Todorovski (L) in action for Polonia during the Warszawa derby against Legia; photo: legionisci.com

Macedonian internationals performances

Todorovski (L) in action for Polonia during the Warszawa derby against Legia; photo: legionisci.comHristijan Kirovski and Nikola Tonev reached the back of the net for their respective teams, Bajram Fetai provided an assist for Denizlispor, while Vanche Shikov and Jasmin Mecinovic both received red cards in Ukraine and Hungary, respectively.

Italy, Serie A, Torino – Napoli 3:5
Goran Pandev played all 90 minutes for Napoli who needed a hat trick by Macedonia born Blerim Dzemaili and a late brace by Edinson Cavani to down Torino on the road.

Germany, Bundesliga, Mainz – Werder Bremen 1:1
Nikolche Noveski played the entire game for Mainz who opened the scoring within the first 20 seconds before conceding the equalizer in the 69th minute to settle for a point.

Germany, Bundesliga, Wolfsburg – Nürnberg 2:2
Ferhan Hasani was not called up by Wolfsburg.

Germany, Bundesliga, Bayern München – Hamburg 9:2
Valmir Nafiu was an unused substitute for Hamburg.

England, Barclays Premier League, West Ham – West Brom 3:1
Goran Popov was an unused substitute for West Brom.

Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Volyn – Dnipro 1:1
Vanche Shikov started for Volyn and played until the 70th minute when he received a harsh red card, while his teammate Dushan Savic played all 90 minutes in attack.  For Volyn’s only goal in the 22nd minute, Savic won the penalty, after being brought down inside the area, which was then converted by Eric Bicfalvi.  Meanwhile, in the 70th minute, Shikov committed a typical looking foul to slow down a Dnipro attack, but the referee took out a straight red card.

The red card shown to Shikov (at 08:15):

Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Karpaty – Shakhtar Donetsk 1:2
Martin Bogatinov played from the start for Kapraty and conceded two goals in the 32nd and 45th minute against the current table leaders in Ukraine.

Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Metalurh Donetsk – Metalurh Zaporizhya 2:0
Besart Ibraimi got the start for Metalurh Zaporizhya and played until the 56th minute when he was substituted by Taras Lazarovych.  Ibraimi attempted a free kick in the 12th minute that took a slight deflection of the wall before being caught by the opposing keeper.

Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, Mechelen – Charleroi 0:0
Tome Pachovski was not included in the Mechelen squad due to a red card suspension.

Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, Zulte Waregem – Lokeren 1:1
Aleksandar Trajkovski began the game on the bench for Zulte Waregem before he came on in the 71st minute replacing Steve Colpaert.  Three minutes later, Trajkovski had a huge chance to tie the game at 1:1 but his shot from close range was saved by the Lokeren keeper.  Zulte Waregem would eventually net the equalizer in the 80th minute through a penalty.

Switzerland, Raiffeisen Super League, Thun – Grasshoppers 1:0
Muhamed Demiri started for Thun in defensive midfield and played until the 68th minute when he made way for Milos Krstic.

Switzerland, Raiffeisen Super League, Zürich – St. Gallen 1:3
Adis Jahovic played all 90 minutes for Zürich up front in the home defeat against St. Gallen.  Adis was also shown a yellow card in the 90th minute.

Slovenia, 1. SNL, Maribor – Rudar 3:1
Agim Ibraimi was an unused substitute for Maribor.

Slovenia, 1. SNL, Gorica – Domžale 0:1
Zeni Husmani started on the bench for Domžale before he entered the game in the 60th minute replacing Darko Zec, while his teammate Dragan Chadikovski was included in the squad due to an injury.

Israel, Ligat Winner, Bnei Yehuda – Ironi Kiryat Shmona 1:1
Darko Tasevski played the entire game for Ironi Kiryat Shmona who took the initial lead in the 77th minute before the home side equalized in the 89th minute to secure a point.

Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Dinamo București – Astra 1:0
Kristijan Naumovski stayed on the bench for Dinamo București as the #2 keeper behind Cristian Bălgrădean, while Mirko Ivanovski came off the bench for Astra in the 75th minute to substitute fellow striker Kehinde Fatai.

Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Universitatea Cluj – Concordia 1:0
Egzon Belica was an unused substitute for Concordia.

Bulgaria, A PFG, Montana – Botev Plovdiv 0:2
Boban Grncharov played all 90 minutes for Botev Plovdiv and was part of a defense that kept a clean sheet.  Grncharov also picked up a yellow card in the 47th minute.

Bulgaria, A PFG, Pirin – Etar 2:2
Dragi Kocev was an unused substitute for Pirin.

Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Hajduk Kula – Partizan 1:1
Aleksandar Lazevski stayed on the bench as an unused substitute for Partizan.

Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Jagodina – Vojvodina 0:1
Dragan Stojkov was not called up by Jagodina.

Poland, T-Mobile Ekstraklasa, Polonia Warszawa – Legia Warszawa 1:2
Aleksandar Todorovski played the entire game for Polonia Warszawa who narrowly lost to in-city rival Legia by conceding the winning goal in the 90th minute.

Cyprus, Laiki Bank League, Alki – Ethnikos Achnas 6:5
Nikola Gligorov started for Alki in midfield and played the opening 45 minutes before he was substituted at the start of the 2nd half by Stélvio.

Cyprus, Laiki Bank League, Omonia – Nea Salamis 6:0
Armend Alimi played all 90 minutes for Nea Salamis who was on the other end of a thrashing away to Omonia.

South Korea, K-League Classic, Jeonbuk – Suwon 1:2
Stevica Ristic began the game on the bench for Suwon before he came on in the 72nd minute to substitute Choi Jae-Soo.

Austria, tipp3 Bundesliga, Admira – Mattersburg 1:0
Ilcho Naumoski started on the bench for Mattersburg before he entered the game in the 70th minute replacing Ingo Klemen.

Netherlands, Eerste Divisie, Helmond Sport – Eindhoven 2:1
Samir Fazli played from the start for Helmond Sport who scored two quick goals at the start of the 2nd half to get past Eindhoven.

Netherlands, Eerste Divisie, MVV Maastricht – De Graafschap 2:2
Antonio Stankov played the entire game for MVV Maastricht who remain just one point behind table leaders Sparta Rotterdam.

Thailand, Toyota Thai Premier League, Muangthong United – Wuachon United 3:0
Mario Gjurovski opened on the bench for Muangthong United before coming on in the 73rd minute to substitute fellow midfielder Dagno Siaka.

Japan, J.League, Nagoya – Shonan 2:0
Nikola Jakimovski started for Nagoya and played until the 77th minute when he made way for Naoshi Nakamura.

Turkey, PTT 1. Lig, Denizlispor – Kayseri Erciyesspor 1:2
Bajram Fetai played all 90 minutes for Denizlispor and provided the assist on the lone goal for the visitors in the 25th minute when he sent a good through ball to İsmail Haktan who then slotted a shot to the back of the net.

Video of the assist by Fetai (at 0:54):

Azerbaijan, Topaz Premyer Liqası, Inter Bakı – Neftçi 0:1
Both Igor Mitreski of Neftçi and Slavcho Georgievski of Inter Bakı played the entire game for their respective teams.  Georgievski also received a yellow card in the 60th minute.

Azerbaijan, Topaz Premyer Liqası, Simurq – Bakı 0:1
Edin Nuredinoski played from the start for Bakı and kept a clean sheet in the slim road victory over Simurq.

Azerbaijan, Topaz Premyer Liqası, Qarabağ – Gabala 1:0
Muarem Muarem started for Qarabağ in midfield and played until the 65th minute when he was substituted by Afran Ismayilov.

Slovakia, Corgoň Liga, Spartak Trnava – Košice 2:3
Darko Tofiloski played from the start for Košice and conceded two goals in the 3rd and 69th minute.  Tofiloski was also shown a yellow card in the 88th minute for time wasting.

Kazakhstan, Premier League, Ordabasy – Astana 0:2
Filip Ivanovski was an unused substitute for Astana.

Kazakhstan, Premier League, Tobol – Taraz 2:2
Nikola Tonev played the entire game for Tobol and scored the second goal for his team in the 78th minute with a header from close range, while his teammate Mensur Kurtishi also got the start and played until the 90th minute when he was replaced by Igor Bugaev.

The goal by Tonev (at 2:43):

Bosnia, BH Telecom Premijer Liga, Željezničar – GOŠK 2:0
Yani Urdinov did not play for Željezničar.

Bosnia, BH Telecom Premijer Liga, Zvijezda – Slavija 1:1
Perica Stancheski played all 90 minutes for Zvijezda while his teammate Fahrudin Gjurgjevic also got the start and played the opening 45 minutes before he was substituted at the beginning of the 2nd half by Almir Halilovic.  Gjurgjevic also picked up a yellow card in the 32nd minute.

Greece, Football League, Doxa Dramas – Iraklis 0:2
Hristijan Kirovski played the entire game for Iraklis and scored the second and final goal in the 90th minute to put the game away.

Video of the goal by Kirovski (at 5:58):

https://youtube.com/watch?v=E2jeecw1Qok

Hungary, OTP Bank Liga, Ferencváros – Egri 4:0
Jasmin Mecinovic got the start for Egri and played until the 17th minute when he received his second yellow card of the game, thus leading to a red card.  Jasmin collected his first yellow card in the 16th minute so he collected two quick bookings to be sent off by the referee.

Georgia, Umaglesi Liga, Torpedo Kutaisi – Dinamo Tbilisi 1:1
Darko Glishic started on the bench for Dinamo Tbilisi before he entered the game in the 84th minute replacing Giorgi Merebashvili.

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