Midweek internationals performances

Samir Fazli scored another goal for Jong Heerenveen, the teams of Goran Popov and Agim Ibraimi were eliminated from the Europa League, while Zoran Baldovaliev provided an assist for Najran.

UEFA Europa League, Group E, Dynamo Kyiv – Maccabi Tel Aviv 3:3
Goran Popov remains out with an injury for Dynamo Kyiv who was officially eliminated from the Europa League by finishing in third place of the group behind Beşiktaş and Stoke City.

UEFA Europa League, Group E, Birmingham City – Maribor 1:0
Agim Ibraimi started on the bench for Maribor before he entered the game in the 67th minute replacing Goran Cvijanović.  Maribor finished in last place of the group with only one point after six matchdays and this was eliminated from the competition.

Germany, 1. Bundesliga, Köln – Mainz 05 1:1
Nikolce Noveski was still not ready for game action and was not called up by Mainz for this game.  This match was played on Tuesday since the original encounter, scheduled for several weeks ago, was postponed due to the assigned referee allegedly attempting to commit suicide prior to the game.

Cyprus, Marfin Laiki League, Alki – Enosis 1:0
Nikola Gligorov played all 90 minutes for Alki and also received a yellow card in the 45th minute.  As for Enosis, Bojan Markoski started at CB and played the entire game while his teammate Petar Milosevski was an unused substitute as he was the #2 keeper behind Georgi Petkov.

Netherlands, Eredivisie beloften, Jong Heerenveen/Emmen – Jong Twente 1:0
Samir Fazli played the entire game for Jong Heerenveen/Emmen and found the back of the net for the third consecutive game.  Fazli scored the lone goal of the game in the 54th minute when he connected on a cross from the right before sending his shot past the opposing keeper.

Netherlands, Eredivisie beloften, Jong De Graafschap – Jong AZ 0:1
Dzelil Abdula started at LB for Jong De Graafschap and played all 90 minutes as his team suffered a narrow home loss against Jong AZ.  Abdula also received a yellow card during the game.

Saudi Arabia, Zain Saudi League, Najran – Al-Ansar 2:1
Zoran Baldovaliev started for Najran and played until the 77th minute when he was replaced by Shaaban Al Zubaidi.  Zoran provided the assist on the first goal for Najran in the 39th minute when he controlled a cross inside the area before finding Dusan Djokić whose first effort was saved but he scored on the rebound.  In the 82nd minute, Najran scored the game winner to collect three points.

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