Goran Pandev had a brace in Italy, Davor Zdravkovski and Demir Imeri scored a goal apiece for their respective teams, while Tomche Grozdanovski provided an assist in Slovakia.
photo by LAPRESSE: Goran Pandev takes the shot for the opener in the match against Napoli
Albania, Kategoria Superiore, Bylis – Partizani 1:2
Borjan Panchevski spent all minutes on Bylis’ bench as the reserve goalie, while Egzon Belica was the entire game in Partizani’s central defense. Meanwhile, Ferhan Hasani was called up for the first time by Partizani, but watched all minutes from the bench.
Albania, Kategoria Superiore, Kukësi – Kastrioti 0:1
Agim Ibraimi played all minutes for the hosts.
Albania, Kategoria Superiore, Teuta – Apolonia 1:0
Bobi Celeski was all minutes on the hosts bench as the reserve goalkeeper, while his teammate Blagoja Todorovski played the whole game for Teuta.
Albania, Kategoria Superiore, Tirana – Skënderbeu 2:0
Filip Najdovski and Kristijan Toshevski played the entire match for Tirana and helped their team to keep a clean sheet, while Bekim Redjepi was all minutes on Skënderbeu’s bench as he served as the reserve goalie.
Albania, Kategoria Superiore, Vllaznia – Laçi 1:2
Mevlan Adili, Demir Imeri and Aleksandar Isaevski started for Vllaznia as their team lost at home against Laçi. Demir netted the equilizer in the 66th minute with a right-footed shot from inside the box, but just six minutes later Laçi scored the game winner.
Demir’s goal (at 2:20):
Australia, Hyundai A-League, Macarthur – Western Sydney Wanderers 2:2
Daniel Georgievski came off the visitors bench in the 66th minute.
Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan Cup, Səbail – Sumqayıt 1:2
Florijan Kadriu started for the hosts and played until the half-time break, while his teammate Milovan Petrovikj came off the bench to make his debut as he recently signed for the club. Unfortunately, their team was eliminated from the cup competition.
Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, Charleroi – Zulte Waregem 1:1
Gjoko Zajkov missed this game due to injury.
Croatia, Hrvatski Telekom Prva Liga, Istra – Dinamo 0:1
Arijan Ademi didn’t make Dinamo’s matchday squad, while his teammate Stefan Ristovski made his first call up, but watched the whole game from the bench.
Croatia, Hrvatski Telekom Prva Liga, Osijek – Hajduk 2:0
Jani Atanasov made the start for Hajduk and played 56 minutes. Three minutes later Osijek opened the score and later added another one to grab three points.
Croatia, Hrvatski Telekom Prva Liga, Lokomotiva – Rijeka 2:3
Neither Edis Malikji for the hosts nor Darko Velkovski for the visitors made the matchday squad. Darko is still recovering from an injury.
Croatia, Hrvatski Telekom Prva Liga, Šibenik – Varaždin 0:0
Todor Todoroski was an unused substitute for the hosts, while Agon Elezi started for the visitors and played 75 minutes. In the 58th minute he also received a yellow card.
Cyprus, Protáthlima Cyta, AEL – Paphos 1:0
Big game for Davor Zdravkovski who played all minutes in AEL’s defensive midfield and scored the game winner in the 47th minute when he nicely reacted after a shot from a teammate hit the post. With this win his team tops the Cypriot top tier. Furthermore, Davor also received a yellow card in the 6th minute of stoppage time.
Davor’s goal (at 1:15):
Cyprus, Protáthlima Cyta, AEK – Anorthosis 0:0
Daniel Mojsov and captain Ivan Trichkovski played all minutes for AEK, while their teammate Stefan Spirovski entered the game in the 77th minute.
Cyprus, Protáthlima Cyta, Doxa – Omonia 0:3
Darko Glishikj and Damjan Shishkovski were starters for Doxa. Darko played 35 minutes, while Damjan was the whole match between the posts and conceded three goals. Meanwhile, Dushko Trajchevski wasn’t called up.
Highlights:
Cyprus, Protáthlima Cyta, APOEL – Ethnikos 2:3
Martin Bogatinov was Ethnikos starting goalkeeper and conceded two goals in the big win at APOEL, while his teammate Jovan Kostovski spent the whole match on the bench.
Highlights:
Cyprus, Protáthlima Cyta, Ermis – Doxa 2:1
Damjan Shishkovski and Dushko Trajchevski played the entire match for the losing side, while their teammate Darko Glisikj remained at the bench.
Highlights:
England, Premier League, Leeds United – Crystal Palace 2:0
Ezgjan Alioski played 90 minutes for the hosts.
France, Ligue 2, Chambly – Sochaux 1:4
Vlatko Stojanovski was an unused substitute for Chambly.
Germany, Bundesliga, Bayer – Stuttgart 5:2
Darko Churlinov didn’t make Stuttgart’s matchday squad.
Hungary, OTP Bank Liga, Diósgyör – Kisvarda 2:0
Mirko Ivanovski played from the 77th minute for the hosts and also received a yellow card five minutes after his entrance.
Hungary, OTP Bank Liga, Ferencváros – Fehérvár 2:0
Visar Musliu started at CB and played the entire game for the visitors.
Hungary, OTP Bank Liga, MTK – Újpest 1:3
Bojan Miovski was all minutes at CF for MTK, while Kire Ristevski was the entire game in central defense for the visitors. Eventually, Kire’s team won the game.
Italy, Serie A, Genoa – Napoli 2:1
Big game for Goran Pandev as he started for Genoa and had a brace with scoring goals in the 11th and 26th minute. Goran now has 97 goals scored in the Serie A, thus he is from the ex-Yu countries the player with the most goals scored in the Italian top tier. Elif Elmas was also a starter and played the whole match. Elif had a great chance to equalize close to the end of the game, but his shot was wide. Elmas also collected a yellow card in the 4th minute of stoppage time.
Goran’s goals (at 0:20 & 1:00):
Italy, Serie A, Udinese – Verona 2:0
Ilija Nestorovski played the second half for Udinese in the win against Verona.
Italy, Serie B, Lecce – Ascoli 1:2
Boban Nikolov opened on Lecce’s bench and was introduced in the 66th minute, while his teammate Leonard Zhuta started at LB and played until the 83rd minute. Eventually, Lecce lost unexpected against outsider Ascoli.
Romania, Liga I Betano, Botoșani – Cluj 2:1
Stefan Ashkovski was unused sub for the hosts.
Romania, Liga I Betano, Viitorul – Voluntari 0:1
David Babunski watched the match from the home bench while Viktor Angelov wasn’t summoned by the visiting team.
Serbia, Linglong Tire SuperLiga, Radnik – Voždovac 1:1
Nikola Bogdanovski and Zoran Danoski were starters for Radnik. Nikola lasted on the pitch until the 55th minute, while Zoran played 77 minutes. Additionally Bogdanovski picked up a yellow card in the 8th minute.
Serbia, Linglong Tire SuperLiga, Zlatibor – Spartak 1:1
Matej Nikolov didn’t make Zlatibor’s matchday squad.
Serbia, Linglong Tire SuperLiga, Vojvodina – Bačka Topola 0:1
18-year-old Vlada Novevski played from the 82nd minute for Vojvodina as his team lost against Bačka Topola.
Slovakia, Fortuna Liga, ViOn Zlaté Moravce-Vrable – Spartak 2:4
Tomche Grozdanovski started in defensive midfield for the hosts and lasted 71 minutes on the pitch. Tomche had a nice assist in the 12th minute when he found a teammate with a long ball. For the visitors Milan Ristovski didn’t make the squad. Ristovski signed there recently on loan, but is still not in the needed shape after a long-time injury.
Spain, Primera División, Levante – Granada 2:2
Enis Bardi played from the 82nd minute for Levante as his team collected one point against Granada.
Spain, Segunda División, Rayo Vallecano – Teneriffa 0:1
Stole Dimitrievski was an unused substitute for Rayo.
Spain, Segunda División, Albacete – Mallorca 0:1
Aleksandar Trajkovski was an unused substitute for Mallorca.
Turkey, Süper Lig, Gaziantep – Göztepe 2:0
Adis Jahovikj made the debut for his new team Göztepe as he was introduced in the 61st minute.
Turkey, Süper Lig, Erzurum – Kayserispor 1:1
Daniel Avramovski was all minutes in the visitors midfield as his team collected one point on the road.
Turkey, Süper Lig, Beşiktaş – Konyaspor 1:0
Erdon Daci wasn’t called up by the visitors for this game.