From April 14th until the 20th, Macedonia hosted an UEFA development tournament for players under 16 years of age.
photo: FFM
Besides Macedonia, the national teams of Turkey, Northern Ireland, and Uzbekistan also took part. In the matches held in Strumica and Turnovo, the Turkish team made the best impression and deservedly won the tournament. Macedonia finished last with one draw (a win on penalties) and two losses, without scoring a single goal, which is more than a worrying fact. In the upcoming period, coach Iseini and his professional staff will have to find a way to overcome this anomaly. The fact is that six players were missing from our team in this tournament, but that in no way justifies our weak performance and huge inefficiency.
Macedonia – Northern Ireland 4:3 p.s.o. (0:0)
Turkey – Uzbekistan 4:0
Uzbekistan – Macedonia 2:0
Turkey – Northern Ireland 2:3
Northern Ireland – Uzbekistan 2:3
Macedonia – Turkey 0:4
1.Turkey 3 2 0 1 10:3 6
2.Uzbekistan 3 2 0 1 5:6 6
3.Northern Ireland 3 1 1 1 5:5 4
4.Macedonia 3 0 1 2 0:6 2
April 15th, Pandev Sports Center in Strumica
Macedonia – Northern Ireland 4:3 p.s.o. (0:0)
Macedonia: Memeti, Gjorgioski (58′ Bajrami), Bocheski (58′ Stojchevski), Masev (70′ M. Stojanov), Polimac (79′ Raifi), Ademi (70′ Marković), P. Stojanov (46′ Sivevski), Aksentiev, Veleski (70′ Sedloski), Ibraimi (58′ Pavlov), Ismaili (46′ Krstevski). Coach: Iljami Isejni
Northern Ireland: Bellingham, Crawford, Kelly, Pollock, Ennis, Nelson, McHugh, Murray, Hasselhurst, Evans, Doherty.
Bench: Belshaw, Hughes, Wilson, Devlin, Magee, Mulholland, McNally, Hashim, Ward, O’Kane. Coach: Kris Lindsay
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April 17th, Pandev Sports Center in Strumica
Uzbekistan – Macedonia 2:0 (1:0)
39′ Behruzbek Samatov, 90+5′ Ruzimorodjon Ruzimorodov
Uzbekistan: Berdiev, Odilov, Zulfikorov, Nasrulloev, Mamatov, Achilov, Khayrullaev, Samatov. Kha.Uralov, Shukurov, Akbaraliev. Bench: Ayupov, Aminov, Erkinjonov, Emonkpaire, Bobirov, Khu.Uralov, Ruzimorodov, Uktamov. Coach: Ayder Kurbaev
Macedonia: Petrov, Gjorgioski (60′ Bocheski), Pavlov (79′ Aksentiev), Masev (79′ Ibraimi), Polimac (60′ M.Stojanov), Ademi (60′ P.Stojanov), Ristić, Krstevski (60′ Raifi (73′ Ismaili)), Sivevski (60′ Bajrami), Veleski (60′ Marković), Sedloski (46′ Stojchevski). Coach: Iljami Isejni
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April 20th, Pandev Sports Center in Strumica
Macedonia – Turkey 0:4 (0:3)
11′ Mitko Stojanov o.g., 19′ 29′ Ridvan Harman, 67′ Berat Kadir Yavuz
Macedonia: Memeti (46′ Petrov), Bocheski (46′ Pavlov), Masev, M.Stojanov (46′ P.Stojanov), Polimac (46′ Bajrami), Ademi (65′ Sedloski), Ristić, Aksentiev (78′ Gjorgioski), Veleski (78′ Stojchevski), Ibraimi (46′ Sivevski), Marković (46′ Ismaili). Coach: Iljami Isejni
Turkey: Baynazoğlu (72′ Adıgüzel), Sivaslıoğlu, Beceren (61′ Seviş), Harman, K.Yılmaz, Yurtdaş (72′ H.Yılmaz), Uğurlu (46′ Karaömer), Canim (46′ Saidoğlu) (61′ Yavuz), Pırasoğlu (46′ Akbuga), Eyüp Çetinkaya (61′ Gençdoğan), Kabaktaş (61′ Ilgın). Coach: Güngör Öztürk
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Coach Iljami Isejni called up 24 players for these friendlies:
Ilan Memeti – Lausanne Sport, Switzerland
Dimitar Petrov – AP Brera Strumica
Mateja Masev – Grafičаr, Serbia
Adrian Veleski – Vardar
Amar Akiki – Shkendija
Mario Stojchevski – Vardar
Mihajlo Pavlov – Crvena Zvezda, Serbia
Filip Gjorgjioski– Vardar
Matej Bocheski – Makedonija GJ.P.
Djihan Ibraimi – Vardar
Mitko Stojanov – AP Brera Strumica
Dalibor Marković – Makedonija GJ.P.
Marin Krstevski – Crvena Zvezda, Serbia
Ardi Bajrami – Makedonija GJ.P.
Pavel Stojanov – AP Brera Strumica
Efe Raifi – Arsimi
Ognen Sivevski – Makedonija GJ.P.
Aleksandar Polimac – IMT, Serbia
Ilija Aksentiev – Makedonija GJ.P.
Dardan Ademi – Arsimi
Blagoja Sedloski – Skopje
Medin Emini – Košice, Slovakia
Stefan Ristić – Partizan, Serbia
Osman Ismaili – Aarau, Switzerland