Goran Pandev and Nikolche Noveski scored game winning goals for their respective teams, Daniel Georgievski returned from a back injury to provide the assist on the lone goal of the match for Steaua Bucureşti, Martin Bogatinov was shown a red card in Ukraine, Zeni Husmani scored a late goal to ensure three points for Domžale, while Nikola Jakimovski added an assist for Javor during their road loss against Partizan.
Italy, Serie A, Napoli – Udinese 2:1
Goran Pandev started for Napoli and played until the 55th minute when he was replaced by Lorenzo Insigne. Pandev scored the second goal for Napoli, which proved to be the game winner, just before halftime when he showed good skill to create some space inside the area before firing a right footed shot past the Udinese keeper.
Italy, Serie B, Bari – Vicenza 1:0
Stefan Ristovski was an unused substitute for Bari.
England, Premier League, West Brom – QPR 3:2
Goran Popov played all 90 minutes for West Brom at left back, making his second consecutive start at the position for the still injured Liam Ridgewell.
Germany, Bundesliga, Mainz – Fortuna Düsseldorf 1:0
Nikolche Noveski played the entire game for Mainz at his usual left CB position and scored the lone goal in the 82nd minute with a header following a corner kick from the right.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=fZmgYV2KrOE
Germany, Bundesliga, Schalke 04 – Wolfsburg 3:0
Ferhan Hasani started on the bench for Wolfsburg before he entered the game in the 52nd minute substituting Marcel Schäfer. Wolfsburg continued their dismal start to the season with another convincing loss, bringing its goal difference to -11 which is the worst mark in the league.
Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Metalurh Zaporizhya – Volyn 0:3
Vanche Shikov got the start for Volyn and played until the 53rd minute when he was replaced by Jan Maslo while his teammate Dushan Savic began on the bench before he entered the game in the 80th minute to replace Eric Bicfalvi.
Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Zorya – Karpaty 2:1
Martin Bogatinov started for Karpaty and played until the 52nd minute when he was shown a direct red card for going too high with his cleat against an opposing player inside the area. The referee pointed to the spot as Karpaty players surrounded him to dispute the red card ruling against Bogatinov.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=KX-iCVfroNQ
Ukraine, Persha Liha, Poltava – Sevastopol 1:2
Besart Ibraimi was not among the 18 players called up by Sevastopol.
Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, Club Brugge – Genk 1:1
Ivan Trichkovski started on the bench for Club Brugge before he entered the game in the 90th minute replacing Víctor Vázquez. Each of Ivan’s past couple of appearances for Club Brugge have come as a late 2nd half substitute.
Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, Mechelen – Kortrijk 0:2
Tome Pachovski played from the start for Mechelen and conceded two goals, both coming after his club went down to 10 players in the 29th minute.
Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, Zulte Waregem – Cercle Brugge 3:1
Aleksandar Trajkovski began on the bench for Zulte Waregem before he entered the game in the 63rd minute to substitute Thorgan Hazard. Trajkovski then quickly played a part in a goal two minutes later when he took on opposing defenders during a counter attack, and the ball would eventually redirect of an opponent to Zulte Waregem striker Mahamadou Habibou who scored the second goal for the home side.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=WZ06ZSWjzeg
Switzerland, Raiffeisen Super League, Thun – Grasshoppers 2:3
Muhamed Demiri played all 90 minutes for Thun who led 1:0 at the break but then conceded three goals in the 2nd half on their way to the home loss against Grasshoppers.
Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Steaua Bucureşti – CFR Cluj 1:0
Daniel Georgievski played the entire game for Steaua Bucureşti and provided the assist on the lone goal in the 75th minute. Daniel showed good speed to reach the ball just before it went out of play and then played a good cross which was sent to the back of the net by Raul Rusescu. Georgievski also saved a goal in the 45th minute when he made a goal line clearance before clearing the ball for a corner. He also came close to scoring in the 73rd minute but his curling shot was saved nicely by the visiting keeper. Georgievski also received a yellow card in the 41st minute as he returned from his back injury that Steaua initially thought was serious. However, the tests showed good news and Georgievski was back in action which will be welcome news by the Macedonian national team as well.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Q1qtqQFLGzE
Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Astra – Vaslui 1:1
Mirko Ivanovski started on the bench for Astra before he entered the game in the 88th minute replacing Kehinde Fatai.
Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Gaz Metan Mediaș – Dinamo Bucureşti 2:2
Kristijan Naumovski played from the start for Dinamo Bucureşti and conceded two goals, both coming in the opening half.
Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Turnu Severin – Rapid Bucureşti 0:1
Bazhe Ilijoski played all 90 minutes for Rapid Bucureşti who scored the lone goal of the game in the 23rd minute to take home all three points.
Slovenia, 1. SNL, Triglav – Maribor 1:0
Agim Ibraimi started on the bench for Maribor before he entered the game in the 60th minute to substitute Ales Mertelj. Maribor suffered its first loss of the season in the 13th round of league play in Slovenia.
Slovenia, 1. SNL, Koper – Domžale 1:2
Zeni Husmani came off the bench in the 73rd minute for Domžale and then scored the game winning goal in the 89th minute with a shot from the edge of the area that took a slight deflection before going past the Koper keeper.
China, Super League, Shanghai Shenxin – Tianjin Teda 0:1
Veliche Shumulikoski began the game on the bench for Tianjin Teda before he came on in the 57th minute replacing Lucian Goian. Tianjin Teda then scored the game winning goal in the 64th minute to down Shanghai Shenxin.
China, Super League, Liaoning – Dalian Shide 3:2
Vlatko Grozdanoski started on the bench for Liaoning before he entered the game in the 56th minute replacing Ding Jie.
Austria, Tipp 3 Bundesliga, Mattersburg – Red Bull Salzburg 1:3
Ilcho Naumoski got the start for Mattersburg and played until the 82nd minute when he made way for Christian Ressler.
Austria, Erste Liga, Kapfenburg – St. Pölten 0:0
Filip Gachevski stayed on the bench for Kapfenburg as the #2 keeper behind Patrick Kostner.
Bulgaria, A PFG, Botev Plovdiv – Lokomotiv Sofia 2:0
Boban Grncharov played the entire game for Botev Plovdiv and was part of a defense that kept a clean sheet.
Bulgaria, A PFG, Montana – Pirin 3:0
Dragi Kocev played all 90 minutes for Pirin in the convincing defeat away to Montana.
Cyprus, Laiki Bank League, Alki – Enosis 1:1
Nikola Gligorov was an unused substitute for Alki who finally collected its first point of the season in the fifth round of league play in Cyprus.
Cyprus, Laiki Bank League, Apollon – Anorthosis 0:2
Bojan Markoski played the entire game for Apollon who conceded the two goals in the 15th and 90th minute. Apollon continues to have problems scoring goals as they have netted just two goals in five games this season.
South Korea, K-League (Championship Group), Busan – Suwon 0:1
Stevica Ristic was not included in the 18 player squad by Suwon.
Poland, T-Mobile Ekstraklasa, Śląsk Wrocław – Polonia Warszawa 2:1
Aleksandar Todorovski returned from his injury for Polonia Warszawa by starting the game on the bench before he came on in the 21st minute to substitute Diemé Yahiya.
Israel, Ligat Winner, Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon – Hapoel Haifa 2:0
Hristijan Kirovski was an unused substitute for Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Partizan – Javor 2:1
Aleksandar Lazevski played the entire game for Partizan and also received a yellow card in the 71st minute while his teammate Stefan Ashkovski was an unused substitute. As for Javor, Nikola Jakimovski started and played until the 58th minute when he was replaced by Milko Novakovic. Jakimovski provided the assist on the Javor goal in the 35th minute with a cross that was headed home by Ifeanyi Onyilo.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ymj8acArjqw
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Hajduk Kula – Smederevo 2:1
Vlade Lazarevski started at right back for Smederevo and played all 90 minutes as this loss dropped the visitors to last place on the Serbian table.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Jagodina – Novi Pazar 2:1
Dragan Stojkov got the start for Jagodina and played until the 90th minute when he was shown a red card by the referee.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, OFK Beograd – Rad 1:0
Goran Bogdanovic was not included in the 18 player squad by Rad.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Spartak Zlatibor Voda – Crvena Zvezda 3:0
Fahrudin Gjurgjevic began on the bench for Spartak Zlatibor Voda before he entered the game in the 75th minute to substitute Goran Adamovic. Gjurgjevic also picked up a yellow card in the 83rd minute as his team collected a surprising result against Crvena Zvezda.
Thailand, Sponsor Thai Premier League, Muangthong United – Esan United 3:0
Mario Gjurovski played all 90 minutes for Muangthong United who moved one step closer to clinching the league title in Thailand with the win over Esan United.
Lithuania, A Lyga, Žalgiris – Ekranas 2:1
Yani Urdinov played the entire game for Ekranas who narrowly lost the matchup between the top two teams on the table. With the loss, Ekranas now has just a one point lead on the standings over second placed Žalgiris with four rounds remaining until the end of the season.
Netherlands, Eredevisie, Vitesse – Heerenveen 3:3
Samir Fazli was not included in the Heerenveen squad.
Netherlands, Eerste Divisie, Emmen – MVV Maastricht 0:3
Antonio Stankov got the start for MVV Maastricht and played until the 89th minute when he was replaced by Nick Kuipers.
Sweden, Allsvenskan, Mjällby – Helsingborg 0:2
Daniel Ivanovski played all 90 minutes for Mjällby who conceded both goals in a five minute stretch during the 2nd half to suffer the home loss against Helsingborg.
Sweden, Allsvenskan, Örebro – Sundsvall 2:2
Armend Alimi was an unused substitute for Örebro.
Slovakia, Corgoň Liga, Košice – Spartak Trnava 1:0
Darko Tofiloski played from the start for Košice and kept a clean sheet as his side scored the lone goal of the match in the 82nd minute to collect all three points.
Czech Republic, Gambrinus liga, Příbram – Viktoria Plzeň 1:0
Zoran Danoski was an unused substitute for Příbram.
Greece, Superleague Greece, Skoda Xanthi – Panathinaikos 1:2
Marjan Altiparmakovski was not among the 18 players called up by Skoda Xanthi.
Greece, Football League, Pierikos – Niki Volos 2:0
Filip Despotovski played the entire game for Pierikos who scored one goal in each half to claim their first win of the new season in the Greek second division.
Moldova, Divizia Naţională, Dacia – Iskra-Stal 4:1
Goran Dimovski started on the bench for Dacia before he entered the game in the 52nd minute replacing Lucas De Lima.
Armenia, Premier League, Ararat – Impuls 1:0
Filip Timov played all 90 minutes for Impuls in the narrow road defeat against Ararat.
Hungary, OTP Bank Liga, Egri – Kecskemét 0:2
Jasmin Mecinovic was an unused substitute for Egri while his teammate Simeon Hristov began the game on the bench before he came on in the 78th minute to substitute Goran Vujovic.