After a recent 5:2 win for Arka without Mirko Ivanovski, the manager of the Polish club made some critical comments about Ivanovski.
Player Ratings: Macedonia – Slovakia 1:1
After the 1:1 draw at home against Slovakia to conclude the disappointing EURO 2012 qualifications, we compiled the player ratings of the Macedonian national team. We tried to be objective and judge the players based on today’s game. Keep in mind that a rating of 6.0 is considered average.
Macedonia – Slovakia 1:1
Macedonia concluded the EURO 2012 qualifications with a 1:1 draw at home against Slovakia. The visitors opened the scoring in the 54th minute after a huge misunderstanding between Vance Sikov and Martin Bogatinov but Nikolce Noveski scored the equalizer for Macedonia with a header following a corner kick in the 79th minute.
Toshack opts for three men defense against Slovakia
Manager John Toshack will deploy a 3-4-2-1 formation against Slovakia with Nikolce Noveski as the captain for Macedonia.
Cornerstone ceremony for FFM building took place
The cornerstone laying ceremony took place earlier today in the Skopje settlement of Novo Lisice where there will be a new FFM building, four fields in the training center, and a mini stadium which will seat 3,000 people.
Sedloski to be given award by UEFA on 11 October
Due to appearing in 100 caps for the senior national team, Goce Sedloski will receive a commemorative cap and medal from UEFA prior to tomorrow’s game between Macedonia and Slovakia.
EURO 2012 Preview: Macedonia – Slovakia
Both national teams have already been eliminated from EURO 2012 qualifying so tomorrow’s game between Macedonia and Slovakia will be a matchup of which team will be more motivated to conclude the qualifications with a positive result.
Many changes to the squad for Slovakia game
Injuries and suspensions have caused numerous changes to the squad for the upcoming game against Slovakia.
How does Macedonia turn it around?
From watching the games over the past year, it doesn’t seem to matter which players are playing for Macedonia but the end result is always the same. How do we get out of this crisis?
Sumulikoski gave the captain’s armband to the referee
An interesting moment occurred during Macedonia’s devastating road game against Armenia. When captain Velice Sumulikoski was shown a red card, he attempted to give his armband to the Austrian referee.