1 goal
Carlinho Rech (Brazil) – Shkendija, league: 9 games, no goals; cup: 4 games, no goals

Juan Felipe Alves Ribeiro (Brazil) – Vardar, league: 17 games, 3 goals; cup: 4 games, no goals
Artak Dashyan (Armenia) – Vardar, league: 11 games, 3 goals; cup: 3 games, 1 goal
Nildo Victor Juffo (Brazil) – Shkendija, league: 1 game, currently injured
Bae Beomgeung (South Korea) – Shkupi, league: 8 games, 1 goal; cup: 2 games, no goal, released due to unprofessional behavior
Koken Kuroki (Japan) – Mladost, league: 1 game, no goals; cup: 1 game, 1 goal, already left the club
Olkan Yildiz (Turkey) – Mladost, didn’t play in any league or games

César Romero Zamora (USA) – Vardar, league: 8 games, 4 goals; cup: 2 games, no goals, suspended due to unprofessional behavior
Stênio Marcos da Fonseca Salazar Júnior (Brazil) – Shkendija, league: 17 games, 3 goals; cup: 2 games, 2 goals
Bojan Vručina (Croatia) – Shkendija, league: 11 games, 2 goals; cup: 2 games, 1 goal
David Alejandro Matute Novo (Ecuador) – Turnovo, league: 11 games, 1 goal, cup: 3 games, 1 goal
Anđelo Stevanović (Serbia) – Turnovo, played only 2 minutes in the league and 1 cup game

The game on Saturday will be live-streamed on ffm.mk for those interested in watching.