Macedonian internationals performances (24-27.05.2024)

Aleksandar Trajkovski had a perfect ending to the season by scoring a hattrick and adding one assist, Ljupcho Doriev scored a hat-trick, while Besart Abdurahimi netted one goal.

photo by HNK Hajduk Splir: Aleksandar Trajkovski in action for Hajduk

Albania, Kategoria Superiore play-off final, Partizani – Egnatia 0:1
David Atanaskoski played the full match as Partizani felt short and lost the final to Egnatia who are champions.

Albania, Kategoria Superiore play-off 3rd place, Skënderbeu – Vllaznia 3:2
Ramin Alii and Suhejlj Muharem remained unused substitutes in the 3rd place play-off win over Vllaznia.

Armenia, Bardzraguyn khumb, Alashkert – Ararat Armenia 1:3
Stefan Ashkovski played the last 25 minutes for the hosts, while Damjan Shishkovski remained on the bench for the visitors.

Australia, A-League play-off, Central Coast Mariners – Melbourne Victory 3:1
Matthew Bozhinovski was once again not summoned by the visitors as he is currently playing for their B team.

Azerbaijan, Premyer Liqası, Sumqayıt – Qəbələ 1:0
Kristijan Velinovski remained out of action as he is still recovering from his injury.

Bosnia-Herzegovina, Premijer Liga, Široki Brijeg – Sarajevo 2:2
Dejan Iliev was left out of the squad as the coach decided to give the backup goalie a chance in the last match of the season.

Bosnia-Herzegovina, Premijer Liga, Igman – Zrinjski 1:4
Besart Abdurahimi played the full game and scored the final goal of the match in the 89th minute to bring Zrinjski a 1:4 win over Igman.

Bulgaria, Parva Liga, Cherno More – Krumovgrad 3:1
Vlatko Drobarov played the full match for Cherno More.

Bulgaria, Parva Liga, Hebar – Etar 3:1
Aleksandar Mishov got introduced for Etar in the 69th minute. His club finished last in the standings, thus getting relegated to the second Bulgarian division.

Bulgaria, Parva Liga, Lokomotiv Sofia – Pirin 1:0
Dime Dimov played the full match in the last round of the season.

Croatia, SuperSport HNL, Dinamo – Rudeš 3:3
Both Arijan Ademi and Stefan Ristovski were spared from participating in the last round of the season as the coach decided to give the reserve players a chance against Rudeš.

Croatia, SuperSport HNL, Gorica – Istra 2:0
Andrej Lazarov made the start for Gorica and played until the 71st minute.

Croatia, SuperSport HNL, Lokomotiva – Hajduk 2:5
Aleksandar Trajkovski closed the season in Croatia with a stunning match against Lokomotiva, scoring a hat-trick and providing an assist to bring Hajduk an impressive 2:5 away win. His club finished third in the standings, after an inconsistent season with few ups and downs in the form. Aleks seems to have found his form in the last few weeks, and he will hopefully show that in the following National Team games as well. He went on to play for 82 minutes, while Dashmir Elezi did not get summoned by the hosts.

Trajkovski’s goals & assist (at 1:32, 3:55, 5:54 & 8:50):

Croatia, SuperSport HNL, Varaždin – Osijek 0:2
Dimitar Mitrovski did not get summoned for this round.

Czech Republic, Česká První liga, Bohemians – Pardubice 0:1
Milan Ristovski played the first halftime for the hosts.

Czech Republic, Česká První liga, Karviná – Dynamo 1:0
Filip Antovski remained out of the first team squad for Karviná as he has only been playing for the reserve team this spring.

Denmark, Superliga, Hvidovre – Lyngby 0:0
Both Ahmed Iljazovski and Lirim Kjamili played the whole match for the home team.

Kazakhstan, Qazaqstan League Cup, Zhetysu – Astana 2:1
Aleksa Amanović played the whole match for the away team.

Kazakhstan, Qazaqstan League Cup, Taraz – Kyzylzhar 1:2
Nikola Bogdanovski remained an unused sub for Kyzylzhar.

Kazakhstan, Qazaqstan League Cup, Yelimay Semey – Turan 3:0
Viktor Velkoski played the whole match for the visitors.

Poland, Ekstraklasa, Ruch Chorzow – Cracovia 2:0
Jani Atanasov was in Cracovia’s starting lineup and was replaced by Oshima in the 65th minute.

Poland, Ekstraklasa, Puszcza – Piast 2:0
Tihomir Kostadinov played for Piast until the 63rd minute.

Romania, Liga I relegation, Csíkszereda – Dinamo 0:0
Darko Velkovski did not feature in this match for Dinamo, but the important news is that his side managed to avoid relegation.

Romania, Liga I, U Craiova – U Cluj 0:0 (5:4 p.s.o.)
Gjoko Zajkov and his team had a long battle for the last spot that took his team to the UEFA Conference league. Zajkov was in the home team’s starting lineup on the match that ended 0:0 after the regular 90 minutes. His team then scored a goal from penalty in the 120th minute, but the opponents equalized with a goal in the 10th additional minute of the extra time. Zajkov scored the last penalty for his team and his team managed to qualify for an European competition next season.

Match highlights:
Russia, Pervaya liga, Akron – SKA 2:1
Bojan Dimoski was in Akron’s starting lineup and played the whole match.

Serbia, Super Liga Srbije, Spartak – IMT 1:1
Andrej Todoroski played the whole match for Spartak, while Milosh Tosheski stayed on the bench.

Spain, Primera División, Rayo Vallecano – Athletic 0:1
Stole Dimitrievski was Rayo’s reserve goalkeeper. He will move to Valencia this summer.

Sweden, Allsvenskan, Västerås – Brommapojkarna 1:1
Leonard Zhuta replaced Tim Waker for Brommapojkarna in the 86th minute of the match.

Sweden, Allsvenskan, Hammarby – Sirius 3:0
David Mitov Nilsson wasn’t part of Sirius matchday squad.

Switzerland, Super League play-out, Grasshoppers – Thun 1:1
Dorian Babunski was unused substitute for Grasshoppers.

Türkiye, Süper Lig, Adana Demirspor – Başakşehir 2:6
Jovan Manev remained whole game at Adana’s bench.

Türkiye, Süper Lig, Alanyaspor – Antalyaspor 1:1
Erdal Rakip wasn’t summoned by Antalyaspor for this match.

Türkiye, Süper Lig, Konyaspor – Galatasaray 1:3
Valon Ethemi played until the 59th minute for Konyaspor when he made way for Muhammet Demir.

Türkiye, Süper Lig, Trabzonspor – Ankaragücü 4:2
Enis Bardhi played till the 17th minute for Trabzonspor when he left the pitch because of injury. Kerem Şen took his place.

Uzbekistan, O’zbekiston Superligasi, Olympic – Andijon 0:0
Demir Imeri watched the game from the Andijon’s bench.

Uzbekistan, O’zbekiston Superligasi, So’g’diyona – Bunyodkor 4:0
Ljupcho Doriev opened in attack for So’g’diyona and lasted on the pitch till the 78th minute when he was substituted by the Montenegrin international Zoran Petrović. Doriev scored a hat-trick in the 11th, 39th and 42nd minute of the match.

Doriev’s goals (at 2:10, 4:00 & 4:44):

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