Goran Pandev amassed a goal and an assist for Napoli, Adis Jahovikj scored a late game winner for Zürich, Aleksandar Trajkovski netted a goal past keeper Tome Pachovski in Belgium, while Dushan Savikj and Filip Timov also managed to get on the scoresheet for their respective teams.
Italy, Serie A, Napoli – Atalanta 3:2
Goran Pandev started for Napoli and played until the 90th minute when he was substituted by Portuguese defender Rolando as the home side tried to protect its lead. Prior to coming off the pitch, Pandev provided an assist and also scored the game winning goal in the 81st minute. Goran was credited with a rather fortunate assist in the 65th minute when he failed to control a long pass but luckily the ball reached Edinson Cavani who did the rest by firing a shot past the Atalanta keeper. Then, in the 81st minute, with the game tied at 2:2, Pandev scored with a tap in from close range after being set up nicely by Pablo Armero.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=IXX66h1zcpM
Italy, Serie B, Brescia – Bari 1:1
Stefan Ristovski was not included in the Bari squad due to a yellow cards suspension.
Germany, Bundesliga, Hoffenheim – Mainz 0:0
Nikolche Noveski played all 90 minutes for Mainz, coming close to opening the scoring in the 17th minute when his header, following good service from a free kick, struck the left goal post. Noveski had another good chance midway through the 2nd half following a corner kick, but he slipped and whiffed on a shot from close range.
Germany, Bundesliga, Wolfsburg – Fortuna Düsseldorf 1:1
Ferhan Hasani was not among the 18 players called up by Wolfsburg.
England, Barclays Premier League, Stoke City – West Brom 0:0
Goran Popov was an unused substitute for West Brom.
Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Zorya – Volyn 3:1
Both Vanche Shikov and Dushan Savikj played the entire game for Volyn who lost its fourth consecutive game in league play. Savikj scored the lone Volyn goal in the 34th minute with a simple tap in with his stomach after being in the right position just in front of the goal following a corner kick from the right. Shikov, meanwhile, also picked up a yellow card in the 16th minute.
Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Metalurh Zaporizhya – Karpaty 1:1
Martin Bogatinov stayed on the bench for Karpaty as the #2 keeper behind Roman Mysak, while Besart Ibraimi started for Metalurh Zaporizhya and played until the 52nd minute when he was replaced by Miloš Jokić.
Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, Club Brugge – Lierse 3:0
Ivan Trichkovski was an unused substitute for Club Brugge.
Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, Mechelen – Zulte Waregem 2:3
Tome Pachovski played from the start for Mechelen and conceded three goals, while Aleksandar Trajkovski began the game on the bench for Zulte Waregem before he came on at the start of the 2nd half to replace Thorgan Hazard. Trajkovski scored the second goal for the visitors in the 60th minute when he received a pass with a ton of space around him, and then fired a shot past Pachovski. Shortly after the conclusion of the match, Pachovski was shown his second yellow card by the referee for protesting, thus leading to a red card. Tome had picked up his first yellow card in the 81st minute, also for protesting, after attacker Ibrahima Conte seemed to score the third goal for Zulte Waregem with his hand.
Video of the goal by Trajkovski (at 2:52):
Switzerland, Raiffeisen Super League, Basel – Thun 1:0
Muhamed Demiri played all 90 minutes for Thun who conceded the lone goal of the match in the 81st minute to lose against Basel.
Switzerland, Raiffeisen Super League, Servette – Zürich 1:2
Adis Jahovikj started on the bench for Zürich before he entered the game in the 84th minute replacing Amine Chermiti. With the score tied at 1:1, Jahovikj beat the offside trap in the 90th minute, lobbed the ball over the charging keeper to himself before sending a header to the back of the net for the game winner.
Slovenia, 1. SNL, Maribor – Domžale 1:3
Agim Ibraimi played the entire game for Maribor, as did Dragan Chadikovski of Domžale while his teammate Zeni Husmani was not included in the 18 player squad. Chadikovski provided the assist on the second goal for Domžale in the 14th minute as Maribor was handed a surprising home defeat.
Slovenia, 1. SNL, Olimpija – Celje 3:1
Ljutfi Bilali was an unused substitute for Celje.
Israel, Ligat Winner, Ironi Kiryat Shmona – Hapoel Tel Aviv 0:1
Darko Tasevski played all 90 minutes for Ironi Kiryat Shmona who created the majority of chances throughout the game, but could not beat Hapoel Tel Aviv keeper Édel Apoula in an undeserving loss.
Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Steaua București – Vaslui 1:0
Daniel Georgievski was an unused substitute for Steaua București, while Nderim Nedjipi did not play for Vaslui due to an injury.
Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Concordia – Astra 0:2
Mirko Ivanovski began the game on the bench for Astra before he made a late substitute appearance in the 87th minute, coming on for Takayuki Seto, while Egzon Belica was not called up by Concordia.
Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Petrolul – Dinamo București 2:1
Kristijan Naumovski stayed on the bench for Dinamo București as the #2 keeper behind Cristian Bălgrădean.
Bulgaria, A PFG, Chernomorets – Botev Plovdiv 1:2
Boban Grncharov played the entire game for Botev Plovdiv who scored both of its goals in a six minute stretch after the 60th minute to down Chernomorets.
Bulgaria, A PFG, Ludogorets – Pirin 1:1
Dragi Kocev began the game on the bench for Pirin before he came on in the 80th minute to substitute Mario Bliznakov. Kocev was also shown a yellow card in the 86th minute.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Partizan – OFK Beograd 2:0
Aleksandar Lazevski played from the start for Partizan and was part of a defense that kept a clean sheet.
Poland, T-Mobile Ekstraklasa, Jagiellonia – Polonia Warszawa 2:0
Aleksandar Todorovski started at right-back for Polonia Warszawa and played all 90 minutes in the road defeat against Jagiellonia. Todorovski took a free kick in the 37th minute from just outside of the box but his effort went slightly over the goal. On the second goal by Jagiellonia in the 80th minute, Todorovski made the costly error by getting dispossessed near midfield which then lead to a quick counter attack goal by the home side to put the game away.
Cyprus, Laiki Bank League, Ayia Napa – Alki 0:3
Nikola Gligorov played the entire game for Alki who scored all three goals in the opening half hour to dismantle already relegated Ayia Napa.
Cyprus, Laiki Bank League, Nea Salamis – Apollon 2:0
Armend Alimi played all 90 minutes for Nea Salamis in midfield, while Bojan Markoski was not included in the Apollon squad due to an injury.
South Korea, K-League Classic, Suwon – Pohang 0:2
Stevica Ristikj began the game on the bench for Suwon before he came on in the 66th minute to replace Cho Ji-Hun.
Austria, tipp3 Bundesliga, Mattersburg – Austria Wien 0:4
Ilcho Naumoski started for Mattersburg in attack and played until the 69th minute when he made way for Ingo Klemen. Mattersburg conceded two goals in each half to suffer a convincing loss over top ranked Austria Wien.
Austria, Erste Liga, Altach – Lustenau 0:0
Filip Gachevski played from the start for Lustenau and kept a clean sheet in the goalless draw away to Altach.
Netherlands, Eerste Divisie, Cambuur – Helmond Sport 2:0
Samir Fazli played the entire game for Helmond Sport and had a good chance early in the 1st half but his shot from inside the area was straight at the Cambuur keeper who made the save to clear the danger.
Netherlands, Eerste Divisie, Sparta Rotterdam – MVV Maastricht 0:1
Antonio Stankov played all 90 minutes for MVV Maastricht who collected an important road win over top ranked Sparta Rotterdam to move just two points behind them on the standings. Also, earlier in the week, MVV Maastricht announced that Stankov has agreed to a one year contract extension, locking him up for the 2013-14 season.
Japan, J.League, Ventforet Kofu – Nagoya 0:1
Nikola Jakimovski started for Nagoya and played until the 58th minute when he was substituted by Kisho Yano. Jakimovski also picked up a yellow card in the 55th minute as Nagoya scored the lone goal of the match deep into stoppage time of the 90th minute to snatch all three points.
Turkey, PTT 1. Lig, Denizlispor – Kartalspor 1:1
Bajram Fetai got the start for Denizlispor and played until the 76th minute when he was replaced by Yasin Arslan.
Slovakia, Corgoň Liga, Žilina – Košice 0:1
Darko Tofiloski played from the start for Košice and kept a clean sheet in the slim toad victory over Žilina.
Sweden, Svenska Cupen, Norrköping – Mjällby 2:0
Daniel Ivanovski played the entire game for Mjällby who conceded a goal in each half to exit the Swedish Cup competition.
Iran, Pro League, Persepolis – Mes Kerman 2:2
Vlatko Grozdanoski played all 90 minutes for Persepolis who twice had a one goal lead but Mes Kerman came back both times to level the score, scoring the 2:2 equalizer in the second minute of stoppage time in the 90th minute.
Kazakhstan, Premier League, Astana – Kaisar 0:0
Filip Ivanovski started on the bench for Astana before he entered the game in the 82nd minute replacing Foxi Kéthévoama.
Kazakhstan, Premier League, Atyrau – Tobol 1:0
Nikola Tonev did not play for Tobol while his teammate Mensur Kurtishi got the start and played until the 58th minute when he made way for Igor Bugaev.
Albania, Kategoria Superiore, Tirana – Flamurtari 3:6
Vlade Lazarevski was an unused substitute for Flamurtari.
Albania, Kategoria Superiore, Teuta – Kastrioti 1:0
Flamur Tairi played all 90 minutes for Teuta in the narrow home victory over Kastrioti.
Bosnia, BH Telecom Premijer Liga, Željezničar – Zvijezda 2:1
Yani Urdinov did not play for Željezničar, while Fahrudin Gjurgjevikj played from the start for Zvijezda with his teammate Perica Stancheski also getting the start and playing until the 83rd minute when he made way for Almir Halilovic.
Armenia, Premier League, Impuls – Ulisses 2:0
Filip Timov got the start for Impuls and played until the 82nd minute when he was substituted by Samvel Hakobyan. Timov scored the second and final goal for Impuls in the 24th minute to help his team collect all three points.
Georgia, Umaglesi Liga, Dinamo Tbilisi – Dila Gori 0:0
Darko Glishikj started on the bench for Dinamo Tbilisi before he entered the game in the 85th minute replacing Jaba Dvali.