Agim Ibraimi and Zoran Danoski each scored two goals for their respective teams, Bazhe Ilijoski debuted with an assist for Gifu, Ivan Trichkovski and Daniel Mojsov played their first game for Waasland-Beveren and Brann, respectively, while Mensur Kurtishi added a goal for Tobol.
Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, Waasland-Beveren – Gent 1:1
Ivan Trichkovski played the entire game for Waasland-Beveren in his official league debut for his new club where he will spend this season on loan from Club Brugge.
Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, Mechelen – Standard Liège 0:2
Tome Pachovski stayed on the bench for Mechelen as the #2 keeper behind Wouter Biebauw. Pachovski was involved in a closely contested competition for the starting keeper job during the summer preparations, but the Mechelen manager opted to go with Biebauw to begin the season.
Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, Lierse – Zulte Waregem 1:2
Aleksandar Trajkovski started on the bench for Zulte Waregem before he entered the game in the 83rd minute to replace Mbaye Leye. Trajkovski had one shot on goal deep into stoppage time, but his powerful shot was straight at the Lierse keeper.
Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Metalurh Zaporizhya – Volyn 3:0
Vanche Shikov played all 90 minutes for Volyn who had a disastrous start by conceding a penalty in the opening minute. Metalurh Zaporizhya converted the spot kick and never looked back in collecting the victory. On the third goal in the 38th minute, a shot from distance by Serhiy Rudyka took a deflection off of Shikov before reaching the back of the net over the hapless Volyn keeper.
Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Dinamo București – Vaslui 2:0
Kristijan Naumovski was an unused substitute for Dinamo București as he was the #2 keeper behind Cristian Bălgrădean, while Nderim Nedzipi was not called up by Vaslui.
Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Rapid București – Viitorul 1:1
Boban Nikolov played the entire game for Viitorul and came close to scoring in the 40th minute when his shot from outside of the box took a deflection before going just wide of the right goal post.
Switzerland, Raiffeisen Super League, Sion – St. Gallen 0:1
Muhamed Demiri remains out with an injury for St. Gallen.
Slovenia, 1. SNL, Maribor – Koper 6:1
Agim Ibraimi started on the bench for Maribor before he entered the game in the 66th minute replacing Amir Derviševic. Ibraimi managed to score two goals in the 73rd and 87th minute, the first one coming on a converted penalty kick and the second with a precise left footed shot to the upper left corner.
Austria, tipp 3 Bundesliga, Sturm Graz – Grödig 0:2
Aleksandar Todorovski played all 90 minutes for Sturm Graz who continued their disappointing start to the season, both domestically and in the Europa League, with a home loss to newly promoted side Grödig.
Austria, Erste Liga, Kapfenberg – Parndorf 2:0
Filip Gachevski was not included in the Kapfenburg squad due to a red card suspension.
Bulgaria, A Group, Botev Plovdiv – Pirin 7:1
Boban Grncharov was an unused substitute for Botev Plovdiv, while Dragi Kocev began on the bench for Pirin before he was introduced in the 63rd minute to take the place of Mario Bliznakov.
Norway, Tippeligaen, Brann – Rosenborg 1:4
Daniel Mojsov played the entire game for Brann and also received a yellow card in the 83rd minute. This was Daniel’s debut for Brann as he became eligible to play for the club on 15 July. However, it will be one that he tries to forget quickly as Brann was handed a heavy home defeat.
Slovakia, Corgoň Liga, Košice – Nitra 4:2
Darko Tofiloski played from the start for Košice and conceded two goals in the 40th and 90th minute on a header following a corner kick and a volley from inside the area.
Sweden, Allsvenskan, Östers – Mjällby 1:1
Daniel Ivanovski started at right CB for Mjällby and played until the 76th minute when he was substituted by Robin Cederberg.
Hungary, OTP Bank Liga, Lombard-Pápa – Puskás Academy 1:1
Jasmin Mecinovikj was not among the 18 players called up by Lombard-Pápa.
Bosnia, BH Telecom Premijer Liga, Zvijezda – Željezničar 0:1
Yani Urdinov played the entire game for Željezničar and was part of a defense that kept a clean sheet in the narrow road victory to mark the start of the 2013-14 Bosnian season.
Japan, J2 League, Fagiano Okayama – Gifu 1:2
Bazhe Ilijoski made his official league debut for Gifu by getting the start and playing until the 84th minute when he made way for Hirofumi Moriyasu. Ilijoski was credited with a rather fortunate assist in the 3rd minute when he couldn’t quite control a cross near the edge of the area, but the slight contact he made with the ball reached striker partner Yuki Nakamura who slotted a shot to the back of the net.
Denmark, Superliga, Nordsjælland – Viborg 1:1
Aleksandar Stankov played all 90 minutes for Viborg who scored the equalizer early in the 2nd half to snatch a hard fought point away to Nordsjælland.
Czech Republic, Gambrinus Liga, Příbram – Viktoria Plzeň 2:4
Zoran Danoski started for Příbram on the left wing and played until the 76th minute when he was substituted by Lukáš Stratil. Danoski scored both of his team’s goals, the first coming in the 16th minute following a defensive error while the second came six minutes later on a volley from just inside the area. Zoran was also shown a yellow card in the 35th minute.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=2L_5XGb1otw
Kazakhstan, Premier League, Tobol – Zhetysu 3:1
Mensur Kurtishi got the start for Tobol and played until the 82nd minute when he was replaced by Aleksandr Andreev, while his teammate Nikola Tonev was not included in the 18 player squad. Kurtishi scored the opening goal of the game in the 18th minute when he headed in from close range following a cross from the right by Ognjen Krasic.
Video of the goal by Kurtishi (at 1:05):