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.
Friendlies against Canada and Iran
The Football Federation of Macedonia has arranged two friendly matches for next month. Macedonia will host Canada and then will travel to Iran for friendly matches as part of the preparations for the EURO 2012 qualifiers.
Macedonia U21 – Portugal U21 1:1
A missed opportunity for victory in the qualifications tournament for EURO 2011 for players under 21 years. Macedonia had lead of 1-0, but a goal in 90th minute set the final score of 1-1.