Goals for Izet Hajrović of Grasshoppers, who rescued his team from defeat, and Orhan Ademi who scored a game winner for Altach.
Macedonian internationals performances
Stevica Ristic converted a late penalty to hand Suwon three points, Slavco Georgievski scored a goal to move Neftçi one step closer to capturing the league title in Azerbaijan, while Adis Jahovic and Aleksandar Stankov added one goal apiece for their respective teams in the second division.
Macedonian First League – Round 26
The top three teams on the table all drew this rounds, while Rabotnichki, Sileks and Napredok notched narrow one goal victories.
Macedonian Second League – Round 23
Drita, Pelister, Makedonija Gjorche Petrov and Tikvesh recorded wins, Miravci failed to beat Rufeja at home, while Skopje lost on the road to Lokomotiva.
Preview: Macedonian First League – Round 26
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.