Renova from Dzepciste, the first Macedonian representative in the European competitions this season, failed to defeat the Belarus side Dinamo Minsk and are eliminated from the UEFA Europa League. Arena Filip II – Skopje Referee: Lasha Silagava (GEO) Renova – Dinamo Minsk 1:1(1:1) (2:3 agg.) 12′ Ibraimi – 38′ Kislyak (pen.) Renova: Kovačević, Memedi,
Preview: Renova – Dinamo Minsk
Renova will be looking to cover a 2-1 defeat from the first leg against Belarussian team Dinamo Minsk in the second leg from the first qualification round from UEFA Europa League. Renova will be hosts on National Arena Phillip II of Macedon in Skopje.
Macedonia to host Spain
Macedonia will host European champions Spain on the renovated National arena Philip II of Macedon on 12th August, as part of the 100-years anniversary of football in Macedonia.
Friendlies round-up
Macedonian football clubs, especially the clubs that take part in the European competitions, have started actively playing friendly matches in order to test their form.
Macedonian internationals performances
Slavco Georgievski assisted in South Korea, Nuredin Bakiu was red carded in Sweden where Daniel Ivanovski is doing great, Dragan Cadikovski and Goran Stankovski with only a point from home games.
Babunski officially U21 coach
The board of the Macedonian football federation has officially hired Boban Babunski as the coach for the under 21 national team, on the meeting held today in Ohrid. His assistants will be named on the next meeting.
Ivanovski’s Polonia won
Filip Ivanovski’s Polonia Warszawa won in the first round of UEFA Europa league away to Budućnost Podgorica with 0-2. Filip is the only Macedonian international player that played a match in the first round of Europa League.
Dinamo Minsk – Renova 2:1
Renova will return from Belarus with a defeat of 2-1. Although Renova opened the scoreline in the first half, Dinamo Minsk managed to turn things around and eventually the match ended 2-1 for the hosts. Kostov still hopes for a surprise in the 2nd leg.
Preview: Dinamo Minsk – Renova
Renova will be the first team to open the new football season. They will visit Dinamo Minsk in the first round of UEFA Europa League.
Macedonia moves up to the 53rd position
Macedonia moves up 11 positions on the FIFA ranking list and is now placed on the 53rd position for July 2009. The progress came after the draw against Norway and the win over Iceland in the World Cup 2010 qualifications last month.