In a tough match partially played under heavy rain, Rabotnichki beat Makedonija GjP and won the Macedonian Cup final. The match ended with 1:1 in regular time and after the extra time and seven series of penalty kicks, Rabotnichki won with 7:6. Makedonija Gjorche Petrov Skopje – Rabotnichki Skopje 1:1 (6:7 after penalties) 65′ Klechkaroski
Benjamin Kantarovski and Jason Naidovski eliminated Slavco Georgievski and so along with Stevica Ristić advanced into the next round of the Asian Champions League. Goran Pandev probably played his last game for the Biancocelesti, Zlatko Tanevski won the Polish Cup, while the trio in Austria (Sedloski, Naumoski, Stjepanović) came back with an important away win
Mirsad Jonuz, the new coach of the Macedonian national team announced the squad for the matches from the WC2010 qualifying Group 9 against Norway and Iceland. The 25-men-squad has few changes and new players like Filip Despotovski, Armend Alimi, Filip Ivanovski and Agron Memedi.
“I’m leaving Lazio. After five years in Rome, it’s time for me to change the club. I need new challenge and that’s normal for every player’s career. I love Lazio, but I think that I need bigger challenge”, said Goran Pandev after the talks with his managers and Lazio’s board.
Zlatko Tanevski and his Lech Poznań are winners of the Polish Cup. In the final they beat Ruch Chorzów with a minimal but enough 1:0. Tanevski played the whole game and got a yellow card. Now Three Macedonians have won cups around Europe: Pandev in Italy, Popov in the Netherlands and Tanevski in Poland. Despotovski
Goran Popov scored a goal and won the Dutch Cup, Ilco Naumoski and Ostoja Stjepanović scored in Austria, Aleksandar Bajevski scored in Slovakia, in Bulgaria Darko Tasevski and Dragi Kocev scored once, while Zoran Baldovaliev twice and Dragan Cadikovski also scored but on the Far East. Gjoko Hadzievski won the championship in Azerbaijan, while Nikolce
Goran Popov and his SC Heerenveen won the KNVB Beker after they defeated FC Twente with 5:4 on penalties. The 90 minutes ended 1:1, with Popov opening the score in the 27th minute. Another two goals were scored in the extra time for a final result of 2:2. Popov’s team mates were luckier in the
Renova won the battle for the second position, while Sileks and Pobeda managed to win important points in the battle on the bottom for avoiding the play-out zone. Metalurg now dropped in the dangerous zone after being defeated at home by Rabotnicki.
Teteks is officially a new member of the First League after they draw Miravci at home, taking a point that was enough to be promoted. In the other matches, Lokomotiva beat Shkendija 79 with 3:2, Vardar from Negotino surprised Belasica away, Novaci beat Ohrid in a high-scoring game, while Bregalnica failed to beat Drita in
Besides the offers by few coaches with much bigger experience and qualities, the Football Federation of Macedonia has decided to name Mirsad Jonuz as coach of the Macedonian national team.