Macedonian internationals performances

Goran Pandev with Edinson Cavani and Marek Hamšík celebrates during the Napoli v Roma game; photo: amonapoli.itGoran Pandev provided two assists for Napoli, while Armend Alimi debuted for Nea Salamis in Cyprus.

Italy, Serie A, Napoli – Roma 4:1
Goran Pandev started for Napoli and played until the 81st minute when he was substituted by Giandomenico Mesto. Pandev played a part in the opening three goals for Napoli, all scored by
Edinson Cavani, by being credited with two assists. On the first goal in the 4th minute, Goran sent a through ball to Cavani who then fired a shot past the Roma keeper for an early 1:0 lead. Then, in the 48th minute, a pass intended for Pandev inside the area was cleared by opposing defender Federico Balzaretti, but the ball fell to Cavani who then managed to find the back of the net. Finally, in the 70th minute, Pandev’s corner from the right was sent home by Cavani who completed his hat-trick.

Pandev’s first assist (at 0:12), his role on the second goal (at 0:46) and second assist (at 1:15):

https://youtube.com/watch?v=SrFd8ciF5TQ



England, FA Cup, QPR – West Brom 1:1
Goran Popov remains out with an injury for West Brom.

Cyprus, Laiki Bank League, APOEL – Alki 1:1
Nikola Gligorov began the game on the bench for Alki before he came on in the 68th minute replacing Bernardo Vasconcelos. Several minutes later, Alki managed to take the 0:1 lead on the road but APOEL scored a late equalizer in the 90th minute to settle for a point.

Cyprus, Laiki Bank League, AEL Limassol – Apollon 3:2
Bojan Markoski was not included in the Apollon squad due to an injury.

Cyprus, Laiki Bank League, AEK Larnaca – Omonia 2:1
Yani Urdinov was not among the 18 players called up by AEK Larnaca.

Cyprus, Laiki Bank League, Ayia Napa – Nea Salamis 1:2

Armend Alimi got the start for Nea Salamis in his debut for the club and played until the 89th minute when he was substituted by fellow midfielder Jerome Agbo.

Cyprus, Laiki Bank League, Ethnikos Achnas – Olympiacos Nicosia 1:1

Marko Jovanovski stayed on the bench for Ethnikos Achnas as the #2 keeper behind Arkadiusz Malarz.

Myanmar, MNL, Yangon United – Zwekapin United 2:0
Nikola Nikanchevski and Toni Djangarovski played for the visitors as they were defeated by the tittle defenders for which Autralian-Macedonian Michael Cvetkovski scored a goal.

To watch Cvetkovski’s goal click here.

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