Attacker Dushan Savikj was one of four players signed by Hoverla on Wednesday as the Ukrainian club looks to strengthen the squad after a slow start to the season.
Injured? Dejan Iliev makes bench for Arsenal U21
Goalkeeper Dejan Iliev, who withdrew with an alleged injury from the Macedonian U21 national team, was on the bench for Arsenal U21 in their game today against West Brom U21.
FIFA Rankings: Macedonia moves up 14 places
Macedonia moved up 14 places and is now the 75th ranked team in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola rankings that were published today.
Pandev surpasses Shakjiri in NT appearances
Goran Pandev has surpassed Artim Shakjiri on the list of appearances made for the Macedonian national team. Pandev played in both recent FIFA 2014 World Cup qualifiers against Wales and Scotland, the latter being his 73rd official appearance for Macedonia. Legendary player Artim Shakjiri collected 72 caps throughout his playing career. Just in March of
WCQ 2014: Macedonia – Scotland 1:2
Macedonia could not match the intensity of their opponents in the opening half and woke up too late on their way to a 1:2 home defeat against Scotland.
Janevski makes 4 changes, first start for Babunski
David Babunski will be handed his first start for the senior national team in today’s game against Scotland. Basides Babunski, there are three changes from the starting lineup that faced Wales on 6 September.
U21 qualifier: Norway – Macedonia 2:1
A second half goal by Boban Nikolov, coming directly from a free kick, was not enough to overcome a dismal 1st half performance in which Norway U21 scored its two goals to celebrate a 2:1 victory.
Preview: Macedonia vs. Scotland
Macedonia will look to build on its recent win over Wales when they host Scotland on Tuesday, looking to move into sole possession of third place in Group A.
WCQ 2014: Macedonia – Wales 2:1
One goal apiece by Ivan Trichkovski and Aleksandar Trajkovski was enough to propel Macedonia to a hard fought 2:1 victory over Wales.
Preview: Macedonia vs. Wales
In the first matchup between the two national teams, Macedonia and Wales square off later today with both sides looking for a positive result to move further up in the standings of Group A.