Goran Pandev continued his recent good form with another goal for Napoli, Agim Ibraimi compiled two goals and an assist for Maribor after returning from a two game red card suspension, while Yani Urdinov provided an assist for Željezničar in Bosnia.
Italy, Serie A, Pescara – Napoli 0:3
Goran Pandev started for Napoli and played until the 78th minute when he was replaced by Emanuele Calaiò. Goran had his first quality chance in the 54th minute after being set up nicely by Marek Hamšík, but Pandev’s shot from a good position was straight at the keeper. Four minutes later, Pandev got on the scoresheet when he made a good turn following a low cross by Christian Maggio before slotting a shot to the back of the net from close range.
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Italy, Serie B, Bari – Spezia 2:1
Stefan Ristovski was an unused substitute for Bari.
Germany, Bundesliga, Mainz – Eintracht Frankfurt 0:0
Nikolche Noveski played all 90 minutes for Mainz in his usual left CB position during the goalless draw against rival Eintracht Frankfurt.
Germany, Bundesliga, Wolfsburg – Borussia Mönchengladbach 3:1
Ferhan Hasani continues to be left out of the Wolfsburg squad as he awaits the upcoming summer transfer window where he is fully expected to join another club in search of consistent playing time.
England, Barclays Premier League, Southampton – West Brom 0:3
Goran Popov was not among the 18 players called up by West Brom as he picked up a knock in training earlier in the week.
Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Volyn – Metalurh Zaporizhya 0:0
Vanche Shikov played the entire game for Volyn and was part of a defense that kept a clean sheet, while his teammate Dushan Savic came off the bench at the start of the 2nd half to replace Abayomi Owonikoko. Shikov also collected a yellow card in the 51st minute as Volyn played its first game under interim manager Anatoliy Piskovets after Anatoliy Demyanenko, the manager to begin the season, was let go due to a disastrous second half of the season. For Metalurh Zaporizhya, which officially clinched relegation to the second division, Besart Ibraimi played the opening 45 minutes before he was substituted at the halftime break by Brazilian midfielder Junior Godoi.
Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Karpaty – Zorya 2:0
Martin Bogatinov played from the start for Karpaty and kept a clean sheet as his side picked up an important three points to move further away from the relegation zone.
Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, Club Brugge – Anderlecht 2:1
Ivan Trichkovski was an unused substitute for Club Brugge.
Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, Mechelen – Waasland-Beveren 2:0
Tome Pachovski stayed on the bench for Mechelen as the #2 keeper behind Wouter Biebauw.
Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, Standard Liège – Zulte Waregem 1:0
Aleksandar Trajkovski started on the bench for Zulte Waregem before he entered the game in the 70th minute to replace Junior Malanda.
Switzerland, Raiffeisen Super League, Grasshoppers – Thun 0:2
Muhamed Demiri played all 90 minutes for Thun who scored a goal in each half to record a quality road win over Grasshoppers.
Switzerland, Raiffeisen Super League, St. Gallen – Zürich 1:2
Adis Jahovic was an unused substitute for Zürich.
Slovenia, 1. SNL, Maribor – Mura 4:0
Agim Ibraimi returned from his two match suspension for Maribor, his team losing both of those games, by playing the entire game and coming back with a bang by scoring two goals and providing an assist. The two strikes by Ibraimi that reached the back of the net in the 6th and 22nd minute were quite similar as they both involved well placed left footed shots to to the bottom left corner. In the 24th minute, Agim came close to collecting a hat-trick but his shot from inside the area struck the post. The final scoring chance for Ibraimi came in the 69th minute when his free kick from a dangerous position was saved nicely by the Mura keeper before going out for a corner. Agim did add a late assist in the 90th minute when his cross was headed home by Robert Beric to complete the 4:0 scoreline.
Slovenia, 1. SNL, Domžale – Aluminij 1:1
Zeni Husmani played all 90 minutes for Domžale in midfield, while his teammate Dragan Chadikovski started in attack and played until the 85th minute when he made way for Ivan Knezovic. Chadikovski scored the lone goal for Domžale in the 26th minute, coming directly from a well executed free kick.
Slovenia, 1. SNL, Rudar – Celje 0:1
Ljutfi Bilali was not summoned in the Celje squad, while his teammate Stefan Ristovski (not related to the player with the same name who plays for Bari) began the game on the bench before making a late substitute appearance in the 89th minute to take the place of Gregor Bajde.
Israel, Ligat Winner, Ironi Kiryat Shmona – Bnei Yehuda 0:1
Darko Tasevski got the start for Ironi Kiryat Shmona and played until the 41st minute when he was substituted by David Solari. The home side went down 0:1 moments earlier and the manager decided to made two changes minutes before halftime, one of them involving Tasevski.
Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, CFR Cluj – Steaua București 0:0
Daniel Georgievski was an unused substitute for Steaua București.
Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Vaslui – Astra 2:1
Mirko Ivanovski was not among the 18 players called up by Astra, while Nderim Nedjipi came off the bench for Vaslui in the 73rd minute to replace Liviu Antal.
Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Dinamo București – Gaz Metan Mediaș 2:0
Kristijan Naumovski stayed on the bench for Dinamo București as the #2 keeper behind Cristian Bălgrădean.
Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Petrolul – Viitorul 3:0
Boban Nikolov was an unused substitute for Viitorul.
Bulgaria, A PFG, Botev Plovdiv – Litex Lovech 1:0
Boban Grncharov played all 90 minutes for Botev Plovidv and was part of a defense that kept a clean sheet. The win moved Botev Plovdiv in sole possession of third place on the standings.
Bulgaria, A PFG, Cherno More – Pirin 5:1
Dragi Kocev was an unused substitute for Pirin.
Poland, T-Mobile Ekstraklasa, Polonia Warszawa – GKS Bełchatów 0:1
Aleksandar Todorovski played the entire game for Polonia Warszawa who suffered a bad loss against the last placed team on the table by conceding the lone goal in the 57th minute directly from a free kick.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Novi Pazar – Partizan 0:0
Aleksandar Lazevski was not included in the Partizan squad.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Radnički 1923 – Jagodina 0:0
Dragan Stojkov started on the bench for Jagodina before he entered the game in the 74th minute replacing Dario Damjanovic.
Cyprus, Laiki Bank League, Alki – Nea Salamis 1:2
Nikola Gligorov played all 90 minutes for Alki in midfield, while Armend Alimi also got the start for Nea Salamis and played until the 30th minute when he made way for Christos Modestou.
Czech Republic, Gambrinus Liga, Slovácko – České Budějovice 2:0
Veliche Shumulikoski played the entire game for Slovácko who snapped a five game losing streak in league play with the home win over České Budějovice.
Austria, tipp3 Bundesliga, Mattersburg – Wacker Innsbruck 1:2
Ilcho Naumoski got the start for Mattersburg and played until the 84th minute when he was substituted by Martin Rodler. With the loss, Mattersburg fell to last place on the standings as the bottom four teams are only separated by one point with five rounds remaining until the end of the season.
Austria, Erste Liga, Lustenau – BW Linz 4:3
Filip Gachevski played from the start for Lustenau and conceded three goals, the last of which coming on a converted penalty kick.
Thailand, Toyota Thai Premier League, Muangthong United – Chiangrai United 2:1
Mario Gjurovski started for Muangthong United and played until the 63rd minute when he was replaced by Pak Nam-Chol.
Netherlands, Eerste Divisie, Oss – Helmond Sport 1:2
Samir Fazli played all 90 minutes for Helmond Sport and on the game winner in the 77th minute, Fazli’s header following a corner kick struck the left goal post but defender Ferry de Regt scored on the rebound to hand the visitors all three points.
Netherlands, Eerste Divisie, Volendam – MVV Maastricht 2:1
Antonio Stankov started at right-back for MVV Maastricht and played the entire game as his team was dealt a minimal loss by conceding the game winning goal in the 84th minute.
Japan, J.League, Nagoya – Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1:1
Nikola Jakimovski opened the game on the bench for Nagoya before he came on in the 73rd minute to replace Keiji Tamada.
Turkey, PTT 1. Lig, Denizlispor – Şanlıurfaspor 1:1
Bajram Fetai started on the bench for Denizlispor before he made a late substitute appearance in the 82nd minute to take the place of Onur Alkan, the lone scorer of Denizlispor’s goal in the 45th minute.
Azerbaijan, Topaz Premyer Liqası, Neftçi – Inter Bakı 2:0
Igor Mitreski played the entire game for Neftçi and was part of a defense that kept a clean sheet, while Slavcho Georgievski was not included in the Inter Bakı squad due to a yellow cards suspension.
Azerbaijan, Topaz Premyer Liqası, Bakı – Simurq 2:1
Edin Nuredinoski stayed on the bench for Bakı as the #2 keeper behind Kamran Agayev.
Azerbaijan, Topaz Premyer Liqası, Gabala – Qarabağ 0:2
Muarem Muarem was an unused substitute for Qarabağ.
Slovakia, Corgoň Liga, Košice – Zlaté Moravce 0:2
Darko Tofiloski was not included in the Košice squad due to a yellow cards suspension.
Kazakhstan, Premier League, Astana – Zhetysu 4:1
Filip Ivanovski was an unused substitute for Astana.
Kazakhstan, Premier League, Tobol – Shakhter 1:2
Nikola Tonev remained out with an injury for Tobol, while his teammate Mensur Kurtishi began the game on the bench before he was introduced in the 56th minute to replace Yussuf Saleh.
Bosnia, BH Telecom Premijer Liga, Željezničar – Gradina 4:0
Yani Urdinov played the entire game for Željezničar and was part of a defense that kept a clean sheet in the dominant home victory over last placed Gradina. Urdinov provided the assist on the second goal when his cross from the left was headed home by Eldin Adilovic.
Bosnia, BH Telecom Premijer Liga, Zvijezda – Olimpik Sarajevo 0:2
Fahrudin Gjurgjevikj was an unused substitute for Zvijezda, while his teammate Perica Stancheski started in midfield and played until the 62nd minute when he was substituted by Slobodan Milanovic.
Greece, Football League, Kallithea – Iraklis 0:1
Hristijan Kirovski played all 90 minutes for Iraklis who moved up to second place on the standings with the win away to Kallithea, a position that leads to promotion.
Sweden, Allsvenskan, Mjällby – Brommapojkarna 4:2
Daniel Ivanovski played from the start for Mjällby at right-back in the home victory over newly promoted top division side Brommapojkarna.
Armenia, Premier League, Ararat – Impuls 1:2
Filip Timov started on the bench for Impuls before he entered the game in the 67th minute replacing Diego Castro.
Denmark, 1. Division, Hjørring – Viborg 1:1
Aleksandar Stankov began the game on the bench for Viborg before he made a late substitute appearance with his team losing 1:0. Stankov rewarded the manager when deep into stoppage time, his shot towards goal came off a Hjørring defender for an own goal to help Viborg collect a point.
Hungary, OTP Bank Liga, Kecskemét – Egri 3:1
Jasmin Mecinovikj played the entire game for Egri who conceded all three goals away to Kecskemét in the opening 26 minutes.
Georgia, Umaglesi Liga, Dila Gori – Dinamo Tbilisi 0:1
Darko Glishikj played all 90 minutes for Dinamo Tbilisi who collected a narrow victory over Dila Gori thanks to a late goal by Mikel Álvaro in the 87th minute. The win ensured that Dinamo Tbilisi extended its lead at the top of the table to seven points by defeating the second placed team by a slim margin.