Since Vardar is close to securing the league title, the battles for second place along with the relegation positions will be the most interesting races with the season winding down.
Midweek internationals performances
Agim Ibraimi scored another goal for Maribor, Stevica Ristic provided two assists for Suwon, Goran Pandev received a red card for Napoli which will result in a two match suspension, while Aleksandar Stankov reached the back of the net for the second consecutive game for Oss.
Six month suspension for Sasho Gjoreski
The defender of 11 Oktomvri received a six month suspension by the Football Federation of Macedonia (FFM) for a brutal tackle on Gjorgji Markov in which he broke two bones in Markov’s right leg.
Macedonian First League – Round 25
Five matches of the 25th round took place today and all of them ended in victories for the home teams with Vardar and Metalurg leading the way with dominant performances.
FIFA World Rankings: Macedonia moved up 4 places
The newest FIFA World Ranking list saw Macedonia in the 98th position, finally getting back into the top 100. Macedonia moved up without playing a game over the past month thanks to other national teams losing points.
Preview: Macedonian First League – Round 25
The 25th round of the First League does not feature any real derby, but there are a few interesting match-ups that should provide hard fought encounters.
Macedonian Second League – Round 22
After only one round, Pelister lost the lead at the top of the table as Drita reclaimed the position with its win coupled with a Pelister draw. Tikvesh, with a win over Makedonija GjP, gave itself a chance in securing a play-off place (third or fourth place), while last placed Belasica managed to mark a
Domestic cup final to be played in Shtip
The Football Federation of Macedonia (FFM) decided today that this year’s final of the Macedonian Cup to be played at the Gradski stadium in Shtip on 2 May.
Potential internationals performances
Many of the players that originate from Macedonia played this past weekend, but only Demerali Saliu of Kriens reached the back of the net in Switzerland.
Macedonian internationals performances
Goran Pandev scored a goal against his former team Lazio, Agim Ibraimi reached the back of the net directly from a free kick for Maribor, Aleksandar Stankov, Dejan Blazevski and Flamur Tahiri netted one goal apiece for their respective teams, while Filip Timov scored his first two league goals in Armenia for Impuls.