Agim Ibraimi provided an assist for Maribor, while other Macedonian internationals and their respective teams learned their faith in the UEFA Champions League and Europa League qualifications.
FIFA World Rankings: Macedonia moves up one place
Without any activity in the prior month, Macedonia moved up one spot in the newest FIFA World Rankings.
Macedonian internationals performances
Ilcho Naumoski netted two goals for Mattersburg, Aleksandar Trajkovski, Mario Gjurovski, Muarem Muarem and Gligor Gligorov added one goal apiece for their respective teams, while Daniel Georgievski provided an assist for Steaua Bucureşti.
Naumoski’s late goal ensures Mattersburg win
Ilcho Naumoski scored two goals, the second in the 87th minute proving to be the game winner, to help Mattersburg down Sturm Graz in the third round of the 2012/13 Austrian season.
Midweek internationals performances
Samir Fazli scored a late goal for Heerenveen three minutes after coming off the bench, Daniel Georgievski made his competitive debut for Steaua București, while Goran Popov returned to action for Dynamo Kyiv.
Pandev: I want to bring Napoli the Supercoppa
Goran Pandev and Napoli will face Juventus in the Italian Super Cup on 11 August and the Macedonian striker is desperate to help the Azzurri win another trophy.
Toshack announced squad for Lithuania friendly
Manager John Toshack has summoned 23 players to the Macedonian squad for the upcoming friendly against Lithuania on 15 August.
Aco Stojkov signs deal with Zob Ahan from Iran
Former Macedonian national team player Aco Stojkov has opted to continue his career in Iran after signing a 1 year deal with top division club Zob Ahan.
Macedonian internationals performances
Adis Jahovic found the back of the net twice for Wil in Switzerland, Stevica Ristic added a goal for Suwon, while Armend Alimi returned to action for Örebro following a lengthy injury.
Goran Bogdanovic agrees to join Rad
Defender Goran Bogdanovic, formerly of Rabotnichki, has signed a 3 year deal to continue his career with Serbian top division side Rad.