Shkendija overcame an early deficit to destroy Bregalnica, Vardar squeaked past Metalurg, Sileks picked up another victory, while Turnovo grabbed a late draw away to Shkupi.
U21 team named for Ukraine and Australia tests
Blagoja Milevski, manager of the U21 team, announced his squad for the upcoming games against Ukraine and Australia.
Rennes sends Gjoko Zajkov to Charleroi
Defender Gjoko Zajkov will spend the rest of the season in Belgium with top division side Charleroi. It will be a one year loan with the option to purchase him outright.
Ademi no sure thing to play for Macedonia
Even though his name was included in the original squad, Arijan Ademi’s availability for next month remains a question mark.
Zlaté Moravce sacks manager Milko Gjurovski
After a bad start to the season, Slovak club Zlaté Moravce has sacked head coach Milko Gjurovski.
Macedonian internationals performances
Aleksandar Trajkovski and Goran Pandev debuted for their new clubs in Italy, Jovan Kostovski sustained a serious shoulder injury for OH Leuven, Ilija Nestorovski and Muzafer Ejupi scored one goal apiece in Croatia, while David Babunski provided an assist for Barcelona B.
Overview of Round 3 in the First League
Vardar and Shkendija made easy work of Mladost CD and Metalurg, respectively, Shkupi edged Bregalnica in Shtip, while Sileks’ 0:0 draw against Turnovo meant there is no longer a team with the maximum number of points this season.
Kostovski goes down with serious injury
Macedonia’s manager Ljubinko Drulovic will definitely not be able to count on Jovan Kostovski after the striker suffered a serious shoulder injury on Saturday.
Few surprises in Drulović’s second squad
Manager Ljubinko Drulović called up 21 players for the upcoming qualifiers against Luxembourg and Spain next month.
Midweek internationals performances
Mario Gjurovski compiled two assists for Muangthong United, Darko Tofiloski kept a clean sheet for Ružomberok, while Ivan Trichkovski made the bench for Legia.