Trichkovski attempts a shot during his Club Brugge debut; photo: sporza.be

Macedonian internationals performances

Trichkovski attempts a shot during his Club Brugge debut; photo: sporza.beMirko Ivanovski netted a hat trick for Astra Ploiești, Bazhe Ilijoski, Aco Stojkov, Slavcho Georgievski, Vlatko Grozdanoski and Nikola Jakimovski each scored one goal apiece for their respective teams, Zeni Husmani assisted for Domžale, while Ivan Trichkovski debuted for Club Brugge but only lasted a half when hamstring discomfort forced him to exit the match.

Italy, Serie A, Palermo – Napoli 0:3
Goran Pandev did not play for Napoli as he served the first game of his two match suspension for picking up the red card in the Italian Super Cup final against Juventus.

Italy, Serie B, Bari – Cittadella 2:1
Stefan Ristovski started on the bench for Bari before he entered the game in the 78th minute replacing midfielder Nicola Bellomo.

Germany, Bundesliga, Freiburg – Mainz 1:1
Nikolche Noveski played all 90 minutes at left CB for Mainz who opened the new German season with a road draw against Freiburg.

Germany, Bundesliga, Stuttgart – Wolfsburg 0:1
Ferhan Hasani was not among the 19 players called up by Wolfsburg.

Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Dnipro – Volyn 2:1
Vanche Shikov did not play for Volyn due to a red card suspension while his teammate Dushan Savic was not among the 18 players called up for the Dnipro match.

Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Shakhtar Donetsk – Karpaty 3:0
Martin Bogatinov played from the start for Kapraty and conceded three goals, all coming in a ten minute stretch from the 31st to 41st minute.

Ukraine, Persha Liha, Olimpik Donetsk – Sevastopol 1:3
Besart Ibraimi was an unused substitute for Sevastopol.

Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, Mons – Club Brugge 1:3
Ivan Trichkovski made his league debut for Club Brugge by starting and playing the first 45 minutes before he was substituted at the start of the 2nd half by Carlos Bacca due to an injury.  Trichkovski actually asked to be replaced at the break after feeling discomfort in his hamstring.  Ivan continues to have bad luck with the injury bug ever since his move to Club Brugge.  It is not known how much time Trichkovski will miss with the latest injury setback.

Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, Standard Liège – Mechelen 3:2
Tome Pachovski was not called up by Mechelen as Olivier Renard started in goal while Wouter Biebauw was on the bench as the #2 keeper.  The Mechelen manager will alternate Pachovski and Biebauw as the backup keepers to keep their focus in training.

Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, Genk – Zulte Waregem 2:0
Aleksandar Trajkovski returned from his injury for Zulte Waregem by starting the match on the bench before coming on in the 82nd minute to replace Ólafur Ingi Skúlason.

Switzerland, Raiffeisen Super League, Grasshoppers – Thun 1:0
Muhamed Demiri played the entire game for Thun who suffered the minimal loss by conceding the lone goal just before halftime in the 44th minute.

Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Astra Ploiești – Concordia 6:3
Mirko Ivanovski started for Astra Ploiești and played until the 83rd minute when he was substituted by Sadat Bukari, while Egzon Belica played all 90 minutes for Concordia.  Ivanovski led the way for Astra with a hat-trick, scoring goals in the 8th, 27th and 70th minute.  Belica, on the other hand, scored an own goal in the 6th minute which served as a precursor for what was to come in the easy win for Astra.

Own goal by Belica (at 0:04) and Ivanovski’s first (at 0:50), second (at 3:26), and third (at 5:38) goals:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=xO5Kx4qW_MA

Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Dinamo Bucureşti – Petrolul 2:1
Kristijan Naumovski stayed on the bench for Dinamo Bucureşti as the #2 keeper behind Cristian Bălgrădean.

Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Rapid Bucureşti – CFR Cluj 3:2
Bazhe Ilijoski played all 90 minutes for Rapid Bucureşti who overcame a 0:2 halftime deficit to come all the way back with three goals after the break to down CFR Cluj.  Ilijoski scored the first goal for Rapid in the 48th minute with a right footed shot from close range.

Video of Ilijoski’s goal (at 3:02):

https://youtube.com/watch?v=mbWGm2l1KhQ

Slovenia, 1. SNL, Celje – Maribor 0:2
Agim Ibraimi did not play for Maribor as he was given a rest so he is fully ready for Tuesday’s return leg against Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League qualifications.

Slovenia, 1. SNL, Domžale – Rudar 2:0
Zeni Husmani played the entire game for Domžale in midfield and provided the assist on the first goal in the 56th minute when his cross was headed home by Žan Majer.  Husmani also picked up a yellow card in the 83rd minute for a bad foul.

The assist by Husmani (at 1:40):

China, Super League, Guangzhou Evergrande – Tianjin Teda 0:0
Veliche Shumulikoski played all 90 minutes for Tianjin Teda who collected a hard fought point in the goalless road draw against the current table leaders in China led by Italian manager Marcello Lippi.

China, Super League, Liaoning – Guangzhou R&F 1:2
Vlatko Grozdanoski got the start for Liaoning and played until the 70th minute when he was substituted by Milos Trifunovic.  Grozdanoski scored the lone goal for Liaoning in the 28th minute with a header following good service into the box from a free kick.

Video of Grozdanoski’s goal (at 0:33):

https://youtube.com/watch?v=cAnbrq01z8I

Austria, Tipp 3 Bundesliga, Mattersburg – Ried 2:1
Ilcho Naumoski started for Mattersburg and played until the 68th minute when he was replaced by Thorsten Röcher.  Naumoski had his best chance of the game in the 26th minute but his effort from inside the area went narrowly wide of the left goal post.

Bulgaria, A PFG, Botev Plovdiv – Chernomorets 2:0
Boban Grncharov played the entire game for Botev Plovdiv at right CB and was part of a defense that kept a clean sheet in the home win over Chernomorets.

Bulgaria, A PFG, Pirin – Ludogorets 0:2
Dragi Kocev began the game on the bench for Pirin before he came on in the 56th minute to substitute Petar Lazarov.

South Korea, K-League, Seongnam – Suwon 1:1
Stevica Ristic started on the bench for Suwon before he entered the match in the 84th minute replacing Park Tae-Woong.  The regular season ended in South Korea and Suwon finished tied for 3rd place with Ulsan as each side had 53 points after 30 games.

Thailand, Sponsor Thai Premier League, Chonburi – Muangthong United 2:2
Mario Gjurovski played all 90 minutes for Muangthong United who twice came back from a goal down to clinch a point.  Gjurovski also received a yellow card during the game.

Netherlands, Eredevisie, AZ – Heerenveen 0:0
Samir Fazli was an unused substitute for Heerenveen.

Poland, T-Mobile Ekstraklasa, Polonia Warszawa – Lech Poznań 1:2
Aleksandar Todorovski played the entire game for Polonia Warszawa who conceded the game winning goal in the 72nd minute to suffer the minimal home loss.

Israel, Ligat Winner, Ironi Kiryat Shmona – Beitar Jerusalem 3:2
Darko Tasevski started for Ironi Kiryat Shmona and played until the 82nd minute when he was substituted by Ahmed Abed.  Beitar Jerusalem managed to equalize the game at 2:2 in the 90th minute but Ironi Kiryat Shmona then scored the dramatic game winner in the fourth minute of stoppage time to snatch all three points.

Israel, Ligat Winner, Ashdod – Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon 2:0
Hristijan Kirovski played all 90 minutes for Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon who opened the new Israeli season with a road defeat against Ashdod.

Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Partizan – Jagodina 1:0
Aleksandar Lazevski made his first appearance of the season for Partizan by playing the entire game at left back and being part of a defense that kept a clean sheet while his teammate Stefan Ashkovski was not called up.  As for Jagodina, Dragan Stojkov played all 90 minutes.

Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Rad – Smederevo 0:0
Vlade Lazarevski played the entire game for Smederevo at right back and also received a yellow card in the 80th minute, while Goran Bogdanovic was not among the 18 players called up by Rad.

Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Javor – Spartak Zlatibor Voda 2:0
Nikola Jakimovski got the start for Javor and played until the 85th minute when he made way for Zivorad Misic, while Fahrudin Gjurgjevic started on the bench for Spartak Zlatibor Voda before entering the game at the start of the 2nd half replacing Nikola Popara.  Jakimovski scored the second Javor goal in the 8th minute by calmly converting a penalty kick.

The converted penalty by Jakimovski (at 0:43):

Serbia, Prva Liga, Borac Čačak – Radnički Nova Pazova 3:0
Stefan Spirovski did not play for Borac Čačak.

Lithuania, A Lyga, Atlantas – Ekranas 1:2
Yani Urdinov played all 90 minutes for Ekranas who scored their two goals in the 1st and 90th minute, the second resulting in a game winner after Atlantas tied the match at 1:1 in the 83rd minute.

Azerbaijan, Unibank Premyer Liqası, Bakı – Kapaz 3:1
Edin Nuredinoski played from the start for Bakı and conceded one goal in the 55th minute.

Azerbaijan, Unibank Premyer Liqası, Turan – Inter Bakı 2:3
Slavcho Georgievski played the entire game for Inter Bakı and scored the late game winner in the third minute of stoppage time to hand the visitors all three points.  Shortly after the goal, Georgievski was also shown a yellow card for excessive celebration.

The game winning goal by Georgievski (at 4:30):

Azerbaijan, Unibank Premyer Liqası, Qarabağ – Ravan 0:0
Muarem Muarem played all 90 minutes for Qarabağ and also received a yellow card in the 41st minute during the goalless draw against Ravan.

Sweden, Allsvenskan, Örebro – Gefle 1:2
Armend Alimi started on the bench for Örebro before he entered the game in the 45th minute replacing Tobias Grahn.  Örebro suffered another loss to remain in the relegation zone.

Kazakhstan, Premier League, Shakhter – Astana 0:1
Filip Ivanovski began on the bench for Astana before he entered the game in the 83rd minute substituting Tanat Nuserbaev while his teammate Dimitrija Lazarevski played all 90 minutes at left back and was part of a defense that kept a clean sheet.

Kazakhstan, Premier League, Atyrau – Sunkar 1:0
Nikola Tonev was not among the 18 players called up by Sunkar.

Iran, Pro League, Zob Ahan – Tractor Sazi 3:1
Aco Stojkov got the start for Zob Ahan and played the first 45 minutes before he was substituted at the start of the 2nd half by Esmaeil Farhadi.  Stojkov scored his first goal in a Zob Ahan uniform in the 14th minute to help his new club collect its first three points of the season.

Video of Stojkov’s goal (at 0:52):

Slovakia, Corgoň Liga, Nitra – Košice 4:1
Darko Tofiloski played from the start for Košice and conceded four goals.

Czech Republic, Gambrinus liga, Příbram – Dukla 1:1
Zoran Danoski played the entire game for Příbram in the home draw against Dukla.

Greece, Superleague Greece, OFI Crete – Skoda Xanthi 0:0
Marjan Altiparmakovski began on the bench for Skoda Xanthi before entering the game in the 76th minute to substitute Marko Markovski.

Moldova, Divizia Naţională, Speranţa – Dacia 1:1
Goran Dimovski started for Dacia at right back and played until the 90th minute when he was replaced by Nicolae Nemerenko.

Armenia, Premier League, Impuls – Ulisses 2:0
Filip Timov played from the start for Impuls who snapped a two game losing streak to defeat Ulisses.

Hungary, OTP Bank Liga, Paks – Egri 0:1
Jasmin Mecinovic started for Egri and played until the 24th minute when he was substituted by Michael Stanislaw while his teammate Simeon Hristov was not called up.

Latvia, LMT Virslīga, Skonto – Daugava Rīga 1:1
Bojan Gjorgievski got the start for Skonto and played until the 78th minute when he was replaced by fellow defender Vitālijs Maksimenko.

Albania, Kategoria Superiore, Bylis – Flamurtari 1:1
Kire Ristevski played all 90 minutes for Bylis while Nijaz Lena started for Flamurtari and played until the 70th minute when he was replaced by Rafael Sosa.  Lena also received a yellow card in the 56th minute.

Albania, Kategoria Superiore, Shkumbini – Teuta 0:1
Flamur Tairi played from the start for Teuta who opened the new season with a slim road victory.

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