The captain of the national team and Macedonia’s most well known player, Goran Pandev, stated that the players must look one another in the eye and take responsibility for yesterday’s embarrassing 2:1 loss against Luxembourg. Speaking to FFM’s website, Pandev expressed his disappointment with the loss to Luxembourg and put the blame squarely on the
Vlatko Grozdanoski departs Vardar for China
After Velice Sumulikoski, another Macedonian player is heading to China in midfielder Vlatko Grozdanoski.
John Toshack embarrassed with loss to Luxembourg
Manager John Toshack called the Luxembourg defeat embarrassing, and was very disappointed with the lack of discipline exemplified by several of the players.
New low, Macedonia loses to Luxembourg
Two Maurice Deville goals in the 2nd half, including the game winner in stoppage time, led Luxembourg to a 2:1 victory over Macedonia.
Preview: Luxembourg vs. Macedonia
Macedonia faces Luxembourg on the road in a friendly match that will be used for preparations for the 2014 World Cup qualifications. The game starts on Wednesday at 19.00 CET.
Macedonian internationals performances
Daniel Georgievski was credited with an assist for Šibenik, Adis Jahović scored a hat-trick for Wil, while Ivan Trickovski was forced to be substituted early by APOEL due to an injury.
Goran Popov withdrawn due to injury, Vladimir Dimitrovski called up
After Nikolce Noveski, fellow defender Goran Popov was also withdrawn due to an injury. To compensate for the loss, Vladimir Dimitrovski, who can play CB or LB, was added to the squad.
Macedonia to face Portugal on 26 May
Earlier today, speculation surfaced that Macedonia was close to agreeing a friendly with Portugal in late May of this year. Those reports seem true as the Football Federation of Macedonia (FFM) published a banner on its official website announcing the friendly against Portugal.
Midweek internationals performances
Nikola Gligorov scored a late goal to help Alki collect a point, Goran Pandev and Napoli celebrated a 3:1 victory over Chelsea in the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16, while the teams of Ivan Trickovski and Boban Grncarov were eliminated from their respective domestic cups.
Mirko Ivanovski joined Dinamo Minsk on trial
Arka’s official website announced that Mirko Ivanovski has gone on trial to Dinamo Minsk after receiving an invitation from the Belarusian club to join their training camp in Antalya.