Vlatko Grozdanoski (#10) scored one goal in his debut for Liaoning in China; photo: ekipa.mk

Macedonian internationals performances

Vlatko Grozdanoski (#10) scored one goal in his debut for Liaoning in China; photo: ekipa.mkVlatko Grozdanoski scored a goal in his debut for Liaoning, Baze Ilijoski found the back of the net once again for Brașov, Hristijan Kirovski scored for Apollon, while Goran Pandev, Nikola Jakimovski and Mensur Kurtisi each had an assist for their respective clubs.

Italy, Serie A, Napoli – Cagliari 6:3
Goran Pandev played the entire game for Napoli and provided the assist on the sixth and final goal for the home side in the 85th minute.  After a long goal kick by the Napoli keeper, Pandev controlled the ball and made a pass to Christian Maggio who fired a shot past the opposing keeper.  Goran came close to scoring a goal around the 47th minute but his effort from inside the area went just wide of the right goal post.

Video of the assist by Pandev:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=UZ0NNfjNG40

Italy, Lega Pro Prima Divisione (Group B), Latina – Frosinone 2:0
Stefan Ristovski played all 90 minutes for Frosinone and committed a foul inside the area that led to a penalty kick goal by Latina in the 71st minute.  Latina put the game away in the 81st minute with their second goal as the derby between these two teams got heated and ended with three red cards.

Germany, 1. Bundesliga, Mainz 05 – Nürnberg 2:1
Nikolce Noveski started on the bench for Mainz before he entered the game in the 68th minute replacing Radoslav Zabavník.  Mainz held on to record a slim home victory and distance itself further from the relegation zone.

Germany, 1. Bundesliga, Wolfsburg – Bayer Leverkusen 3:2
Ferhan Hasani was not called up by Wolfsburg.

Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Kryvbas – Dynamo Kyiv 0:3
Goran Popov was an unused substitute for Dynamo Kyiv.

Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Volyn – Chornomorets 0:2
Vance Sikov played the entire game for Volyn while his teammate Dušan Savić was out with an injury.  Volyn conceded both goals from set pieces as Sikov was also shown a yellow card in the 44th minute for a bad foul.

Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Karpaty – Tavriya 2:3
Martin Bogatinov was not called up by Karpaty as Andriy Tlumak started in goal while Oleksandr Ilyuschenkov was on the bench as the #2 keeper.  The Karpaty manager decided to change keepers after Bogatinov conceded five goals in last week’s game.

Cyprus, Marfin Laiki League, Ethnikos Achnas – Alki 2:0
Edin Nuredinoski did not play for Ethnikos Achnas because of a yellow cards suspension while Stojan Ignjatov remains out with an injury.  As for Alki, Nikola Gligorov and some regulars were rested as the club is focusing on Wednesday’s domestic cup game against AEK Larnaca.

Cyprus, Marfin Laiki League, Apollon – Aris 1:2
Hristijan Kirovski played all 90 minutes for Apollon and scored the lone goal for the home side in the 58th minute.  The goal came on a header from close range as Kirovski also received a yellow card in the 76th minute for protesting to the referee.

The goal by Hristijan Kirovski (at 0:11):

 

Austria, T-Mobile Bundesliga, Mattersburg – Wacker Innsbruck 0:1
Ilco Naumoski played the entire game for Mattersburg and had several big chances but could not convert the opportunities.  In the latter stages of the game, Naumoski had two big chances to tie the game but his volley from close range was hit weakly and fell right into the hands of the opposing keeper, while an even bigger chance occurred several minutes later but Naumoski shot high from the edge of the area with an open goal in front of him after the Wacker Innsbruck keeper left his goal to deal with a danger caused by Naumoski’s strike partner Patrick Bürger.

China, Super League, Tianjin Teda – Dalian Aerbin 1:0
Velice Sumulikoski started for Tianjin Teda and played until the 72nd minute when he was replaced by striker Akpo Sodje.  Four minutes earlier, with the score at 0:0, an opposing player was shown a red card so the Tianjin Teda manager decided to take of the defensive midfielder Sumulikoski and bring on a striker to go for the win.  The approach worked and Tianjin Teda managed to score a goal in the 82nd minute through a header by Sjoerd Ars.

China, Super League, Liaoning – Henan Construction 3:1
Vlatko Grozdanoski played from the start for Liaoning and scored the second goal for his new club in the 64th minute.  The goal came on a nice header after he was set up with a cross by Yu Hanchao.

Video of the goal by Grozdanoski (at 1:48):

https://youtube.com/watch?v=rOKvlCDDa2U

Switzerland, Axpo Super League, Sion – Thun 1:0
Muhamed Demiri, for the second consecutive game, played all 90 minutes at CB as his side suffered a minimal road defeat against Sion.

Switzerland, Challenge League, Stade Nyonnais – Aarau 2:2
Aco Stojkov played the first 45 minutes for Aarau before he was substituted at the start of the 2nd half by Artur Ioniţă.  Stojkov attempted a shot in the 22nd minute but it was right at the opposing keeper.

Switzerland, Challenge League, Wil – Bellinzona 1:1
Mirsad Mijadinoski played all 90 minutes for Wil while his teammate Adis Jahović also got the start and played until the 80th minute when he was replaced by Landry Mouangue.

Czech Republic, Gambrinus Liga, Slovan Liberec – Mladá Boleslav 2:1
Vladimir Dimitrovski played the entire game for Mladá Boleslav who suffered a tough loss by conceding two late goals in stoppage time after initially taking the lead in the 29th minute.

Croatia, MAXtv Prva Liga, Šibenik – Rijeka 2:2
Daniel Georgievski played all 90 minutes for Šibenik who has now compiled seven points in the three games since the second half of the season got underway in Croatia.  Georgievski was also shown a yellow card in the 40th minute.

Croatia, MAXtv Prva Liga, Zadar – Inter Zaprešić 2:1
Goran Todorcev played from the start for Inter Zaprešić who continued their struggles by suffering another loss, its sixth in the last seven games of league play.

Denmark, Superliga, Aalborg – Lyngby 1:0
Bajram Fetai played the entire game for Lyngby and also received a yellow card in the 70th minute.

Slovenia, 1. SNL, Maribor – Domžale 2:1
Agim Ibraimi played the first 45 minutes for Maribor before he was substituted at the start of the 2nd half by Matic Črnic.  Just before halftime, Ibraimi attempted a shot from 25 meters but it was saved by the visiting keeper and it went for a corner.

Slovenia, 1. SNL, Celje – Nafta 1:1
Stefan Ristovski, for the second consecutive game, played the entire game for Celje.

South Korea, K-League, Incheon United – Suwon 0:2
Stevica Ristić was serving another game on his suspension for Suwon that occurred last season during a brawl in a AFC Champions League game.

Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Sportul Studenţesc – Brașov 2:1
Baze Ilijoski played all 90 minutes for Brașov and scored the lone goal for his team in the 17th minute with a shot from close range after a cross from the right.  Ilijoski also played a part in another goal in the 90th minute that would have tied the game but he was called for a soft foul on the opposing keeper as his teammate David Distéfano scored a goal into an empty net.

Video of the goal by Ilijoski (0:10) and his role in the wrongly disallowed second goal (at 1:11):

https://youtube.com/watch?v=VmpzV5dUA6E

Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Pandurii – Dinamo Bucureşti 2:2
Kristijan Naumovski was an unused substitute for Dinamo Bucureşti as he was the #2 keeper behind Cristian Bălgrădean.

Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Partizan – Sloboda Užice 0:0
Aleksandar Lazevski started for Partizan and played until the 16th minute when an injury forced him to be substituted by Vladimir Volkov.

Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Vojvodina – Metalac 0:0
Daniel Mojsov played the entire game for Vojvodina who only collected a point against the last placed team on the table.  Mojsov had a chance just before halftime but his header following a corner kick was caught by the Metalac keeper as Daniel also received a yellow card in the 45th minute.

Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Smederevo – Borac Čačak 0:1
Zoran Todorov played all 90 minutes for Smederevo while Stefan Spirovski was an unused substitute for Borac Čačak.

Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Javor – Crvena Zvezda 1:3
Nikola Jakimovski started for Javor and played until the 85th minute when he was replaced by Milivoje Šarčević.  Jakimovski provided the lone assist for Javor in the 8th minute when he set up Obiora Odita who then slotted a shot past the visiting keeper.  Nikola also received a yellow card in the 17th minute.

The assist by #7 Nikola Jakimovski (first goal in video):

Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Spartak Zlatibor Voda – Radnički 1923 0:0
Fahrudin Gjurgjević got the start for Spartak Zlatibor Voda and played until the 56th minute when he was substituted by Dino Šarac.

Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Jagodina – OFK Beograd 2:0
Dragan Stojkov did not play for Jagodina.

Bulgaria, A PFG, Montana – Levski 0:3
Darko Tasevski started for Levski and played until the 80th minute when he was substituted by Orlin Starokin.  Levski has now won six consecutive league games and is tied with heated in-city rival CSKA for second place on the table, three points behind the leaders Ludogorets.

Bulgaria, A PFG, Lokomotiv Plovdiv – Chernomorets 2:0
Dragi Kocev started on the bench for Lokomotiv Plovdiv before he entered the game in the 86th minute replacing Yordan Todorov.

Slovakia, Corgoň Liga, Košice – Slovan Bratislava 0:1
Both Darko Tofiloski and Sakir Redzepi played from the start for Košice who suffered a narrow loss against the second placed team in Slovakia.  The only goal was scored after a misunderstanding between Tofiloski and Redzepi.  A Slovan Bratislava player sent a cross into the box and Redzepi was expecting Tofiloski to come forward and catch the cross but the Macedonian keeper stayed back and then Redzepi’s marker got behind him and sent a chip over Tofiloski for the only goal of the game.

Slovakia, Corgoň Liga, Ružomberok – Spartak Trnava 0:0
Riste Naumov did not play for Spartak Trnava.

Azerbaijan, Unibank Premyer Liqası, Gabala – Neftçi 4:1
Igor Mitreski played the entire game for Neftçi while his teammate Slavco Georgievski also got the start and played until the 60th minute when he was substituted by Mirhuseyn Seyidov.  Georgievski also received a yellow card in the 48th minute.

Azerbaijan, Unibank Premyer Liqası, Qarabağ – Khazar Lankaran 1:0
Muarem Muarem played all 90 minutes for Qarabağ while his teammate Nderim Nedzipi stayed on the bench as an unused substitute.

Azerbaijan, Unibank Premyer Liqası, Turan – AZAL 3:0
Robert Petrov was not called up by AZAL.

Greece, Superleague Greece, Kerkyra – Skoda Xanthi 2:0
Goran Maznov began the game on the bench for Kerkyra before he came on in the 89th minute replacing Juan Martín while Marjan Altiparmakovski did not make the final 18 men list for Xanthi.

Moldova, Divizia Naţională, Dacia – Sheriff 0:0
Goran Dimovski played the entire game for Dacia at right-back as the Moldovan derby among the top two teams on the table ended in a goalless draw.

Kazakhstan, Premyer Liga, Tobol – Kairat 4:0
Mensur Kurtisi started for Tobol and played until the 68th minute when he was replaced by Igor Bugaev.  Kurtisi was credited with the assist on the first goal for Tobol in the 34th minute when he found Bauyrzhan Dzholchiyev who scored after being one on one with the opposing keeper.  Mensur also won a penalty for his team in the 48th minute when he was fouled inside the area by a visiting defender, and his teammate Konstantin Golovskoy converted the spot kick.

Video of the assist by Kurtisi (at 03:40) and winning a penalty (at 06:37):

Kazakhstan, Premyer Liga, Astana – Taraz 0:2
Dimitrija Lazarevski played all 90 minutes for Astana who suffered a disappointing home loss to open the new season.  Lazarevski made his debut after recently joining the club from Rabotnicki.

Kazakhstan, Premyer Liga, Sunkar – Zhetysu 1:0
Nikola Tonev played all 90 minutes for Sunkar at CB and played a part in the clean sheet for his team.

Bosnia, Premijer Liga, Željezničar – Široki Brijeg 1:0
Perica Stanceski did not play for Željezničar.

Netherlands, Eredivisie, De Graafschap – AZ Alkmaar 0:2
Dzelil Abdula was an unused substitute for De Graafschap.

Netherlands, Eerste Divisie, Helmond – Oss 2:1
Both Aleksandar Stankov and Antonio Stankov played the entire game for Oss.  Antonio started at right-back while Aleksandar played up front as a striker in the minimal loss for Oss against Helmond.

Lithuania, A Lyga, Sūduva – Ekranas 3:1
Yani Urdinov was not among the 18 players called up by Ekranas who opened the new Lithuanian season with a road loss against Sūduva.

Albania, Kategoria Superiore, Kamza – Bylis 1:0
Kire Ristevski played the entire game for Bylis as did Gjoko Cvetanovski for Kamza.  In addition, Marjan Belcev played until the 84th minute for the home side in their win.

Albania, Kategoria Superiore, Teuta – Vllaznia 0:1
Flamur Tahiri played from the start for Teuta who dropped to third place on the table with the loss.

Albania, Kategoria Superiore, Kastrioti – Flamurtari 1:1
Nijaz Lena played all 90 minutes for Flamurtari.

Albania, Kategoria Superiore, Shkumbini – Skenderbeu 2:4
Kliment Nastoski was an unused substitute for Shkumbini.

Saudi Arabia, Zain Saudi League, Al-Ittihad – Al-Qadisiyah 1:0
Zoran Baldovaliev started on the bench for Al-Qadisiyah before he entered the game in the 51st minute replacing Majed Aseri.

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