After the 1:1 draw at home against Slovakia to conclude the disappointing EURO 2012 qualifications, we compiled the player ratings of the Macedonian national team. We tried to be objective and judge the players based on today’s game. Keep in mind that a rating of 6.0 is considered average.
Macedonia concluded the EURO 2012 qualifications with a 1:1 draw at home against Slovakia. The visitors opened the scoring in the 54th minute after a huge misunderstanding between Vance Sikov and Martin Bogatinov but Nikolce Noveski scored the equalizer for Macedonia with a header following a corner kick in the 79th minute.
Manager John Toshack will deploy a 3-4-2-1 formation against Slovakia with Nikolce Noveski as the captain for Macedonia.
The cornerstone laying ceremony took place earlier today in the Skopje settlement of Novo Lisice where there will be a new FFM building, four fields in the training center, and a mini stadium which will seat 3,000 people.
Vardar striker Filip Ivanovski is drawing interest from Lokomotiv Plovdiv, according to several Bulgarian newspapers. The sports director of Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Branko Milovanović, is expected to attend today’s game between Macedonia and Slovakia in Skopje. He will monitor the play of striker Filip Ivanovski who the club is considering to purchase in the 2012 January
Goce Sedloski was supposed to get his award from UEFA today but he asked the award to be given to him during the November friendly against Albania in Prilep.
Due to the women’s U17 qualifications which are being held in Strumica and Turnovo, the Horizont Turnovo vs. Bregalnica Stip has been moved back a day to Sunday.
Due to appearing in 100 caps for the senior national team, Goce Sedloski will receive a commemorative cap and medal from UEFA prior to tomorrow’s game between Macedonia and Slovakia.
Both national teams have already been eliminated from EURO 2012 qualifying so tomorrow’s game between Macedonia and Slovakia will be a matchup of which team will be more motivated to conclude the qualifications with a positive result.
The women’s U17 national team of Macedonia suffered a heavy 6:0 loss against Italy in the opening game of the qualifications for the 2012 UEFA European Women’s Under-17 Championship.