Baze Ilijoski scored a brace in his league debut for Brașov, Ilco Naumoski handed Mattersburg a win away to Red Bull Salzburg, while Boban Grncarov returned from his suspension for Lierse.
Italy, Serie A, Parma – Napoli 1:2
Goran Pandev was an unused substitute for Napoli who needed a late goal from Ezequiel Lavezzi in the 86th minute to collect all three points.
Italy, Lega Pro Prima Divisione (Group B), Frosinone – Andria 1:0
Stefan Ristovski played the entire game for Frosinone and played a part in the lone goal of the game in the 69th minute. Ristovski’s cross first reached striker Vincenzo Santoruvo whose header then fell perfectly for the goalscorer Christian Cesaretti to send the ball to the back of the net.
Germany, 1. Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund – Mainz 05 2:1
Nikolce Noveski recovered from his thigh strain injury for Mainz and played all 90 minutes in his club’s narrow road defeat against the current leaders in Germany.
Germany, 1. Bundesliga, Kaiserslautern – Wolfsburg 0:0
Ferhan Hasani was not called up by Wolfsburg.
Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Dynamo Kyiv – Arsenal Kyiv 1:0
Goran Popov was not included in the Dynamo Kyiv squad due to his knee injury.
Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Oleksandria – Volyn 0:1
Vance Sikov played the entire game for Volyn while his teammate Dusan Savić also got the start and played until the 85th minute when he was replaced by Yevhen Pavlov. The substitute Pavlov actually scored the only goal of the game in the 90th minute to hand Volyn the three points.
Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Zorya – Karpaty 5:1
Martin Bogatinov played from the start for Karpaty and conceded five goals as the visiting club had a terrible start to the second half of the season.
Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, Mons – Beerschot 4:2
Tome Pacovski stayed on the bench for Beerschot as the #2 keeper to Stijn Stijnen.
Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, OH Leuven – Lierse 0:0
Boban Grncarov returned from his suspension for Lierse and played the entire game as he was part of a defense that kept a clean sheet in the goalless draw against OH Leuven.
Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, St. Truiden – Zulte Waregem 1:0
Aleksandar Trajkovski started for Zulte Waregem and played until the 65th minute when he was replaced by Chahir Belghazouani.
Cyprus, Marfin Laiki League, Ermis – APOEL 1:4
Ivan Trickovski was not included in the APOEL squad due to an injury.
Cyprus, Marfin Laiki League, Omonia – Ethnikos Achnas 1:1
Edin Nuredinoski played from the start for Ethnikos Achnas and conceded one goal deep into stoppage time of the 90th minute while his teammate Stojan Ignjatov was not called up with an injury. Ethnikos Achnas took the surprising 0:1 road lead in the 31st minute but Omonia scored the equalizer in the 98th minute, the eight minute of stoppage time. Nuredinoski was also shown a yellow card by the referee in the 77th minute for time wasting.
Cyprus, Marfin Laiki League, Alki – Apollon 2:1
Nikola Gligorov played all 90 minutes for Alki while Hristijan Kirovski started the game on the bench for Apollon before he entered the game in the 78th minute replacing Thiago Sales.
Cyprus, Marfin Laiki League, Enosis – Nea Salamis 0:2
Bojan Markoski played the entire game for Enosis while his teammate Petar Milosevski was an unused substitute as he was the #2 keeper behind Georgi Petkov.
Austria, T-Mobile Bundesliga, Red Bull Salzburg – Mattersburg 0:1
Ilco Naumoski started for Mattersburg and played until the 71st minute when he was replaced by Michael Mörz. Naumoski scored the only goal of the game in the 8th minute with a header following a corner kick from the left by midfielder Manuel Seidl. Ilco celebrated the goal by running towards former Macedonian international Goce Sedloski, who is now an assistant on the club’s coaching staff.
To watch Naumoski’s goal, click here.
Poland, T-Mobile Ekstraklasa, GKS Bełchatów – Polonia Warszawa 2:1
Aleksandar Todorovski was an unused substitute for Polonia Warszawa as the visiting manager decided to start Jakub Tosik at right-back.
Switzerland, Axpo Super League, Thun – Servette 1:0
Muhamed Demiri, usually deployed in midfield, had to fill in at the CB position for Thun and played all 90 minutes in his club’s slim victory over Servette to climb to fourth place on the table. Despite Thun going down to 10 men in the 53rd minute, the home side found a way to win thanks to a goal by Christian Schneuwly in the 61st minute.
Switzerland, Challenge League, Wil – Vaduz 1:2
Mirsad Mijadinoski played the entire game for Wil while his teammate Adis Jahović also got the start and played until the 78th minute when he was replaced by Berkan Afsarli. Jahović scored the only goal for Wil in the 42nd minute with a header but Vaduz celebrated a come from behind victory by scoring two late goals in the 84th and 90th minute.
Switzerland, Challenge League, Winterthur – Kriens 4:1
Robert Popov was an unused substitute for Kriens.
Czech Republic, Gambrinus Liga, Mladá Boleslav – Slavia Praha 3:2
Vladimir Dimitrovski was an unused substitute for Mladá Boleslav.
Croatia, MAXtv Prva Liga, Zadar – Šibenik 0:1
Daniel Georgievski was questionable for this game but he was able to recover and played all 90 minutes for Šibenik. In the 37th minute, a cross from Georgievski reached one of his teammates in the box who was then fouled by the Zadar keeper. The referee pointed to the spot and Šibenik converted the penalty which turned out to be the only goal of the game.
Croatia, MAXtv Prva Liga, Inter Zaprešić – Slaven Belupo 0:1
Goran Todorcev started on the bench for Inter Zaprešić before he entered the game in the 65th minute replacing Frano Mlinar.
Denmark, Superliga, Midtjylland – Lyngby 1:2
Bajram Fetai started for Lyngby and played until the 60th minute when he was replaced by Anders Christiansen. Fetai also received a yellow card in the 4th minute.
Slovenia, 1. SNL, Triglav – Maribor 2:1
Agim Ibraimi got the start for Maribor and played until the 77th minute when he was substituted by Martin Milec. Maribor resumed the season with a bad loss against the last placed team on the table.
South Korea, K-League, Suwon – Busan 1:0
Stevica Ristić did not play for Suwon as he was serving a suspension for his role in a fight that occured last year during a AFC Champions League game.
Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Brașov – Pandurii 2:1
Baze Ilijoski played the entire game for Brașov and had an excellent league debut for his new club with two goals. Ilijoski opened the scoring in the 13th minute when he showed good ball control before firing a shot past the opposing keeper while in the 78th minute, with the game now tied at 1:1, Baze converted a penalty to hand Brașov the narrow win over Pandurii.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=IId0ms5Fgwc
Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Dinamo Bucureşti – Gaz Metan Mediaș 2:0
Kristijan Naumovski was an unused substitute for Dinamo Bucureşti as he was the #2 keeper behind Cristian Bălgrădean.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Novi Pazar – Partizan 1:1
Aleksandar Lazevski played all 90 minutes for Partizan and played a part in the lone goal for his team in the 48th minute. Lazevski made a cross from the left which was controlled inside the area by Zvonimir Vukić who then set up Aleksandar Miljković whose effort towards goal was redirected to the back of the net by striker Lamine Diarra from close range.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=vppnbGA8evM
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Radnički 1923 – Vojvodina 0:0
Daniel Mojsov played the entire game for Vojvodina and was part of a defense that kept a clean sheet. Early in the game, Mojsov had an effort from long range but it went wide of the goal.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Borac Čačak – Javor 1:0
Stefan Spirovski did not play for Borac Čačak while Nikola Jakimovski was serving a red card suspension for Javor.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Crvena Zvezda – Spartak Zlatibor Voda 1:0
Fahrudin Gjurgjević played all 90 minutes for Spartak Zlatibor Voda and also received a yellow card in the 15th minute.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Sloboda Užice – Jagodina 1:2
Neither Dragan Stojkov of Jagodina nor Gjorgi Tanusev of Sloboda played for their respective teams.
Bulgaria, A PFG, Levski – Cherno More 2:1
Darko Tasevski played the entire game for Levski who opened the second half of the season with a narrow home victory over Cherno More.
Slovakia, Corgoň Liga, Tatran Prešov – Košice 0:1
Darko Tofiloski played from the start for Košice and kept a clean sheet while his teammate Sakir Redzepi made his debut by playing the entire game at left CB. After the game, Košice manager Ladislav Šimčo praised Tofiloski and named him the man of the match.
Slovakia, Corgoň Liga, Spartak Trnava – Zlaté Moravce 1:0
Riste Naumov did not play for Spartak Trnava.
Azerbaijan, Unibank Premyer Liqası, Turan – Neftçi 0:1
Both Igor Mitreski and Slavco Georgievski played the entire game for Neftçi who collected a minimal road victory over Turan.
Azerbaijan, Unibank Premyer Liqası, Qarabağ – AZAL 1:0
Muarem Muarem played all 90 minutes for Qarabağ while his teammate Nderim Nedzipi was not called up. As for AZAL, Robert Petrov also played the full 90 minutes for his team.
Netherlands, Eredivisie, Vitesse – De Graafschap 2:0
Dzelil Abdula was not called up by De Graafschap.
Netherlands, Eerste Divisie, Oss – Sparta Rotterdam 1:5
Aleksandar Stankov played the entire game for Oss and scored the lone goal for his team just before halftime when the Sparta Rotterdam defenders lost concentration lost concentration and let a simple pass reach Stankov who then scored with a shot from close range. Aleksandar’s teammate and twin brother, Antonio Stankov, was not called up as he continues to recover from an injury.
Moldova, Divizia Naţională, Olimpia Bălţi – Dacia 0:1
Goran Dimovski played all 90 minutes for Dacia and played a part in the only goal of the game in the 80th minute when his cross from the right was headed high by an opposing player but the ball then fell perfectly for Ghenadie Orbu who sent a header of his own to the back of the net.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=TNUAlHktRsA
Albania, Kategoria Superiore, Bylis – Laçi 3:0
Kire Ristevski played the entire game for Bylis in the convincing home victory over Laçi.
Albania, Kategoria Superiore, Flamurtari – Teuta 1:1
Flamur Tahiri started for Teuta and played until the 60th minute while Nijaz Lena played all 90 minutes for Flamurtari. Tahiri also received a yellow card in the 2nd minute.