A quiet weekend for Macedonian internationals when it came to goals and assists, but a number of leagues around Europe resumed play after lengthy winter breaks while several new seasons started across Asia in countries such as Japan, South Korea and Thailand.
Mario Gjurovski converted a penalty for Muangthong United in the AFC Champions League, Agim Ibraimi provided an assist for Maribor in the Slovenian Cup, while Vlatko Grozdanoski was also credited with an assist in Iran.
Adis Jahovic came off the bench to score a goal for Zürich, Samir Fazli added another goal for Helmond Sport, Darko Tasevski won a penalty for Ironi Kiryat Shmona, snow postponed games for the teams of Agim Ibraimi and Aleksandar Trajkovski, while Ilcho Naumoski was shown a red card for Mattersburg.
Bajram Fetai and Samir Fazli netted a goal apiece for their respective teams, Aleksandar Trajkovski and Antonio Stankov picked up assists, while Adis Jahovic won a penalty for Zürich.
Macedonia moved up 2 places on FIFA/Coca-Cola latest world ranking list.
Macedonia and Norway will play a friendly match in June in Oslo.
Ivan Trichkovski scored his first league goal in a Club Brugge uniform, Darko Tasevski was on target for Ironi Kiryat Shmona, Armend Alimi netted a goal for Nea Salamis to down Anorthosis, Vlatko Grozdanoski debuted with a goal in Iran, while Samir Fazli assisted for Helmond Sport.
Filip Timov will be on trial at German giants Schalke 04 towards the end of the month.
Macedonia put together a dominant performance, especially in the 1st half, to dismantle Denmark on their way to a 3:0 victory.
The U21 youth national teams of Albania and Macedonia today played a friendly in Laç, Albania. The match ended in a goalless draw which was mainly dominated by the defensive lines.