Goals for both Goran Pandev and Ivan Trickovski to ensure a great start for each player in 2012, while Stefan Ristovski made his league debut for Crotone.

Italy, Serie A, Palermo – Napoli 1:3
Goran Pandev started for Napoli and played until the 82nd minute when he was replaced by Cristian Chávez.  Pandev scored the opening goal for Napoli in the 36th minute when fellow striker Edinson Cavani made a nice pass to the surging Walter Gargano whose low cross from the right was controlled by Pandev who then turned and scored an easy goal from close range past the Palermo keeper.  Goran had another great chance in the 41st minute but his effort from a good position went just inches wide of the left goal post.  Then, in the 46th minute, Pandev came close once again but his left footed shot from outside of the area was barely saved by the outstretched arms of the opposing keeper.  Goran’s final chance of the game came in the 58th minute but his clever chip attempt took a deflection off a Palermo defender before striking the right goal post.

Italy, Serie B, Brescia – Crotone 3:0
Stefan Ristovski began on the bench for Crotone before he entered the game in the 66th minute replacing Antonio Mazzotta.  Despite the usual starting right-back being out with an injury, the Crotone manager decided to field Mazzotta, a left back, at RB and only brought on Ristovski in the 66th minute.  Crotone was losing 2:0 at that point and would eventually suffer a 3:0 road loss against Brescia.

Cyprus, Marfin Laiki League, Alki – APOEL 2:1
Ivan Trickovski played the entire game for APOEL and scored the lone goal for the visitors in the 3rd minute.  Trickovski’s low shot from a tight angle struck the inside of the left goal post before reaching the back of the net.  Ivan came close to scoring another goal in the 48th minute but his powerful shot from the edge of the area struck the crossbar.  For Alki, Nikola Gligorov started in midfield and played all 90 minutes as his club celebrated a slim home victory over APOEL.

Cyprus, Marfin Laiki League, Ethnikos Achnas – Ermis 2:1
Edin Nuredinoski played from the start for Ethnikos Achnas and conceded one goal in the 57th minute while his teammate Stojan Ignjatov started the game on the bench before he came on in the 61st minute replacing the captain Christos Poyiatzis.

Cyprus, Marfin Laiki League, Apollon – Anagennisi Deryneia 1:0
Hristijan Kirovski started on the bench for Apollon before he entered the game in the 69th minute replacing João Paulo.  Kirovski also received a yellow card in the 90th minute.

Cyprus, Marfin Laiki League, Enosis – AEL Limassol 0:4
Petar Milosevski played all 90 minutes for Enosis as did defender Bojan Markoski.  Milosevski conceded four goals in the wet conditions and also picked up a yellow card in the 45th minute after an argument with the referee.  After the match, Enosis parted ways with manager Niko Papavasiliou as the club dropped to 11th place on the table following this heavy home defeat.

Greece, Superleague Greece, Panathinaikos – Kerkyra 1:0
Goran Maznov was not among the 18 players called up by Kerkyra.

Greece, Superleague Greece, Skoda Xanthi – PAOK 0:0
Marjan Altiparmakovski was not called up by Skoda Xanthi.