Goran Pandev added a goal for the second consecutive game for Napoli, Hristijan Kirovski netted a brace for Iraklis, Vlatko Grozdanoski and Antonio Stankov scored one goal apiece for their respective teams, while Stevica Ristic and Slavcho Georgievski assisted in South Korea and Azerbaijan, respectively.
Italy, Serie A, AC Milan – Napoli 1:1
Goran Pandev started for Napoli and played until the 67th minute when he was substituted by Lorenzo Insigne. Pandev scored the lone Napoli goal in the 33rd minute with a shot from inside the area after being set up nicely by Marek Hamsik. With the draw, second placed Napoli kept its four point advantage over third placed Milan with just six rounds remaining until the end of the Serie A season.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=G9UgBFdT2go
Italy, Serie B, Bari – Virtus Lanciano 4:3
Stefan Ristovski was included in the initial 20 player squad for Bari, but he did not make the final 18 list for matchday as Stefan has been bothered by a flu in the past couple of days.
Germany, Bundesliga, Mainz – Hamburg 1:2
Nikolche Noveski played the entire game for Mainz who conceded both goals after the break to South Korean striker Son Heung-Min to suffer the narrow home loss.
Germany, Bundesliga, Wolfsburg – Hoffenheim 2:2
Ferhan Hasani was not called up by Wolfsburg.
Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Volyn – Illichivets 0:2
Vanche Shikov was not included in the Volyn squad as he served another game on his red card suspension, while his teammate Dushan Savic played the opening 45 minutes before he was substituted at the start of the 2nd half by Yevhen Pavlov.
Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Karpaty – Dynamo Kyiv 0:1
Martin Bogatinov played from the start for Karpaty and conceded one goal in the 64th minute on a diving header from close range by Brown Ideye.
Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Goverla – Metalurh Zaporizhya 2:0
Besart Ibraimi started for Metalurh Zaporizhya and played until the 90th minute when he made way for Andriy Haydash. Ibraimi also picked up a yellow card in the 37th minute.
Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, Anderlecht – Club Brugge 1:1
Ivan Trichkovski began the game on the bench for Club Brugge before he entered the game in the 73rd minute replacing Eidur Gudjohnsen.
Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, OH Leuven – Mechelen 0:3
Tome Pachovski was not included in the squad by Mechelen.
Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, Zulte Waregem – Standard Liège 3:4
Aleksandar Trajkovski was an unused substitute for Zulte Waregem.
Switzerland, Raiffeisen Super League, Young Boys – Thun 1:2
Muhamed Demiri played all 90 minutes for Thun who overcame a one goal deficit thanks to a brace by striker Marco Schneuwly in the 27th and 71st minute.
Switzerland, Raiffeisen Super League, Basel – Zürich 3:1
Adis Jahovic was an unused substitute for Zürich.
Slovenia, 1. SNL, Maribor – Gorica 2:1
Agim Ibraimi started for Maribor and played until the 54th minute when he was shown a straight red card after his marker Jean Mbida went down in agony after colliding with Agim. Replays showed it was a pretty harsh call as Mbida seemed to flop and fell to the ground way too easily.
Slovenia, 1. SNL, Domžale – Olimpija 0:4
Zeni Husmani was not included in the Domžale squad due to a yellow cards suspension, while his teammate Dragan Chadikovski started in attack and played until the 57th minute when he was substituted by Erik Janža.
Israel, Ligat Winner, Ironi Kiryat Shmona – Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon 1:0
Darko Tasevski got the start for Ironi Kiryat Shmona and played until the 88th minute when he was substituted by Ehud Maravi.
Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Rapid București – Steaua București 1:1
Daniel Georgievski started for Steaua București and played until the 22nd minute when he was replaced by a more offensive minded player in Leandro Tatu. Georgievski was not happy with the early substitution as Romanian newspapers reported that he kicked a water bottle and soon left the bench altogether to watch the remainder of the match elsewhere. Daniel had picked up a yellow card earlier in the 8th minute.
Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Gaz Metan Mediaș – Astra 2:1
Mirko Ivanovski was given a start in attack for Astra and played until the 58th minute when he made way for Kehinde Fatai. Astra has now lost three consecutive games to mark its worst stretch of the season.
Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Dinamo București – Universitatea Cluj 1:1
Kristijan Naumovski stayed on the bench for Dinamo București as the #2 keeper behind Cristian Bălgrădean.
Bulgaria, A PFG, Botev Plovdiv – Pirin 5:0
Boban Grncharov did not play for Botev Plovdiv due to a yellow cards suspension, while Dragi Kocev was not called up by Pirin.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Javor – Partizan 0:1
Aleksandar Lazevski started for Partizan and played until the 53rd minute when he was substituted by Vladimir Volkov.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Novi Pazar – Jagodina 2:1
Dragan Stojkov began the game on the bench for Jagodina before he came on in the 58th minute to replace fellow midfielder Luka Petricevic.
Poland, T-Mobile Ekstraklasa, Polonia Warszawa – Śląsk Wrocław 2:2
Aleksandar Todorovski played the entire game on the right side of a three man defense for Polonia Warszawa in the home draw against the league champions from last year.
Cyprus, Laiki Bank League, Alki – Olympiakos Nicosia 2:1
Nikola Gligorov played all 90 minutes for Alki who got a much needed three points in their effort to avoid relegation.
Cyprus, Laiki Bank League, Nea Salamis – Ethnikos Achnas 1:2
Armend Alimi started for Nea Salamis and played until the 67th minute when he made way for Nikos Englezou.
South Korea, K-League Classic, Suwon – Seoul 1:1
Stevica Ristic played the entire game for Suwon and provided the assist on the lone goal for the home team in the 88th minute when his cross was headed home by strike partner Dzenan Radoncic.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=4OhOXw6-pVM
Czech Republic, Gambrinus Liga, Slovácko – Viktoria Plzeň 0:2
Veliche Shumulikoski was an unused substitute for Slovácko.
Austria, tipp3 Bundesliga, Mattersburg – Red Bull Salzburg 1:2
Ilcho Naumoski started on the bench for Mattersburg before he entered the game in the 77th minute replacing Christian Gartner. Naumoski was also shown a yellow card in the 82nd minute.
Austria, Erste Liga, Lustenau – Grödig 0:5
Filip Gachevski played from the start for Lustenau and conceded five goals.
Netherlands, Eerste Divisie, Volendam – Helmond Sport 3:0
Samir Fazli played all 90 minutes for Helmond Sport in the heavy defeat against Volendam, the current leaders in the Dutch second division.
Netherlands, Eerste Divisie, MVV Maastricht – Dordrecht 2:5
Antonio Stankov played the entire game for MVV Maastricht and scored the first goal for his team in the 37th minute with a shot from close range following a corner kick from the left.
Japan, J.League, Nagoya – Albirex 2:0
Nikola Jakimovski started on the bench for Nagoya before he entered the game in the 81st minute replacing Teruki Tanaka.
Turkey, PTT 1. Lig, Denizlispor – Karşıyaka 1:2
Bajram Fetai started for Denizlispor and played until the 70th minute when he made way for Onur Alkan.
Azerbaijan, Topaz Premyer Liqası, Simurq – Neftçi 0:1
Igor Mitreski was not included in the Neftçi squad due to a red card suspension.
Azerbaijan, Topaz Premyer Liqası, Gabala – Bakı 1:1
Edin Nuredinoski stayed on the bench for Bakı as the #2 keeper behind Kamran Agayev.
Azerbaijan, Topaz Premyer Liqası, Qarabağ – Inter Bakı 3:2
Slavcho Georgievski played the entire game for Inter Bakı, while Muarem Muarem began on the bench for Qarabağ before he came on in the 67th minute to substitute Cristián Torres. Georgievski provided the assist on the first goal by Inter Bakı in the 54th minute when he played a good ball over the top to Yuriy Fomenko who then slotted a shot to the back of the net.
Slovakia, Corgoň Liga, Košice – Trenčín 0:0
Darko Tofiloski did not play for Košice due to a red card suspension.
Iran, Pro League, Zob Ahan – Persepolis 1:1
Vlatko Grozdanoski started for Persepolis and played until the 74th minute when he was replaced by Marko Perovic. Grozdanoski scored the lone goal for the visitors in the 20th minute with a shot from close range after being set up by Gholamreza Rezaei.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=JKaXP8WLIgc
Kazakhstan, Premier League, Shakhter – Astana 1:3
Filip Ivanovski began the game on the bench for Astana before he made a late substitute appearance in the 85th minute by coming on for Foxi Kéthévoama.
Kazakhstan, Premier League, Kaisar – Tobol 4:2
Nikola Tonev remains out with an injury for Tobol, while his teammate Mensur Kurtishi came off the bench in the 80th minute to replace Yussuf Saleh.
Bosnia, BH Telecom Premijer Liga, Radnik – Željezničar 0:3
Yani Urdinov played all 90 minutes for Željezničar and was part of a defense that kept a clean sheet in the comfortable road victory over Radnik. Urdinov also picked up a yellow card in the 39th minute.
Bosnia, BH Telecom Premijer Liga, Čelik – Zvijezda 4:1
Fahrudin Gjurgjevic was not included in the Zvijezda squad, while his teammate Perica Stancheski started in midfield and played until the 30th minute when he was replaced by Jasmin Bogdanovic.
Greece, Football League, Iraklis – Vyzas 3:0
Hristijan Kirovski played the entire game for Iraklis and added two more goals to move his tally to 7 goals on the season. In the 21st minute, Kirovski scored on a sliding effort from close range after a good cross inside the area. Hristijan then netted his second goal of the game in the 64th minute with a header following a corner kick from the left.
Armenia, Premier League, Mika – Impuls 1:0
Filip Timov did not play for Impuls due to a yellow cards suspension.
Denmark, 1. Division, Hobro – Viborg 0:1
Aleksandar Stankov played from the start for Viborg in the minimal win away to Hobro.
Hungary, OTP Bank Liga, Debrecen – Egri 3:0
Jasmin Mecinovic played all 90 minutes for Egri who has now gone 15 consecutive league games (11 losses and 4 draws) without a win to remain firmly entrenched in the relegation zone.
Georgia, Umaglesi Liga, Zestafoni – Dinamo Tbilisi 0:1
Darko Glishic played the entire game for Dinamo Tbilisi who collected the narrow win over Zestafoni thanks to a goal by Levan Khmaladze in the 50th minute.