Ilcho Naumoski converted a penalty for Mattersburg, Bojan Markoski scored another goal for Apollon, Darko Tasevski provided an assist for Ironi Kiryat Shmona, while Goran Popov returned to the starting lineup for West Brom.
Italy, Serie A, Napoli – Pescara 5:1
Goran Pandev remains out with an injury for Napoli.
Italy, Serie B, Bari – Sassuolo 3:3
Stefan Ristovski played the entire game for Bari who collected a point in the home encounter against the current leaders in the Italian second division.
England, Premier League, West Brom – Stoke City 0:1
Goran Popov, after being an unused substitute in the past seven league games, was back in the starting lineup for West Brom and played all 90 minutes at left-back in the minimal home loss against Stoke City. Popov was given the nod over Liam Ridgewell and attempted one shot on goal in the 80th minute but his effort was saved comfortably by the visiting keeper. Stoke City eventually took home all three points by scoring the lone goal of the match in the 75th minute.
Germany, Bundesliga, Mainz – Hannover 96 2:1
Nikolche Noveski played the entire game for Mainz who scored a late game winner in the 89th minute despite playing about half of the match with one fewer player. Noveski was also shown a yellow card in the 44th minute.
Germany, Bundesliga, Wolfsburg – Hamburg 1:1
Ferhan Hasani was not among the 19 players called up by Wolfsburg.
Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, Club Brugge – Mechelen 1:1
Ivan Trichkovski was not included in the Club Brugge squad due to an injury, while Tome Pachovski played from the start for Mechelen and conceded one goal in the 49th minute.
Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, Zulte Waregem – Beerschot 0:0
Aleksandar Trajkovski was an unused substitute for Zulte Waregem.
Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Volyn – Chornomorets 0:2
Vanche Shikov did not play for Volyn due to a yellow cards suspension while his teammate Dushan Savic played all 90 minutes in attack. This was the last round of the first half of the season in Ukraine as the winter break now gets underway with the next round not taking place until early March of next year.
Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Karpaty – Vorskla 2:0
Martin Bogatinov stayed on the bench for Karpaty as the #2 keeper behind Roman Mysak.
Switzerland, Raiffeisen Super League, Servette – Thun 0:0
Muhamed Demiri played the entire game for Thun in the goalless draw away to last placed Servette.
Switzerland, Raiffeisen Super League, Grasshoppers – Zürich 1:0
Adis Jahovic started on the bench for Zürich before he entered the game in the 52nd minute replacing Josip Drmic.
Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Concordia – Steaua Bucureşti 0:6
Daniel Georgievski did not play for Steaua Bucureşti due to an injury.
Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Vaslui – Rapid Bucureşti 1:0
Bazhe Ilijoski was not included in the Rapid Bucureşti squad due to an injury.
Slovenia, 1. SNL, Mura – Maribor 1:2
Agim Ibraimi was rested by Maribor and did not make the 18 player squad for the road encounter against Mura.
Slovenia, 1. SNL, Aluminij – Domžale 1:4
Zeni Husmani began on the bench for Domžale before he entered the game in the 75th minute replacing Žiga Kous.
Slovenia, 1. SNL, Celje – Rudar 1:1
Lutfi Bilali started the game on the bench before he came on in the 79th minute to substitute Gregor Bajde.
Slovenia, 1. SNL, Koper – Triglav 1:1
Dragan Chadikovski was an unused substitute for Koper.
Austria, Tipp 3 Bundesliga, Mattersburg – Admira 3:0
Ilcho Naumoski got the start for Mattersburg and played until the 84th minute when he made way for Christian Gartner. Naumoski scored the first goal for Mattersburg just before halftime when he converted a penalty kick.
Austria, Erste Liga, Austria Lustenau – Kapfenburg 2:0
Filip Gachevski stayed on the bench for Kapfenburg as the #2 keeper behind Christoph Nicht.
Bulgaria, Kupa Na Bulgaria, Slavia – Botev Plovdiv 3:0
Boban Grncharov played all 90 minutes for Botev Plovdiv who suffered a convincing defeat in the first leg of their matchup against Slavia in the Bulgarian Cup. The return leg takes place on 15 December and Botev will need some luck if they are to reach the next round of the competition.
Bulgaria, Kupa Na Bulgaria, Pirin – Neftochimic 1:0
Dragi Kocev played from the start for Pirin who scored the lone goal from a converted penalty in the 74th minute to get past Neftochimic.
Cyprus, Laiki Bank League, Alki – Ayia Napa 0:2
Nikola Gligorov started for Alki and played the first 45 minutes before he was substituted at the start of the 2nd half by fellow midfielder Jonathan Aspas.
Cyprus, Laiki Bank League, Apollon – Nea Salamis 3:1
Bojan Markoski played the entire game for Apollon and scored the third and final goal for his team in the 61st minute with a close range header following a corner kick.
Israel, Ligat Winner, Ironi Kiryat Shmona – Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon 2:0
Darko Tasevski started for Ironi Kiryat Shmona and played until the 80th minute when he was substituted by Ravid Gazal. Tasevski provided the assist on the opening goal of the game in the 61st minute when he showed good vision with a clever pass over the top to Shimon Abuhatzira who did the rest by slotting a shot past the opposing keeper.
South Korea, K-League (Championship Group), Pohang – Suwon 3:0
Stevica Ristic played from the start for Suwon who concluded the final round of the season with a road loss against Pohang. Suwon finished in 4th place on the standings with 73 points.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Spartak Zlatibor Voda – Partizan 2:2
Both Aleksandar Lazevski and Stefan Ashkovski were unused substitutes for Partizan, while Fahrudin Gjurgjevic was not called up by Spartak Zlatibor Voda.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Donji Srem – Jagodina 0:2
Dragan Stojkov played all 90 minutes for Jagodina who concluded the first half of the season in 3rd place on the standings. The winter break now beckons with the next round in Serbia scheduled for late February of next year.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Smederevo – Sloboda Užice 0:1
Vlade Lazarevski did not play for Smederevo.
Netherlands, Eredevisie, Willem II – Heerenveen 3:1
Samir Fazli began on the bench for Heerenveen before he entered the game in the 84th minute replacing Gianni Zuiverloon.
Netherlands, Eerste Divisie, Helmond – MVV Maastricht 1:1
Antonio Stankov played the entire game for MVV Maastricht at right-back and also received a yellow card in the 90th minute.
Azerbaijan, Topaz Premyer Liqası, Neftçi – Qarabağ 0:1
Igor Mitreski returned from his injury for Neftçi and played all 90 minutes at CB, while Muarem Muarem started for Qarabağ in midfield and played until the 60th minute when he was substituted by Rashad Sadygov.
Azerbaijan, Topaz Premyer Liqası, Inter Bakı – Ravan 2:0
Slavcho Georgievski played the entire game for Inter Bakı who scored both goals after the break, one coming on a penalty, to down Ravan and move into a tie for first place on the table with Simurq.
Azerbaijan, Topaz Premyer Liqası, Gabala – Bakı 0:2
Edin Nuredinoski played from the start for Bakı and kept a clean sheet. Nuredinoski was also shown a yellow card in the 90th minute for time wasting.
Turkey, PTT 1. Lig, Denizlispor – Manisaspor 1:1
Bajram Fetai started for Denizlispor and played until the 84th minute when he was replaced by Haluk Türkeri.
Slovakia, Corgoň Liga, Dukla Banská Bystrica – Košice 1:2
Darko Tofiloski played from the start for Košice and conceded one goal in the 31st minute.
Greece, Superleague Greece, Skoda Xanthi – Asteras Tripolis 1:1
Marjan Altiparmakovski was not among the 18 players called up by Skoda Xanthi.
Greece, Football League, Pierikos – Vyzas 2:1
Filip Despotovski played the entire game for Pierikos who got a brace from striker Dani to down Vyzas.
Armenia, Premier League, Impuls – Ararat 0:1
Filip Timov played from the start for Impuls in the narrow home defeat against Ararat.
Hungary, OTP Bank Liga, Siófok – Egri 4:3
Jasmin Mecinovic played all 90 minutes for Egri at CB while his teammate Simeon Hristov was not called up. Three of the four goals that Egri conceded came on converted penalty kicks by Siófok, including a late game winner in the 88th minute.