Macedonian U17 national team played two friendlies against their Turkish counterparts in Antalya. Our team lost minimally in both matches played at the Arslan Zeki Demirci sports complex.

photo by FFM: team photo before one of the matches

These matches were part of the preparations for the Elite Phase of the European Championship qualifiers that will be held at the end of March and where we will face Germany, France and Slovenia.

20 January, Arslan Zeki Demirci Spor Kompleksi in Antalya
Türkiye – Macedonia 1:0 (1:0)
Goals: 30′ Hüseyin Şen
Türkiye: Sancak; Tuncel (85′ Taşçı), Satık (58′ Özçelik), Demirağ, Yanık (85′ Bilgiç), Seçil (58′ Fettahoğlu), Demirbilek (72′ Koç), Yançel, H. Şen (58′ Ekici), Sayar (58 Tosun), Y. Şen. Coach: Selçuk Erdoğan
Macedonia: Suljović; Liotoski (46′ Stojchevski), Mihajlovski, Ivanov, F. Cvetkovski, Ljachka (78′ Vrtkovski), A. Cvetkovski (46′ Iliazovski), Djangarovski (90′ Mironski), Islamovikj (78′ Knežević), Papaliski (88′ Gjorgjijev), Stojkovski (88′ Mircheski). Coach: Vlatko Kolev

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22 January, Arslan Zeki Demirci Spor Kompleksi in Antalya
Türkiye – Macedonia 2:1 (1:0)
Goals: 41′ Emin Eren Sayar, 85′ Yağız Fikri Şen – 55′ Jakov Stojkovski
Türkiye: Kabakuşak (46′ Gündoğdu); Tuncel, Demirağ (46′ Satık), Yanık (81′ Özçelik), Demirbilek (75′ Tosun), Koç (46′ Seçil), Yançel (46′ Y. Şen), Taşkıran, Sayar (81′ Altay), Fettahoğlu (81′ Demir), Ekici (60′ H. Şen). Coach: Selçuk Erdoğan
Macedonia: Denkovski; Stojchevski (60′ Bajrami), Mihajlovski, Ivanov, F. Cvetkovski, Ljachka (46′ Papaliski), A. Cvetkovski (46′ Islamovikj), Djangarovski, Iljazovski, Mircheski (46′ Vrtkovski), Stojkovski (68′ Presilski). Coach: Vlatko Kolev

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Coach Vlatko Kolev invited 26 players for these matches:

Amin Suljović – Skopje
Darijan Denkovski – Makedonija GjP
Rinor Ceka – Shkendija

Gregorijan Mihajlovski – Servette
Teo Stojchevski – Vardar
Mihail Mitreski – Makedonija GjP
Pavel Ribarski – Vardar
Alek Chedomirski – Makedonija GjP
Filip Cvetkovski – Vardar
David Liotoski – Rabotnichki
Marko Ivanov – Koper
Amer Bajrami – Rabotnichki
Marko Mircheski – Ohrid Lychnidos
Samuel Vrtkovski – Macarthur Bulls
Luka Knežević – Makedonija GjP
Blendi Ljachka – Fenerbahçe
Martin Djangarovski – Makedonija GjP
Arda Iljazovski – Boldklubben af 1893
Jakov Presilski – Pelister
Meldin Alomerović – Slovan
Luka Jasmin Gjorgjijev – Vardar
Pavel Mironski – Makedonija GjP
Andrej Cvetkovski – Vardar
Fadilj Islamovikj – Kustošija
Vasko Papaliski – Skopje
Jakov Stojkovski – Paderborn 07