Goran Pandev with a goal for Inter who won the Italian Supercoppa, the German Bundesliga gets under way, while Aco Stojkov, Armend Alimi, and Zoran Baldovaliev each scored a goal for their respective teams.
Italy, Supercoppa Italiana, Inter – Roma 3:1
Goran Pandev started for Inter and played until the 79th minute when he was replaced by McDonald Mariga. It started bad for Pandev because he was at fault for Roma’s opening goal in the 21st minute as he lost the ball in midfield which led to Roma’s counter attack goal by John Arne Riise. Pandev redeemed himself when he scored a goal with a little help from Roma players Mirko Vučinić and Juan. The goal came out of nowhere as Vučinić made a pass which was missed by Brazilian defender Juan and Pandev was there to score from close range. Inter played in a 4-2-3-1 formation but Pandev played on the right and not on the left like he did last year or in earlier friendly games.
Germany, 1. Bundesliga, Mainz 05 – Stuttgart 2:0
Nikolce Noveski played the entire game for Mainz who got off to a great start in the first round of the German Bundesliga with an impressive win over Stuttgart. Noveski conceded a penalty in the 18th minute for a bad challenge on Romanian Ciprian Marica but the Mainz keeper saved the penalty from Cacau. Youngster Dragan Georgiev was not called up by Mainz.
Germany, 1. Bundesliga, Hannover 96 – Eintracht 2:1
Oka Nikolov played all 90 minutes for Eintracht Frankfurt and conceded two goals while Aleksandar Vasoski was an unused substitute.
Germany, Regionalliga West, Schalke 04 II – Elversberg 0:0
Besart Ibraimi is not allowed to play for Schalke 04 II because he is a non EU player. He can train with Schalke 04 II but there is a gentleman’s agreement between all the teams to not play non EU players. Besart has been linked with Rapid Wien this week.
Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Dynamo Kyiv – Dnipro 0:0
Goran Popov played the entire game for Dynamo Kyiv. The next game for Dynamo is the return leg of the Champions League play-off against Ajax on August 25th.
Russia, Premier-Liga, Sibir – Amkar 1:0
Velice Sumulikoski started for Sibir and played until the 83rd minute when he was replaced by Arūnas Klimavičius. The only goal of the game was scored by Igor Shevchenko in the 80th minute. This was a big win for Sibir as they now have 12 points, same as Krylya Sovetov for last place, but they are now only three points from getting out of the relegation zone.
Russia, Premier-Liga, Spartak Moskva – Tom’ 4:2
Goran Maznov started for Tom’ Tomsk but he was substituted before the start of the 2nd half. The score was 0:0 at halftime but a total of six goals were scored in the 2nd half.
Netherlands, Eredivisie, Heerenveen – NAC Breda 3:1
Samir Fazli was not among the 18 players called up by Heerenveen.
Netherlands, Eredivisie, Ajax – Roda 3:0
Both Aleksandar Stankov and Yani Urdinov were unused substitutes for Roda.
Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, Lierse – Kortrijk 1:2
Nderim Nedzipi was not called up by Lierse.
Austria, T-Mobile Bundesliga, Rapid Wien – Mattersburg 2:0
Ilco Naumoski returned from his suspension and began the game on the bench before he came on at the start of the 2nd half replacing Robert Waltner.
Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Târgu Mureş – Dinamo Bucureşti 2:6
Kristijan Naumovski started his third consecutive game for Dinamo Bucureşti who dominated the game early on and scored two goals within the first ten minutes. Then, the home team was awarded a penalty in the 29th minute when their striker was fouled from behind by Cosmin Moţi who was given a red card. The penalty was converted and Dinamo led 2:1 at half-time but they dominated in the 2nd half and went on to score four more goals and get a convincing win. The home team also had a player sent off in the 90th minute.
Bulgaria, A PFG, Levski Sofia – Kaliakra 3:0
Darko Tasevski was an unused substitute for Levski. Tasevski and other key players were rested as Levski have a big game this Thursday in the return leg of their Europa League play-off against AIK.
Bulgaria, A PFG, Lokomotiv Plovdiv – Litex Lovech 2:2
Dragi Kocev started for Lokomotiv Plovdiv and played until the 67th minute when he was replaced by Martin Kerchev.
Bulgaria, A PFG, Pirin – Slavia Sofia 0:2
Zoran Zlatkovski played all 90 minutes for Pirin.
Czech Republic,1. Gambrinus Liga, Slovácko – Ústí nad Labem 1:1
Ilija Nestorovski was an unused substitute for Slovácko.
Czech Republic,1. Gambrinus Liga, Mladá Boleslav – Baník Ostrava 1:0
Vladimir Dimitrovski was given his first start for Mladá Boleslav and played the entire game.
Poland, Ekstraklasa, GKS Bełchatów – Ruch Chorzów 3:2
Zlatko Tanevski started at RB in Bełchatów’s 4-5-1 formation and played all 90 minutes.
Poland, Ekstraklasa, Arka Gdynia – Górnik Zabrze 2:0
Mirko Ivanovski started his first game for Arka and was the lone striker in a 4-5-1 formation. Mirko won a penalty for his team in the 43rd minute which was converted by his teammate Filip Burkhardt. It was a questionable penalty as there wasn’t much contact but Mirko fell easily after an opponent held his jersey and the referee pointed to the spot. Ivanovski played until the 77th minute when Joseph Mawaye took his place.
Poland, Unibet 1. Liga, Górnik Łęczna – Katowice 1:0
Dejan Miloseski started for the home team and played until the 80th minute when he was replaced by Rafal Niznik.
Switzerland, Dosenbach Challenge League, Aarau – Schaffhausen 1:1
Aco Stojkov played the entire game for Aarau and scored the only goal for his team in the 24th minute. His goal was assisted by Patrick Bengondo and Stojkov had another chance in the 70th minute after a nice pass by David Marazzi but his shot was just over the goal.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, BSK Borča – Vojvodina 0:2
Daniel Mojsov played the entire game for Vojvodina while Mario Gjurovski started on the bench before he came on in the 68th minute replacing Giorgi Merebashvili.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Metalac – Rad 0:0
Aleksandar Todorovski played all 90 minutes for Rad and received a yellow card in the 87th minute for protesting to the referee.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Jagodina – Smederevo 1:0
Zoran Todorov was an unused substitute for Smederevo.
Croatia, T-Com Prva HNL, Istra 1961 – Osijek 1:2
Armend Alimi started for Istra 1961 and scored directly from a free kick in the 63rd minute but his team lost another game. Alimi was substituted in the 76th minute with former Vardar player Boško Stupić.
Croatia, T-Com Prva HNL, NK Zagreb – Inter Zaprešić 2:1
Aleksandar Trajkovski did not play as he waits to turn 18 before he is eligible to play for Inter Zaprešić.
Croatia, T-Com Prva HNL, Lokomotiva Zagreb – Šibenik 0:0
Daniel Georgievski started on the bench for Šibenik before he came on at the start of the 2nd half replacing Marko Kartelo.
Slovakia, Corgoň Liga, Košice – Spartak Trnava 0:2
Darko Tofiloski played all 90 minutes for Košice. Tofiloski will be the #2 keeper for the Macedonian national team for the EURO 2012 qualifying games against Slovakia and Armenia.
Israel, Ligat Winner, Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona – Bnei Sakhnin 2:0
Zoran Baldovaliev opened the scoring for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the 8th minute and played until the 63rd minute when he was replaced by Barak Badash.
Hungary, Soproni Liga, Honvéd – Debreceni 1:0
Mirsad Mijadinoski did not play for Debreceni.
Sweden, Allsvenskan, Gefle – Mjällby 3:3
Daniel Ivanovski remains out with an injury for Mjällby.
Azerbaijan, Unibank Premyer Liqası, Neftçi – Simurq 4:0
Both Igor Mitreski and Slavco Georgievski played the entire game for Neftçi. Their team recorded a convincing win against Simurq who are managed by Macedonian Gjoko Hadžievski.
Kazakhstan, Premier League, Irtysh – Lokomotiv Astana 0:1
Vlade Lazarevski was an unused substitute for Lokomotiv Astana while Bobi Bozinovski started and played until the 68th minute when he was replaced by Maksim Azovskiy.
Uzbekistan, Uzbek Oily League, Andijan – Bunyodkor 0:0
Stevica Ristić played all 90 minutes for Bunyodkor.
Australia, Hyundai A-League, Perth Glory – Newcastle Jets 1:0
Aleks Vrteski was an unused substitute for Perth Glory as he was the #2 keeper.
South Korea, K-League, Pohang Steelers – Incheon United 3:2
Dusan Savić did not play for Incheon United because of an injury.
South Korea, K-League, Seoul – Gangwon 2:1
Baze Ilijoski started for Gangwon and played until the 63rd minute. He also received a yellow card in the 55th minute.
Friendly, Enosis Neon Paralimni – Olympiacos Nicosia 0:1
Petar Milosevski played from the start for Enosis, Krste Velkoski played the 1st half, while Bojan Markoski did not play because of a quad injury.
Friendly, Ethnikos Achnas – Ermis Aradippou 0:0
Edin Nuredinoski, Vance Sikov, and Filip Ivanovski all started for Ethnikos, while Stojan Ignjatov did not play.
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Goran Pandev’s goal for Inter (at 0.48)
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Armend Alimi’s free kick goal for Istra (at 0.08)
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