Macedonian internationals performances (15-18.12.2023)

Mario Ilievski scored 2 goals and provided an assist, Boban Nikolov had a goal and an assist, Stefan Cholakovski, Ivan Trichkovski, Andrej Todoroski each added a goal for their sides, while Martin Bogatinov and Ardit Iljazi were sent off.

Bojan Nikolov and Mario Ilievski celebrating their great performance; photo by kisvardafc.hu

Albania, Kategoria Superiore, Dinamo – Egnatia 1:2
Bekim Redjepi was the backup goalkeeper for Dinamo.

Albania, Kategoria Superiore, Erzeni – Teuta 0:0
Defender Nehar Sadiki played the full match for Erzani and helped them keep a clean sheet. For the visitors Ardit Iljazi made a substitute appearance in the 69th minute, but he did not get to finish the match as he picked up two yellow cards within 20 minutes and he got sent off right before the stoppage time.

Albania, Kategoria Superiore, Kukësi – Partizani 1:1
Left back David Atanaskoski played the full game for Partizani while his teammate Sabit Bilali did not get summoned for this round.

Albania, Kategoria Superiore, Skënderbeu – Laçi 0:1
Ramin Alii and Suhejlj Muharem both spent the entire match on the host’s bench.

Albania, Kategoria Superiore, Tirana – Vllaznia 0:1
Filip Najdovski played only the first halftime for Tirana, while Djelil Asani remained an unused substitute for the visitors. Konstantin Cheshmedjiev and Darko Dodev on the other hand did not get summoned as they are both set to leave Vllaznia this winter.

Australia, A-League, Melbourne Victory – Sydney 3:0
Matthew Bozhinovski did not get summoned by the hosts.

Australia, A-League, Newcastle Jets – Perth Glory 2:2
Stefan Cholakovski added his third goal of the season after he intersected a pass between the hosts’ defenders and scored in the 55th minute to bring Perth Glory a 1:2 lead. He went on to play for 70 minutes before he got taken off.

Cholakovski’s goal (at 1:46):

Belgium, Belgian Pro League, Westerlo – Eupen 2:0
Erdon Daci started this match for Westerlo on the bench and got introduced in the 81st minute.

Bosnia-Herzegovina, Premijer Liga, Zrinjski – Sarajevo 2:0
Daniel Avramovski did not get summoned for Sarajevo. After the game, Daniel bid farewell to the fans as he announced that his two year stay with the club has came to an end.

Bosnia-Herzegovina, Premijer Liga, Zvijezda 09 – Široki Brijeg 3:0
Zoran Danoski did not get summoned by Zvijezda. He is set to leave the club this summer.

Croatia, Hrvatska Nogometna Liga, Dinamo – Hajduk 0:0
Arijan Ademi and Stefan Ristovski played the full 90 minutes in the derby against Hajduk, for which Aleksandar Trajkovski remained an unused substitute after he finally returned from his injury.

Croatia, Hrvatska Nogometna Liga, Lokomotiva – Istra 3:0
Feta Fetai did not get summoned by Lokomotiva for this round.

Croatia, Hrvatska Nogometna Liga, Osijek – Slaven Belupo 4:1
Jovan Manev was once again out of the squad by the hosts. It remains to be seen if he will stay with Osijek for the second part of the season.

Croatia, Hrvatska Nogometna Liga, Rijeka – Rudeš 3:0
Andrej Lazarov did not make the bench for the visitors. Andrej is expected to be leaving the club this winter and possibly returning to PMFL.

Croatia, Hrvatska Nogometna Liga, Gorica – Varaždin 1:3
Dimitar Mitrovski made another start for Varaždin and played for 69 minutes. His teammate Agon Elezi on the other hand was once again sidelined by the club due to his refusal to extend his contract.

Cyprus, Protáthlima Cyta, Apollon – Nea Salamis 0:2
Besart Abdurahimi played the second halftime for Apollon.

Cyprus, Protáthlima Cyta, Ethnikos – AEK 0:3
Martin Bogatinov, Kire Ristevski and Stefan Spirovski all started for Ethnikos, but already in the 42th minute Bogatinov had to leave the field as he was given a straight red card after committing a foul in order to stop a counter attack. Spirovski eventually got substituted in the 77th minute, while Ristevski went on to play the full match. For the opponents, Ivan Trichkovski started on the bench and got introduced in the 61st minute. Half hour later, during the stoppage time, the 36 year old veteran scored his third goal of the season to confirm his club’s away win.

Bogatinov’s red card (at 1:11) & Trichkovski’s goal (at 2:28):

Cyprus, Protáthlima Cyta, Doxa – Aris 2:0
Damjan Shishkovski played the full match as Doxa’s captain and kept a clean sheet, while Dushko Trajchevski joined him on the field in the 79th minute.

Czech Republic, Česká První liga, Jablonec – Karviná 0:0
Filip Antovski was once again out of the squad for Karviná.

Germany, 2.Bundesliga, Paderborn – Hansa 3:0
Visar Musliu played the whole match in the winning side defense.

Hungary, Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Fehérvár – Paks 3:0
Nikola Serafimov was unavailable for the home team due to accumulated 5 yellow cards.

Hungary, Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Kisvárda – Újpest 4:0
A great performance for Mario Ilievski and Boban Nikolov in what was a very important win for Kisvárda. Ilievski scored 2 goals and Nikolov added 1 more. Both players contributed with an assist each on top of the goals, with Nikolov assisting Ilievski on the opening goal of the match. Nikolov’s goal was a real beauty. For the away team, Stefan Jevtoski remained on the bench.

Highlights of the match as the 2 Macedonians featured in each goal:

Hungary, Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Puskás Akadémia – Mezőkövesd 0:0
David Babunski started on the bench before he was brought on in the 59th minute for the away team.

Hungary, Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Ferencvaros – Zalaegerszeg 3:0
Neither Daniel Milovanovikj nor Todor Todoroski were part of the matchday squad for the away team.

Italy, Serie A, Napoli – Cagliari 2:1
Elif Elmas was unavailable for selection for Napoli due to an injury.

Italy, Serie B, Ascoli – Catanzaro 1:0
Ilija Nestorovski returned to the bench for Ascoli after his injury.

Poland, Ekstraklasa, Legia – Cracovia 2:0
Jani Atanasov played full 90 minutes for Cracovia.

Poland, Ekstraklasa, Piast – Stal 3:0
Tihomir Kostadinov entered the game from Piast’s bench in the 77th minute.

Romania, Liga I, Sepsi – Cluj 2:1
Isnik Alimi wasn’t included in Sepsi’s squad on this match.

Romania, Liga I, U Craiova – Poli Iasi 2:2
Gjoko Zajkov is still out of Craiova’s squad because of an injury.

Scotland, Scottish League Cup, Rangers – Aberdeen 1:0
Bojan Miovski was in Aberdeen’s starting lineup and played the whole match, but unfortunately his team was unable to create another surprise and lost in the Scottish League Cup final against mighty Rangers.

Scotland, Scottish Premiership, St. Mirren – Motherwell 0:0
Davor Zdravkovski played the entire match for Motherwell.

Serbia, Super Liga Srbije, TSC – Javor 3:0
Martin Mirchevski was once again an unused substitute for TSC.

Serbia, Super Liga Srbije, Novi Pazar – Radnik 2:1
Nikola Bogdanovski was in Novi Pazar’s starting lineup and played until the 82nd minute.

Serbia, Super Liga Srbije, Spartak – Crvena zvezda 1:4
Both Andrej Todoroski and Milosh Tosheski were in Spartak’s starting lineup and Todoroski scored his team’s only goal on this match in the 55th minute. Tosheski played the full 90 minutes, while Todoroski was replaced in the 79th minute.

Todoroski’s goal (at 3:55):

Slovakia, 1. liga, Spartak – Zemplin 1:0
Milan Ristovski wasn’t included in Spartak’s squad as he is expected to leave the club very soon.

Slovakia, 1. liga, Skalica – Železiarne 3:0
Martin Talakov played the second half for the away team.

Slovakia, 1. liga, Dukla – Žilina 3:1
Andrej Stojchevski wasn’t included in Zilina’s squad.

Slovenia, Prva Liga, Rogaška – Aluminij 0:1
Bozhidar Mitrevski didn’t make Rogaška’s matchday squad.

Spain, Primera División, Osasuna – Rayo Vallecano 1:0
Stole Dimitrievski was Rayo’s starting goalkeeper and he conceded one goal this game.

Switzerland, Super League, Grasshoppers – Yverdon Sport 1:1
Dorian Babunski came on from the visitor’s bench in the 63rd minute to replace Bradley Fink.

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