Goran Pandev scored a goal for Napoli in the Italian Super Cup final but also received a harsh red card, Mario Gjurovski compiled a goal and assist for Muangthong United, while Stefan Ristovski, Boban Grncharov and Vlade Lazarevski made their competitive debuts for their respective teams.
Italy, Supercoppa Italiana, Juventus – Napoli 4:2
Goran Pandev got the start for Napoli and played until the 85th minute when he was shown a direct red card for saying something to the assistant referee. Pandev provided the pass that put Edinson Cavani through on goal in the 27th minute, leading to the opening goal, before scoring the second Napoli goal in the 41st minute with a nice chip over Juventus keeper Gigi Buffon. After 90 minutes, it was 2:2 so the match went into extra time where Juventus benefited from Napoli being down to 9 men by scoring two goals to clinch the Italian Super Cup trophy.
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Italy, Coppa Italia, Perugia – Bari 4:1
Stefan Ristovski started on the bench for Bari before he entered the game in the 83rd minute to replace Diego Albadoro. It was 1:1 after 90 minutes so the match went into extra time where Perugia scored three goals to record the victory and eliminate Bari from the Italian Cup.
Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Dynamo Kyiv – Volyn 4:1
Vanche Shikov played all 90 minutes for Volyn who conceded four goals for the second consecutive game as they proved no match for the top two Ukrainian clubs (Shakhtar Donetsk in the last game and now Dynamo Kyiv). The other Macedonian player on Volyn, Dushan Savic, was not called up.
Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Chornomorets – Karpaty 1:1
Martin Bogatinov played from the start for Karpaty and conceded one goal in the 3rd minute. Karpaty scored the equalizer in the 10th minute directly from a free kick to pick up a point.
Ukraine, Persha Liha, Sevastopol – Gelios 0:0
Besart Ibraimi started on the bench for Sevastopol before he entered the game in the 81st minute to substitute Volodymyr Tanchyk.
Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, Mechelen – Club Brugge 3:3
Ivan Trichkovski continues to participate in training for Club Brugge but the manager did not include him in the squad, while Tome Pachovski stayed on the bench as the #2 keeper behind Olivier Renard.
Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, Beerschot – Zulte Waregem 1:1
Aleksandar Trajkovski got the start for Zulte Waregem and played until the 62nd minute when he was replaced by Ivan Lendric. His team was down 1:0 at that point but managed to tie the game in the 81st minute to remain undefeated in the first three league games of the season with two wins and a draw.
Switzerland, Raiffeisen Super League, Basel – Thun 3:1
Muhamed Demiri played the entire game for Thun whose chances of surprising the defending champions took a big hit early on when the starting goalkeeper was sent off after being shown his second yellow card of the match in the 23rd minute.
Switzerland, Challenge League, Wil – Aarau 0:3
Adis Jahovic did not play for Wil due to a red card suspension.
Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Gaz Metan Mediaș – Steaua Bucureşti 1:1
Daniel Georgievski played all 90 minutes for Steaua Bucureşti who needed an equalizer in the 79th minute to collect a point and remain undefeated after four rounds in the Romanian season.
Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Astra Ploiești – Turnu Severin 1:1
Mirko Ivanovski started for Astra Ploiești and played until the 84th minute when he was replaced by William De Amorim.
Slovenia, 1. SNL, Olimpija Ljubljana – Maribor 0:0
Agim Ibraimi got the start in left midfield for Maribor and played until the 73rd minute when he was substituted by Goran Cvijanović. The big derby in Slovenia ended in a goalless draw.
Slovenia, 1. SNL, Triglav – Domžale 0:1
Zeni Husmani played the entire game for Domžale in defensive midfield as his team scored the only goal of the match just before halftime to snatch all points.
China, Super League, Tianjin Teda – Shanghai Shenhua 0:0
Veliche Shumulikoski played from the start for Tianjin Teda who played a goalless draw against Shanghai Shenhua, the team of former Chelsea strikers Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka.
China, Super League, Liaoning – Jiangsu Sainty 0:0
Vlatko Grozdanoski was an unused substitute for Liaoning.
Austria, Tipp 3 Bundesliga, Wacker Innsbruck – Mattersburg 2:1
Ilcho Naumoski started for Mattersburg and played until the 70th minute when he was replaced by Michael Mörz. On the lone goal by Mattersburg in the 34th minute, Naumoski used the counter attack to find Patrick Bürger who then quickly set up Manuel Seidl to score with a well placed shot.
Bulgaria, A PFG, Botev Plovdiv – Slavia 3:0
Boban Grncharov played the entire game for Botev Plovdiv and was part of a defense that kept a clean sheet. Botev Plovdiv opened the new season in Bulgaria with a comfortable victory over Slavia thanks to a hat trick by Ivan Tsvetkov.
Bulgaria, A PFG, Pirin – Minyor 2:1
Dragi Kocev played all 90 minutes for Pirin who scored a late game winner to narrowly get past Minyor. Kocev was also shown a yellow card during the match.
South Korea, K-League, Suwon – Sangju 3:1
Stevica Ristic started for Suwon and played until the 75th minute when he was replaced by midfielder Cho Ji-Hun.
Thailand, Sponsor Thai Premier League, Muangthong United – Pattaya United 3:2
Mario Gjurovski played the entire game for Muangthong United and put together a goal and an assist. In the 56th minute, Gjurovski scored with a shot from inside of the area to tie the game at 2:2 and then a minute later, Mario took a corner and found his unmarked teammate Pichitphong Choeichiu who slotted a shot to the back of the net for the game winner.
Netherlands, Eredevisie, Heerenveen – N.E.C. 0:2
Samir Fazli started on the bench for Heerenveen before he came on at the start of the 2nd half to substitute Hakim Ziyech. Heerenveen opened the new season in the Netherlands with a disappointing home defeat.
Poland, Puchar Polski, Miedź Legnica – Polonia Warszawa 1:3
Aleksandar Todorovski played all 90 minutes for Polonia Warszawa at right back as his team rolled to a comfortable victory to advance to the next round of the Polish Cup.
Israel, Toto Cup, Ironi Kiryat Shmona – Hapoel Haifa 1:1
Darko Tasevski did not play for Ironi Kiryat Shmona.
Israel, Toto Cup, Hapoel Be’er Sheva – Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon 1:1
Hristijan Kirovski started and played until the 84th minute for Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon while also scoring the lone goal for his team in the 25th minute.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Partizan – Borča 7:0
Neither Aleksandar Lazevski nor Stefan Ashkovski were included in the Partizan squad as both players do not appear to be in the plans of manager Vladimir Vermezović.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Vojvodina – Smederevo 0:0
Vlade Lazarevski played the entire game for Smederevo while Daniel Mojsov was not registered by Vojvodina for the 2012/13 season. Mojsov and Vojvodina are involved in a contract dispute and unless Daniel changes teams by the end of the summer transfer window, he is set to spend the next couple of months on the sidelines before his contract expires this upcoming December.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Rad – Radnički 2:0
Goran Bogdanovic was not among the 18 players called up by Rad.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Jagodina – Hajduk Kula 1:0
Dragan Stojkov played all 90 minutes for Jagodina who opened the new season with a narrow home win over Hajduk Kula.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Sloboda Užice – Spartak Zlatibor Voda 2:0
Fahrudin Gjurgjevic did not play for Spartak Zlatibor Voda.
Serbia, Prva Liga, Borac Čačak – Metalac 1:0
Stefan Spirovski started on the bench for Borac Čačak before he came on in the 2nd half to substitute Branimir Kostic. Spirovski has been playing for the senior national team of Macedonia in the past couple of months but was unable to transfer this summer and remains with Borac Čačak who now play in the second division after being relegated this past season.
Lithuania, A Lyga, Ekranas – Žalgiris 0:0
Yani Urdinov got the start for Ekranas and played until the 82nd minute when he was substituted by Dainius Gleveckas.
Azerbaijan, Unibank Premyer Liqası, Bakı – Simurq 0:0
Edin Nuredinoski played from the start for Bakı and kept a clean sheet in his debut for the club.
Azerbaijan, Unibank Premyer Liqası, Gabala – Inter Bakı 1:0
Slavcho Georgievski played the entire game for Inter Bakı who conceded the only goal in the 14th minute to suffer the loss.
Azerbaijan, Unibank Premyer Liqası, Qarabağ – Neftçi 1:0
Muarem Muarem started for Qarabağ and played until the 90th minute when he was replaced by Elnur Abdulov.
Sweden, Allsvenskan, Göteborg – Mjällby 4:2
Daniel Ivanovski played all 90 minutes for Mjällby who conceded four goals on their way to a road defeat against Göteborg.
Sweden, Allsvenskan, AIK – Örebro 3:0
Armend Alimi was an unused substitute for Örebro.
Slovakia, Corgoň Liga, Ružomberok – Košice 3:1
Darko Tofiloski played from the start for Košice and conceded three goals, the second coming on a bad error in the 30th minute. Tofiloski received a pass back from a teammate but his poor clearance hit Ružomberok striker Mulumba Mukendi in the stomach and the ball then took a few bounces before reaching the back of the net for a rather soft goal.
Moldova, Divizia Naţională, Nistru – Dacia 0:2
Neither Goran Dimovski nor Ersen Sali played for Dacia.
Czech Republic, Gambrinus liga, Příbram – Mladá Boleslav 1:1
Zoran Danoski started on the bench for Příbram before he entered the game in the 73rd minute to replace Josef Divíšek.
Hungary, OTP Bank Liga, Diósgyőr – Egri 1:0
Both Jasmin Mecinovic and Simeon Hristov were unused substitutes for Egri.
Latvia, LMT Virslīga, Daugava – Skonto 0:0
Bojan Gjorgievski stayed on the bench as an unused substitute for Skonto.
