Mario Gjurovski had a goal and an assist for Muangthong United, Vlatko Grozdanoski was credited with two assists for Liaoning, while Besart Ibraimi and Simeon Hristov scored one goal apiece for their respective teams.
Italy, Serie A, Napoli – Catania 2:2
Goran Pandev started on the bench for Napoli before he entered the game in the 57th minute replacing Marek Hamsik. Pandev was pretty active during his time on the field and contributed on the second goal for Napoli in the 67th minute. Goran sent a nice through ball to Edinson Cavani whose first effort struck the post but Cavani scored on the rebound. Pandev then showed great skill in the 73rd minute to dribble past a couple of Catania players but his left footed shot struck the right goal post. Goran’s final chance came in the 83rd minute but his strike with his weaker right foot went just wide of the left goal post.
Italy, Lega Pro Prima Divisione (Group B), Cremonese – Frosinone 2:0
Stefan Ristovski played all 90 minutes for Frosinone at right-back in the road defeat against Cremonese. Ristovski had a chance in the 22nd minute but his shot from distance went just over the goal. Ristovski also received a yellow card in the 73rd minute
Germany, 1. Bundesliga, Mainz 05 – Hertha Berlin 1:3
Nikolce Noveski was an unused substitute for Mainz.
Germany, 1. Bundesliga, Wolfsburg – Hamburg 2:1
Ferhan Hasani was not called up by Wolfsburg.
Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Illichivets – Dynamo Kyiv 0:1
Goran Popov was an unused substitute for Dynamo Kyiv.
Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Volyn – Shakhtar Donetsk 1:2
Vance Sikov did not play for Volyn due to a red card suspension while his teammate Dusan Savic remained out with an injury.
Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Karpaty – Oleksandria 1:1
Martin Bogatinov was an unused substitute for Karpaty as he was the #2 keeper behind Andriy Tlumak. Karpaty conceded the equalizing goal in the 90th minute to drop two points.
Ukraine, Persha-Liha, Enerhetyk – Sevastopol 1:5
Besart Ibraimi began the game on the bench for Sevastopol before he came on in the 69th minute to substitute Jevgenijs Kosmacovs. Besart scored the fifth and final goal for Sevastopol in stoppage time of the 90th minute with a header following a free kick from the right.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=qtj8RgjZBuI
Cyprus, Marfin Laiki League, APOEL – Omonia 0:0
Ivan Trickovski started on the bench for APOEL before he entered the game in the 67th minute replacing Constantinos Charalambides. The big derby in Cyprus ended in a goalless draw and Omonia kept its one point advantage over APOEL on the table.
Cyprus, Marfin Laiki League, Ethnikos Achnas – AEL Limassol 0:1
Edin Nuredinoski played from the start for Ethnikos Achnas and conceded one goal in the 49th minute while his teammate Stojan Ignjatov did not play.
Cyprus, Marfin Laiki League, Enosis – Alki 2:0
Both Petar Milosevski and Bojan Markoski played the entire game for Enosis while Nikola Gligorov did not play for Alki. Milosevski kept a clean sheet, and Markoski contributed to that feat in the center of the Enosis defense.
Cyprus, Marfin Laiki League, Apollon – Anorthosis 1:1
Hristijan Kirovski played all 90 minutes for Apollon and also received a yellow card in the 67th minute. Apollon scored the equalizer in the 90th minute to secure a point.
Austria, T-Mobile Bundesliga, Kapfenberg – Mattersburg 1:1
Ilco Naumoski started for Mattersburg and played until the 60th minute when he was substituted by Thorsten Röcher. Each team scored a goal in the 2nd half as this match featured a total of seven yellow cards to go along with three red cards.
China, Super League, Tianjin Teda – Jiangsu Sainty 0:0
Velice Sumulikoski played the entire game for Tianjin Teda in the goalless draw against Jiangsu.
China, Super League, Liaoning – Changchun Yatai 3:3
Vlatko Grozdanoski got the start for Liaoning and played until the 77th minute when he was replaced by Zhang Jingyang. Grozdanoski provided the assist on the first two goals for Liaoning in the 32nd and 60th minute. He first passed the ball to Serbian player Milos Trifunovic who scored from a tight angle, while the second assist came after Vlatko redirected a cross from the right to reach Yang Xu who then fired a shot past the opposing keeper.
Video of the second assist:
Switzerland, Axpo Super League, Young Boys – Thun 4:0
Muhamed Demiri played all 90 minutes for Thun in the heavy road loss against Young Boys.
Switzerland, Challenge League, Aarau – Winterthur 2:1
Aco Stojkov began the game on the bench for Aarau before he came on in the 82nd minute replacing Alain Schultz. Stojkov won a penalty for Aarau in the 90th minute when he was fouled inside the area, and his teammate Shkelzen Gashi converted the spot kick for the game winning goal.
Switzerland, Challenge League, Lugano – Kriens 2:0
Robert Popov started for Kriens and played until the 86th minute when he was sent off with a red card, his second yellow card of the game. The first booking for Popov came in the 62nd minute.
Czech Republic, Gambrinus Liga, Hradec Králové – Mladá Boleslav 2:0
Vladimir Dimitrovski was an unused substitute for Mladá Boleslav.
Croatia, MAXtv Prva Liga, Šibenik – Zagreb 2:1
Daniel Georgievski played the entire game for Šibenik while his teammate Zeni Husmani began the game on the bench before he came on at the start of the 2nd half replacing Ante Vrcic.
Croatia, MAXtv Prva Liga, Rijeka – Inter Zaprešić 1:0
Goran Todorcev did not play for Inter Zaprešić.
Denmark, Superliga, Brøndby – Lyngby 2:1
Bajram Fetai played all 90 minutes for Lyngby who came up just short in the road encounter against Brøndby.
Slovenia, 1. SNL, Maribor – Celje 3:1
Agim Ibraimi was not included in the Maribor squad due to a yellow cards suspension while Stefan Ristovski was out with an injury for Celje.
South Korea, K-League, Jeju United – Suwon 2:1
Stevica Ristic returned from his multi-game suspension for Suwon but began on the bench before he entered the match in the 58th minute to substitute Cho Dong-Geon.
Poland, I Liga, Olimpia Elbląg – Arka Gdynia 1:4
Mirko Ivanovski began the game on the bench for Arka Gdynia before he came on in the 75th minute replacing Janusz Surdykowski. Ivanovski returned to the first team after playing and training with the Arka reserves for the past couple of weeks.
Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Brașov – Rapid București 1:0
Baze Ilijoski started for Brașov and played until the 70th minute when he was replaced by Attila Hadnagy. Ilijoski had a good chance in the 19th minute but his effort was denied by the visiting keeper.
Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Dinamo Bucureşti – Vaslui 0:1
Kristijan Naumovski was an unused substitute for Karpaty as he was the #2 keeper behind Cristian Bălgrădean.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Hajduk Kula – Partizan 0:2
Aleksandar Lazevski was kept out by Partizan due to an injury. Lazevski played this past Wednesday against Crvena Zvezda in the domestic cup but he is still not 100% so Partizan left him out of the squad for the weekend game.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, OFK Beograd – Vojvodina 1:0
Daniel Mojsov was not included in the Vojvodina squad due to a yellow cards suspension.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Crvena Zvezda – Borac Čačak 2:0
Stefan Spirovski started on the bench for Borac Čačak before he entered the game in the 58th minute replacing Srđan Stanic. Spirovski also received a yellow card in the 61st minute.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Novi Pazar – Javor 1:0
Nikola Jakimovski returned from his red card suspension by getting the start for Javor before he was substituted in the 37th minute by Zivorad Misic.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Sloboda Užice – Spartak Zlatibor Voda 2:0
Fahrudin Gjurgjevic began the game on the bench for Spartak Zlatibor Voda before he came on in the 28th minute replacing Marko Adamovic.
Thailand, Sponsor Thai Premier League, Muangthong United – Thai Port 5:1
Mario Gjurovski got the start for Muangthong United and played until the 65th minute when he was substituted by Ekkapoom Potharungroj. Gjurovski scored his first goal in a Muangthong United uniform in the 36th minute with a nice left footed shot to the top left corner from outside of the box, and was also shown a yellow card due to excessive celebration. In addition, Mario provided the assist on the third goal for Muangthong United in the 59th minute.
Bulgaria, A PFG, Levski – Minyor Pernik 0:1
Darko Tasevski got the start for Levski and played until the 70th minute when he was substituted by Orlin Starokin. Levski suffered a disappointing home defeat and snapped its eight game winning streak in league play.
Bulgaria, A PFG, Lokomotiv Plovdiv – CSKA Sofia 0:3
Dragi Kocev started on the bench for Lokomotiv Plovdiv before he entered the game in the 65th minute replacing Zdravko Lazarov. The visitors CSKA Sofia moved to the top of the table in Bulgaria with this win coupled with the losses by fellow title contenders Levski and Ludogorets.
Slovakia, Corgoň Liga, Žilina – Košice 1:0
Both goalkeeper Darko Tofiloski and CB Sakir Radzepi played the entire game for Košice in the minimal road defeat against Žilina. Tofiloski conceded the only goal of the game in the 38th minute with a volley from inside the area.
Slovakia, Corgoň Liga, Spartak Trnava – DAC Dunajská Streda 3:0
Riste Naumov did not play for Spartak Trnava.
Azerbaijan, Unibank Premyer Liqası, Neftçi – Khazar Lankaran 1:1
Igor Mitreski played the entire game for Neftçi while his teammate Slavco Georgievski also got the start and played until the 62nd minute when he was replaced by Javid Imamverdiyev.
Azerbaijan, Unibank Premyer Liqası, Bakı – Qarabağ 1:2
Muarem Muarem started for Qarabağ and played the first 45 minutes before he was substituted at the start of the 2nd half by Bakhtiyar Soltanov while Nderim Nedzipi was an unused substitute.
Azerbaijan, Unibank Premyer Liqası, AZAL – Kapaz 2:0
Robert Petrov played all 90 minutes for AZAL.
Greece, Superleague Greece, Kerkyra – PAOK 0:4
Goran Maznov was an unused substitute for Kerkyra.
Greece, Football League, Panachaiki – Pierikos 0:0
Dejan Blazevski got the start for Pierikos in attack and played until the 83rd minute when he was substituted by Christos Eleftheriadis.
Moldova, Divizia Naţională, Dacia – Academia 3:1
Goran Dimovski played from the start for Dacia and played a part in the last two goals for his club in the 66th and 69th minute. Both goals came after a Dimovski corner kick from the left. In the 66th minute, Dimovski’s corner resulted in an own goal while three minutes later, another Dimovski corner was mishit by an opposing player which allowed Vasily Pavlov to score an easy goal from close range.
Kazakhstan, Premyer Liga, Tobol – Shakhter Karagandy 3:1
Mensur Kurtisi was not included in the Tobol squad due to an injury. With the injury, Mensur did not get a chance to play on his 26th birthday which he celebrated on Sunday.
Kazakhstan, Premyer Liga, Astana – Akzhayik 2:1
Dimitrija Lazarevski played the entire game for Astana in the narrow home victory over Akzhayik.
Kazakhstan, Premyer Liga, Sunkar – Ordabasy 0:0
Nikola Tonev played all 90 minutes for Sunkar and contributed in the clean sheet by starting in the center of the defense.
Bosnia, Premijer Liga, Željezničar – Travnik 1:0
Perica Stanceski did not play for Željezničar.
Netherlands, Eredivisie, De Graafschap – Feyenoord 0:3
Dzelil Abdula was not called up by De Graafschap.
Netherlands, Eerste Divisie, Almere City – Oss 3:2
Antonio Stankov played the entire game for Oss and also received a yellow card in the 39th minute, while Aleksandar Stankov also got the start for the visitors and played until the 56th minute when he was replaced by Christopher Bieber.
Lithuania, A Lyga, Ekranas – Tauras 5:0
Yani Urdinov was not among the 18 players called up by Ekranas.
Norway, Tippeligaen, Odd Grenland – Sogndal 0:4
Jasmin Mecinovic played all 90 minutes for Sogndal and was part of a defense that kept a clean sheet. Sogndal opened the new season in Norway with a convincing win over Odd Grenland.
Latvia, LMT Virslīga, Jūrmala – Skonto 3:3
Bojan Gjorgievski played from the start at right-back for Skonto in the high scoring encounter away to Jūrmala in the first round of the Latvian season.
Hungary, Nemzeti Bajnokság II, Egri – Vác 2:0
Simeon Hristov played the entire game for Egri and scored the opening goal of the game in the 7th minute with an effort from close range.
Turkey, Bank Asya 1. Lig, Çaykur Rizespor – Kartalspor 2:1
Muzafer Ejupi was not called up by Kartalspor.
Albania, Kategoria Superiore, Teuta – Apolonia 2:1
Flamur Tahiri started for Teuta and played until the 85th minute when he was replaced by Altin Hoxha.
Albania, Kategoria Superiore, Shkumbini – Dinamo Tirana 1:0
Kliment Nastoski began the game on the bench for Shkumbini before he came on in the 70th minute replacing fellow midfielder Albano Isaj.
Saudi Arabia, Zain Saudi League, Al-Qadisiyah – Al-Ahli 0:3
Zoran Baldovaliev was an unused substitute for Al-Qadisiyah.