Manager John Toshack announced today that Stefan Ristovski has been added to the national team and will be available for the Andorra game.
Besart Ibraimi returned to Sevastopol
Tavria announced on their official website that attacker Besart Ibraimi has left the club to return to fellow Ukrainian club Sevastopol.
Pandev received red card after the game
Goran Pandev was shown a red card shortly after the Turkish referee Bülent Yıldırım blew the final whistle during today’s game.
Player Ratings: Russia – Macedonia 1:0
After the narrow loss to Russia, we compiled the player ratings of the Macedonian players. We tried to be objective and judge the players based on this game. Keep in mind that a rating of 6.0 is considered average.
Russia – Macedonia 1:0
Macedonia battled and even outplayed Russia in the 1st half but the only goal of the game was scored just before halftime by Russian midfielder Igor Semshov.
Mirko Ivanovski gets nod over Samir Fazli
The speculation was that Samir Fazli would start as the lone striker in the Russia game but Toshack announced today that Mirko Ivanovski will get the nod over Fazli.
EURO 2012 Preview: Russia – Macedonia
Macedonia faces Russia today in what will be the debut for new manager John Toshack. His first game in charge will be against a difficult opponent in Russia who has won all three meetings against Macedonia up to this point.
Darko Tasevski quits national team?
Makedonski Sport reports that Darko Tasevski was furious at being left out of the Russia game and will no longer play for Macedonia.
Toshack likely to use 4-2-3-1 formation against Russia
According to newspaper Nova Makedonija, Toshack has apparently decided to use a 4-2-3-1 formation against Russia.
What formation should Toshack use?
With Friday’s game against Russia nearing closer, what formation should Toshack use for the game?