Two goals by Mirko Ivanovski, one goal apiece by Boban Grncharov, Daniel Mojsov, Mensur Kurtishi, and Dragan Chadikovski, and an assist by Daniel Georgievski, Stefan Ashkovski and Aleksandar Stankov highlighted this week’s Macedonian internationals performances.
Germany, 1.Bundesliga, Freiburg – Mainz 1:2
Nikolche Noveski played the entire game for Mainz and also received a yellow card in the 74th minute. Mainz got another win to open the season with the maximum six points from the first two games.
Germany, 1.Bundesliga, Wolfsburg – Schalke 04 4:0
Ferhan Hasani was not among the 18 players called up by Wolfsburg.
England, Barclays Premier League, West Brom – Southampton 0:1
Goran Popov was an unused substitute for West Brom who opened the English season with a narrow home loss against Southampton.
Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, Waasland-Beveren – Anderlecht 0:3
Ivan Trichkovski played all 90 minutes for Waasland-Beveren who competed well with the defending champions Anderlecht in the 1st half and early after the halftime break, but then conceded three goals after the 75th minute to suffer their first loss of the early season.
Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, Mechelen – Club Brugge 1:2
Tome Pachovski stayed on the bench for Mechelen as the #2 keeper behind Wouter Biebauw.
Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, Zulte Waregem – Mons 2:0
Aleksandar Trajkovski was an unused substitute for Zulte Waregem.
Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Goverla – Metalist 0:2
Aleksandar Lazevski made his debut for Goverla by starting at left-back and playing all 90 minutes in the home loss against Metalist.
Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Steaua București – CFR Cluj 3:0
Daniel Georgievski played the entire game for Steaua București and provided the assist on the first goal in the 12th minute when his cross was sent to the back of the net by Federico Piovaccari.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZsKYpbnS-M8
Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Pandurii – Astra 1:3
Mirko Ivanovski started for Astra and played until the 75th minute when he made way for Sadat Bukari. Ivanovski added two more goals in the 42nd and 63rd minute to continue his good recent form.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=QoqdppH457k
Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Corona Braşov – Dinamo București 1:1
Kristijan Naumovski stayed on the bench for Dinamo București as the #2 keeper behind Cristian Bălgrădean.
Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Viitorul – Gaz Metan Mediaș 0:0
Boban Nikolov played all 90 minutes for Viitorul in the goalless draw against Gaz Metan Mediaș.
Slovenia, 1. SNL, Maribor – Celje 5:1
Agim Ibraimi was given a rest by Maribor after playing 90 minutes for the Macedonian national team this past Wednesday, while Dragan Chadikovski played until the 76th minute for Celje and scored the lone goal for the visitors in the 58th minute.
Slovenia, 1. SNL, Rudar – Domžale 3:1
Zeni Husmani played the entire game for Domžale and also received a yellow card in the 45th minute. Husmani was let go by Domžale after last season, but was recently brought back to the team.
Switzerland, Schweizer Cup, Schönbühl – St. Gallen 1:8
Muhamed Demiri remains out with an injury for St. Gallen who easily advanced to the next round of the domestic cup by notching a seven goal margin win over Schönbühl.
Switzerland, Schweizer Cup, Le Mont – Wil 4:1
Adis Jahovikj played all 90 minutes for Wil who was dealt a heavy road defeat against lower division side Le Mont to exit the Swiss Cup competition.
Spain, Segunda Division, Mirandés – Barcelona B 2:1
David Babunski was an unused substitute for Barcelona B.
Poland, Puchar Polski, Zagłębie Sosnowiec – Wisła Kraków 0:4
Ostoja Stjepanovikj opened on the bench for Wisła Kraków before he entered the game in the 79th minute replacing Patryk Małecki. With the win, Wisła advanced to next round of Polish Cup.
Austria, tipp 3 Bundesliga, Sturm Graz – Red Bull Salzburg 1:1
Aleksandar Todorovski was not included in the Sturm Gruz squad due to an injury. Tests confirmed Todorovski has a broken left leg which will keep him on the sidelines for multiple months.
Bulgaria, A Group, Chernomorets – Botev Plovdiv 0:2
Boban Grncharov played the entire game for Botev Plovdiv and scored an early goal in the 2nd minute with a nice header following a long free kick from the right. The header came near where the penalty spot is so it had the necessary power and placement to get past the diving Chernomorets keeper.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=KJuZqay86jU
Bulgaria, A Group, CSKA Sofia – Neftochimic 4:0
Hristijan Kirovski started for CSKA Sofia and played until the 76th minute when he was substituted by Grigor Dolapchiev. Kirovski had two big chances in the 38th and 71st minute, but his first shot went over the goal, while his second attempt was badly mishit from a great position inside the area.
Bulgaria, A Group, Lyubimets – Pirin 1:0
Dragi Kocev was an unused substitute for Pirin.
Norway, Tippeligaen, Viking – Brann 3:2
Daniel Mojsov returned from his one game red card suspension for Brann and played all 90 minutes at right CB. Mojsov managed to grab his first goal in a Brann uniform in the 21st minute when he sent a header to the back of the net from close range. That gave Brann a 0:2 lead on the road, but Viking then scored the next three goals to collect a come from behind victory.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=F-rZFYrTIQM
Austria, tipp 3 Bundesliga, Sturm Graz – Red Bull Salzburg 1:1
Aleksandar Todorovski was not included in the Sturm Gruz squad due to an injury. Tests confirmed Todorovski has a broken left leg which will keep him on the sidelines for multiple months.
Slovakia, Corgoň Liga, Senica – Košice 1:0
Darko Tofiloski played from the start for Košice and conceded one goal in the 44th minute. Tofiloski dove and got a piece of the ball, but it went under him for a soft goal.
Georgia, Umaglesi Liga, Dila Gori – Dinamo Tbilisi 1:1
Darko Glishikj played all 90 minutes for Dinamo Tbilisi in a matchup between the top two teams on the standings last season.
Netherlands, Eredivisie, Heerenveen – Heracles 2:4
Samir Fazli opened the game on the bench for Heerenveen before he came on in the 71st minute to take the place of Magnus Wolff Eikrem.
Netherlands, Eerste Divisie, MVV Maastricht – Jong Ajax 1:0
Antonio Stankov got the start at right-back for MVV Maastricht and played the entire game in his team’s narrow home victory over Jong Ajax.
Cyprus, LTV Super Cup, APOEL – Apollon 1:0
Bojan Markoski was not included in the Apollon squad due to an injury. Markoski is still rehabbing from a very serious ruptured achilles tendon injury.
Thailand, Toyota Thai Premier League, Muangthong United – Pattaya United 3:2
Mario Gjurovski started on the bench for Muangthong United before he entered the game in the 57th minute replacing Edivaldo Hermoza.
Bosnia, BH Telecom Premijer Liga, Borac Banja Luka – Željezničar 2:1
Yani Urdinov played all 90 minutes for Željezničar who suffered its first blemish of the early season with a road defeat against Borac Banja Luka.
Sweden, Allsvenskan, Djurgården – Häcken 1:1
Leonard Zuta began the game on the bench for Häcken before he was introduced in the 80th minute to take the place of Nasiru Mohammed.
Turkey, PTT 1. Lig, Gaziantep – Denizlispor 1:0
Bajram Fetai started on the bench for Denizlispor before he entered the game in the 66th minute replacing Baris Örücü.
Hungary, OTP Bank Liga, Mezőkövesd-Zsóry – Lombard-Pápa 0:2
Jasmin Mecinovikj was not among 18 players called up by Lombard-Pápa.
Japan, J.League, Shonan Bellmare – Júbilo Iwata 1:1
Stevica Ristikj was not included in the Shonan Bellmare squad as Stevo is expected to make his debut next weekend since he just got to Japan several days ago.
Japan, J.League, Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Nagoya 1:1
Nikola Jakimovski began the game on the bench for Nagoya before he was introduced in the 90th minute to replace Taishi Taguchi. One minute later, in stoppage time, Nagoya scored the equalizer to snatch a point.
Japan, J2 League, Gifu – Mito 1:4
Bazhe Ilijoski played all 90 minutes for Gifu in the heavy home defeat against Mito.
Denmark, Superliga, SønderjyskE – Viborg 0:3
Aleksandar Stankov started in attack for Viborg and played the opening 45 minutes before he was substituted at the start of the 2nd half by Kevin Mensah. In the 8th minute, on Viborg’s first goal, Stankov did well to win the ball against an opposing player before setting up Thomas Dalgaard to score with a sliding effort from close range.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Donji Srem – Javor 1:1
Stefan Ashkovski played the entire game for Donji Srem and provided the assist on the lone goal for his team in the 13th minute when his effort on goal was redirected to the back of the net by striker Ognjen Damnjanovic.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Crvena Zvezda – Jagodina 2:1
Dragan Stojkov was not among the 18 players called up by Jagodina, while his teammate Predrag Rangjelovikj made his debut for his new club by getting the start in midfield and playing until the 87th minute when he was replaced by Milos Lepovic.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Spartak Subotica – OFK Beograd 1:0
Darko Micevski was an unused substitute for OFK Beograd.
Czech Republic, Gambrinus Liga, Příbram – Baník Ostrava 4:0
Zoran Danoski started for Příbram and played until the 62nd minute when he made way for Lukáš Stratil.
Azerbaijan, Topaz Premyer Liqası, Neftçi – Simurq 1:0
Igor Mitreski was not among the 18 players called up by Neftçi. According to reports out of Azerbaijan, Mitreski is expected to be released by Neftçi in the near future as they look to get younger.
Azerbaijan, Topaz Premyer Liqası, Qarabağ – Khazar Lankaran 2:0
Nikola Gligorov played the opening 45 minutes for Khazar before he was taken off at the start of the 2nd half by Mbilla Etame, while Muarem Muarem was not included in the 18 player squad by Qarabağ.
Azerbaijan, Topaz Premyer Liqası, Inter Bakı – AZAL 1:2
Slavcho Georgievski played the entire game for Inter Bakı who took the initial lead in the 30th minute before then conceding two unanswered goals to suffer the slim loss.
Azerbaijan, Topaz Premyer Liqası, Bakı – Ravan 5:0
Edin Nuredinoski was not included in the Bakı squad as Kamran Agayev started in goal while Aqil Mammadov was on the bench as the #2 keeper.
Kazakhstan, Premier League, Tobol – Zhetysu 2:0
Nikola Tonev played all 90 minutes for Tobol and was part of a defense that kept a clean sheet, while his teammate Mensur Kurtishi played the opening 45 minutes before he was substituted at the start of the 2nd half by Igor Bugaev. Kurtishi scored the opening goal of the game in the 13th minute.