A lone goal by Alexander Kačaniklić in the 39th minute was enough to propel Sweden to a 1:0 friendly victory over Macedonia.
Preview: Sweden vs. Macedonia
The Macedonian squad faces another tough test in a friendly against Sweden and their star striker Zlatan Ibrahimović, made even more difficult by the absences of several key players.
Norwegian squad announced
The Norwegian national team manager, Egil Olsen, announced the squad for the upcoming friendly match against Macedonia.
Midweek internationals performances
Agim Ibraimi netted a goal to help Maribor win the Slovenian Cup trophy, Daniel Georgievski provided an assist for Steaua București, Aleksandar Todorovski converted a penalty for Polonia Warszawa, while Filip Ivanovski scored his first goal of the season for Astana.
Interview from Germany with Ferhan Hasani
Ferhan Hasani, current member of the Macedonian national team, conducted an interview with German medium Stern. The title of the article was “Boy, you just come from war?” and following are some interesting parts of it.
Potential internationals performances
Many players with origins from Macedonia played during the last couple of days and Besart Abdurahimi outshined with a beautiful goal for NK Zagreb.
Macedonian internationals performances
Marko Pavlovski scored directly from a free kick for OFK Beograd, Ilcho Naumoski and Mattersburg were relegated to the Austrian second division, while Mensur Kurtishi added a late game winning goal for Tobol.
Janevski announced squad for upcoming friendlies
Chedomir Janevski has announced the squad for the upcoming friendly matches against Sweden and Norway.
Swedish squad announced
The Swedish national team manager, Erik Hamrén, announced the squad for the upcoming friendly match against Macedonia and the later World Cup qualifiers against Austria and the Faroe Islands.
Midweek internationals performances
Armend Alimi added two goals for Nea Salamis to help his team avoid relegation, Mensur Kurtishi netted a goal for Tobol, while Dragan Chadikovski provided two assists for Domžale.