The eternal derby between Pelister and Vardar marked the 10th round. Pelister won with 1:0 on the bad pitch in Bitola. On the other matches, Sileks won against Teteks, Rabotnicki beat Pobeda with 6:2, Renova defeated Metalurg with a turnover, while Makedonija won the points in the last seconds of the match in Turnovo.
Preview: Round 10
Round 10 is next scheduled over three days but it seems that the attention will be on Sunday in Bitola where Pelister will be hosting Vardar in the biggest derby of Macedonian football.
Newcastle and Anderlecht after Agim Ibraimi
After the successful performances for the Macedonian senior and U21 national teams, Belgian Anderlecht and English club Newcastle United have shown their interest for Agim Ibraimi.
Midweek internationals performances
Riste Naumov scored away to Spanish side Valencia in the UEFA Europa League, while Mirsad Mijadinoski scored in the Hungarian Cup.
Cup 1/4 final draw
The draw for the cup 1/4 finals took place today. Title-holders Rabotnicki will face Renova, while the other pairs are Makedonija – Teteks, Pelister – Drita and Skopje – Metalurg.
Internationals’ goalsgalore
Hat-trick for Ilco Naumoski, two goals for Riste Naumov, one for Artim Polozani and Sasa Ognenovski.
Macedonian First League – Round 9
In the derby of Skopje, Rabotnicki won the points with a goal in the last minute besides Vardar’s first lead. Renova celebrated a big win away to Kratovo, Teteks harder then expected defeated Turnovo, while Metalurg won on the “hot” pitch in Cair. Pelister won important point away to Makedonija and Pobeda didn’t put much
Macedonian Second League – Round 8
Leaders Shkendija noted another win, while Skopje surprisingly beat Bregalnica away in Stip with a few dubious decisions by the referees.
Preview: Round 9
After a short break, Macedonian football league is back on schedule with the 9th round and couple of very interesting matches ahead.
Macedonia dropped on the 66th position
A big drop of ten positions on the latest FIFA rankings. After the defeats away to Scotland and Norway in September, even the win on the friendly against Qatar didn’t help, so Macedonia lost 94 points and is ranked 66th on the FIFA World Ranking for October 2009.