The U17 national team is out of the competition but coach Goran Petreski, in a statement for FFM, still hopes that the boys can go through. Here is an explanation of why that is not possible.
Macedonian First League – Round 12
Both Vardar and Metalurg recorded 2:0 victories, Ohrid drew Renova, while Rabotnicki suffered their fourth consecutive league loss against Bregalnica.
Macedonia U17 – San Marino U17 5:0
The Macedonian U17 national team noted a convincing 5:0 victory over their counterparts from San Marino but Macedonia finished in third place in the group.
Preview: Macedonian First League – Round 12
The second part of the season starts this weekend with the games from round 1 in reverse order. Without a real derby on the schedule, the six matches should still be interesting as teams battle for positioning on the table.
Aleksandar Vasoski retires from football
Central defender Aleksandar Vasoski decided to retire from football after numerous knee surgeries have forced him to cut his career short.
Midweek internationals performances
Dzelil Abdula scored his first competitive goal for De Graafschap, Tome Pacovski was named man of the match for Beerschot by keeping a clean sheet for 120 minutes, while many other Macedonian internationals were involved in domestic cup matches in their respective countries.
Staff changes in Bregalnica Stip
After former manager Nikola Spasov was let go by the club, Bregalnica Stip has named new coach.
Tome Pacovski kept clean sheet for 120 minutes
Goalkeeper Tome Pacovski was named man of the match after keeping a clean sheet for 120 minutes to propel Beerschot to the quarter-finals of the Belgian Cup.
Scotland U17 – Macedonia U17 1:0
Macedonia U17 suffered a minimal loss against their counterparts from Scotland who scored the lone goal in the 65th minute.
Ivanovski: It’s tough to find motivation in second division
Striker Mirko Ivanovski told Polish newspaper Przegląd Sportowy that it’s tough to find motivation playing in the second division after being part of the Macedonian national team.