Elif Elmas scored for Atalanta, Matej Gashtarov assisted for Crvena zvezda as 7 Macedonian national team players had matches in the Europa League and the Conference League.

photo by UEFA: Elmas celebrates the goal

UEFA Europa League, Round 2, NEC – Levski 1:1
Nikola Serafimov eventually came back after the elbow injury and was at Levski’s bench. He did not enter the field.

UEFA Conference League, Round 1, Lugano – Crvena zvezda 3:2
A Macedonian derby took place in the Swiss town of Lugano where Ezgjan Alioski hosted Matej Gashtarov. Alioski started from the bench, while Gashtarov was on the field from the beginning and assisted to Timi Elšnik for the 32nd minute equalized. He played the entire match and got booked in the stoppage time. Alioski entered the field in the 79th minute when his Lugano was losing 1:2 and at the end celebrated a come from behind win.

Matej’s assist:

UEFA Conference League, Round 1, Panathinaikos – Borac 2:1
Another Macedonian encounter. Elmin Rastoder started on the Greek bench and came in 10 minutes from time when the visitors scored for 2:1. Sebastián Herrera Cardona played the entered match for Borac and got booked early in the 6th minute.

UEFA Conference League, Round 1, Atalanta – Pafos 3:1
Elif Elmas had a stunning start as he broke the dead lock in the very first minute. He played the full 90 minutes.

Elif’s goal:

UEFA Conference League, Round 1, St. Truiden – Iberia 1999 2:0
Visar Musliu started for the hosts and played the entire match, keeping a clean sheet.