Aleksandar Trajkovski found the back of the net for Zulte Waregem, Armend Alimi and Aleksandar Lazevski provided an assist for their respective clubs, Tome Pacovski saved two penalties for Beerschot, while Kristijan Naumovski kept a clean sheet for Dinamo Bucureşti.
Italy, Serie A, Chievo – Napoli 1:0
Goran Pandev played the entire game for Napoli who suffered a disappointing road loss against Chievo. Pandev was very quiet and did not attempt one shot during the game. He played as the lone striker up front for about an hour while for the remaining 30 meters, he played behind the lone striker Edinson Cavani but it did not make much of a difference. Napoli could not create many opportunities and were punished in the 72nd minute when Chievo scored the only goal of the game following a mistake by a Napoli defender Ignacio Fideleff.
Ukraine, Kubok Ukraini, Kremin – Dynamo Kyiv 2:3
Goran Popov was not called up by Dynamo Kyiv as the manager rested several regulars in anticipation of the huge derby this Saturday between Shakhtar Donetsk and Dynamo Kyiv . Dynamo had a commanding 3:0 lead at one point but the hosts scored two goals to make the game interesting. However, the Ukrainian giants held on and reached the next round of the domestic cup.
Ukraine, Kubok Ukraini, Poltava – Karpaty 0:1
Martin Bogatinov was an unused substitute for Kapraty as he was the #2 keeper behind Andriy Tlumak. Karpaty barely got past Poltava to advance to the next round of the Ukrainian Cup.
Ukraine, Kubok Ukraini, Volyn – Illichivets 7:1
Vance Sikov started for Volyn and played the first 45 minutes before he was substituted at the start of the 2nd half by Yevhen Pichkur. Sikov also received a yellow card in the 44th minute as his side notched a convincing victory over Illichivets.
Ukraine, Kubok Ukraini, Metalurh Donetsk – Tavria 2:0
Mario Gjurovski was not among the 18 players called up by Metalurh Donetsk.
Ukraine, Kubok Ukraini, Stal – Sevastopol 2:1
Besart Ibraimi played all 90 minutes for Sevastopol who were eliminated from the Ukrainian Cup with the narrow loss to Stal.
Belgium, Beker van België, Zulte Waregem – Ronse 6:0
Aleksandar Trajkovski started on the bench for Zulte Waregem before he entered the game in the 65th minute replacing Luka Milunović. Trajkovski scored the fourth goal for Zulte Waregem in the 89th minute with a nice chip over the visiting keeper as his side recorded a comfortable victory over Ronse who finished the game with 9 players.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=RmaczYjetb8
Belgium, Beker van België, Lierse – Turnhout 1:0
Boban Grncarov started for Lierse and played the first 45 minutes before he was substituted at the start of the 2nd half by Thomas Wils due to a quadriceps contusion injury. Lierse needed a penalty kick goal from Mohamed El-Gabbas in the 58th minute to get past Turnhout and advance to the next round of the Belgian Cup.
Belgium, Beker van België, Beerschot – Mouscron Péruwelz 1:1 (Beerschot advanced 4:3 on penalties)
Tome Pacovski played from the start for Beerschot and conceded one goal in the 4th minute. Beerschot was made to work against their opponent from the lower division but Pacovski needed to save two penalties to propel Beerschot to the next round of the domestic cup. In extra time, Pacovski was given a yellow card for a foul inside the area. However, he saved the penalty and the game went into penalty kicks. Pacovski faced five penalties and three of them went past him, one went over the goal, while Tome saved one which proved to be the difference for Beerschot.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=5eaecto0wH0
Austria, ÖFB-Cup, Red Bull Salzburg II – Mattersburg 1:1 (Red Bull Salzburg II advanced 5:4 on penalties)
Ilco Naumoski was not called up by Mattersburg who were eliminated from the competition by the amateur team of Red Bull Salzburg. It was 1:1 after 120 minutes so the game went into a penalty kicks where the amateur team of Red Bull Salzburg defeated Mattersburg 5:4. The visitors ended the game with 9 players on their way to the humiliating elimination by the amateur team.
Switzerland, Axpo Super League, Zürich – Thun 0:0
Muhamed Demiri played all 90 minutes for Thun who played a goalless draw against Zürich.
Serbia, Lav Kup Srbije, Novi Pazar – Partizan 0:3
Aleksandar Lazevski played the entire game for Partizan and was credited with the assist on the second goal in the 55th minute. After a corner kick from the right by Nemanja Tomić, the ball reached Lazevski in the crowded box before he played a pass back for his teammate Saša Ilić who scored with a shot from the edge of the area.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=aGqFz6irFFM
Serbia, Lav Kup Srbije, Donji Srem – Vojvodina 0:1
Daniel Mojsov has still not recovered from his injury so he did not play for Vojvodina who were made to work but they managed to barely squeeze past Donji Srem.
Serbia, Lav Kup Srbije, Borac Čačak – Radnički Sombor 4:1
Stefan Spirovski started on the bench for Borac Čačak before he entered the game in the 73rd minute replacing Dušan Martinović.
Serbia, Lav Kup Srbije, Napredak Kruševac – Spartak Zlatibor 0:2
Fahrudin Gjurgjević began the game on the bench for Spartak Zlatibor before he came on at the start of the 2nd half replacing Miljan Milivojev.
Serbia, Lav Kup Srbije, Metalac – Srem 3:0
Gjorgi Mojsov played all 90 minutes for Metalac while his teammate Nikola Karcev was an unused substitute. Metalac easily advanced to the next round of the Serbian Cup.
Serbia, Lav Kup Srbije, Javor – Novi Sad 1:0
Nikola Jakimovski started on the bench for Javor before he entered the game in the 55th minute replacing Ifeanyi Onyilo. Javor needed a goal in the 90th minute to oust Novi Sad and advance to the next round of the competition. Jakimovski had a good chance in stoppage time to extend the lead but his shot from close range was saved by the opposing keeper.
Serbia, Lav Kup Srbije, Sevojno – Teleoptik 1:1 (Sevojno advanced 4:2 on penalties)
Gjorgi Tanusev did not play for Sevojno while Stefan Askovski played all 90 minutes for Teleoptik who were narrowly eliminated from the Serbian Cup on penalties.
Croatia, Hrvatski Nogometni Kup, Radnik Sesvete – Šibenik 2:0
Daniel Georgievski played the entire game for Šibenik while his teammate Zeni Husmani did not play. Šibenik was eliminated from the Croatian Cup with the disappointing loss to second division side Radnik Sesvete.
Croatia, Hrvatski Nogometni Kup, Rudar Labin – Istra 1961 0:1
Armend Alimi played all 90 minutes for Istra 1961 and provided the assist on the only goal of the game in the 76th minute when he found Hrvoje Milić who did the rest by scoring the goal past the opposing keeper.
Croatia, Hrvatski Nogometni Kup, Vrbovec – Inter Zaprešić 0:1
Neither Goran Todorcev nor Goran Todorcev were called up by Inter Zaprešić.
Slovenia, 1. SNL, Gorica – Maribor 1:1
Agim Ibraimi was not called up by Maribor because of an injury. Maribor scored the equalizing goal in the 90th minute to collect a point against Gorica.
Cyprus, Marfin Laiki League, Apollon – AEK Larnaca 0:3
Hristijan Kirovski was an unused substitute for Apollon.
Cyprus, Marfin Laiki League, Alki – Aris Limassol 1:0
Nikola Gligorov started for Alki and played until the 58th minute when he was replaced by Simos Krassas. Alki needed a goal in the 76th minute to record the minimal victory.
France, Ligue 2, Amiens – Laval 1:0
Vlade Lazarevski was not called up by Amiens.
Poland, Puchar Polski, Ruch Radzionków – Polonia Warszawa 0:4
Aleksandar Todorovski started at RB for Polonia Warszawa and played all 90 minutes. Polonia actually scored all four of their goals in the 2nd half to get past Ruch Radzionków. Todorovski played a part in the third goal when his cross from the right reached one of his teammates whose shot was saved but Polonia striker Edgar Çani scored an easy goal on the rebound.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=A0LLUf7cJ6Y
Poland, Puchar Polski, Olimpia Elbląg – Arka 0:0 (Arka advanced 3:1 on penalties)
Mirko Ivanovski played the entire game for Arka in a game where neither side could score a goal after 120 minutes. So, it went into penalty kicks where Arka won 3:1 and advanced to the next round of the Polish Cup. Ivanovski did not take a penalty for his team and also picked up a yellow card during the game.
Poland, Ekstraklasa, Wisła – GKS Bełchatów 2:0
Zlatko Tanevski was an unused substitute for GKS Bełchatów.
Netherlands, KNVB Beker, VVV – Heerenveen 0:2
Samir Fazli was not called up by Heerenveen.
Netherlands, KNVB Beker, De Graafschap – Utrecht 1:1 (De Graafschap advanced 4:3 on penalties)
Dzelil Abdulla started at LB for De Graafschap and played the entire game. It was 1:1 after 120 minutes so it went into penalty kicks where De Graafschap prevailed 4:3 to advance to the next round of the Dutch Cup.
Netherlands, KNVB Beker, EVV – Oss 1:5
Antonio Stankov played all 90 minutes for Oss who recorded a comfortable win to advance to the next round of the competition.
Romania, Cupa României, Dinamo Bucureşti – Luceafărul Oradea 1:0
Kristijan Naumovski played from the start for Dinamo Bucureşti and kept a clean sheet. Since this was a domestic cup game against a lesser opponent, the Dinamo Bucureşti manager decided to rest the usual starter Cristian Bălgrădean and gave the start to Naumovski. Kristijan was not tested much throughout the match but did make a couple of comfortable saves in the 1st half.
Greece, Superleague Greece, Xanthi – AEK 3:4
Marjan Altiparmakovski was not called up by Xanthi.
Moldova, Divizia Naţională, Dacia – Costuleni 1:0
Goran Dimovski played all 90 minutes for Dacia who recorded a slim victory thanks to a goal by Brazilian Celio in the 29th minute.
Moldova, Divizia Naţională, Tiraspol – Zimbru 0:0
Jasmin Mecinović did not play for Tiraspol.