Goran Pandev collected an assist for Napoli, Ivan Trichkovski grabbed one goal for Waasland-Beveren, Adis Jahovikj of Vorskla and Muarem Muarem of Qarabağ amassed one assist, Hristijan Kirovski netted his first goal for GKS Bełchatów, while the three Macedonian attackers playing in Greek’s second division each notched one goal for their respective teams.
Italy, Serie A, Napoli – Juventus 2:0
Goran Pandev opened on the bench for Napoli before he was introduced in the 74th minute to replace Gonzalo Higuaín. In the 81st minute, Pandev recorded an assist when he sent a good long ball to Dries Mertens who did the rest with a great finish past Juventus keeper Gianluigi Buffon.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=YV_j7jI8Ic8
Italy, Serie A, Torino – Cagliari 2:1
Agim Ibraimi started for Cagliari and played until the 79th minute when he was substituted by Andrea Cossu. Ibraimi had his best chance in the 40th minute when his free kick was punched away by the Torino keeper.
Italy, Serie B, Latina – Carpi 1:0
Stefan Ristovski played all 90 minutes for Latina who got back on track following three straight losses to snatch all three points in the home encounter against Carpi.
Germany, 1.Bundesliga, Mainz – Augsburg 3:0
Nikolche Noveski was an unused substitute for Mainz as he was a late scratch from the starting lineup after suffering a shoulder injury during warm-ups.
England, Barclays Premier League, West Brom – Cardiff City 3:3
Goran Popov was not included in the 18 player matchday squad by West Brom.
Belgium, Jupiler Pro League (Europa League Play-off Group A), Waasland-Beveren – Lierse 1:0
Ivan Trichkovski opened the match on the bench for Waasland-Beveren before he was introduced in the 57th minute to take the place of Hanan Maman. Three minutes later, Trichkovski scored the first goal of the game with an overhead kick from close range. Ivan intercepted a pass, then made a long run, then found teammate Dalibor Veselinović whose shot was saved but Trichkovski was there to score on the rebound.
Belgium, Jupiler Pro League (Europa League Play-off Group B), Mechelen – Charleroi 0:2
Tome Pachovski stayed on the bench for Mechelen as the #2 keeper behind Wouter Biebauw, while his teammate Aleksandar Trajkovski started in attack and played until the 82nd minute when he was replaced by Glenn Claes.
Belgium, Jupiler Pro League (Relegation Play-off), OH Leuven – Mons 2:0
Jovan Kostovski did not play for OH Leuven as he served the final game on his three match suspension.
Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Metalurh Donetsk – Volyn 1:3
Vanche Shikov was not included in the Volyn squad due to an injury.
Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Metalurh Zaporizhya – Tavriya 1:0
Boban Grncharov played all 90 minutes for Tavriya and also received a yellow card in the 90th minute due to an argument with the referee who had disallowed a late equalizer by the visitors.
Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Vorskla – Hoverla 3:1
Adis Jahovikj played the entire game for Vorskla and collected an assist on the third and final for his team in the 73rd minute when he found Oleh Mishchenko who took one touch with the ball before slotting a shot past the visiting keeper.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=bZhlDiLeC_s
Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Ceahlăul – Astra 0:2
Mirko Ivanovski was an unused substitute for Astra.
Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Petrolul – Dinamo București 2:2
Kristijan Naumovski played from the start for Dinamo București and conceded two goals in the 4th and 34th minute, the first coming on a converted penalty kick. Naumovski also received a yellow card in the 79th minute after he got tangled up with Petrolul striker Abel Camará who was also a yellow card by the referee.
Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Viitorul – Poli Timișoara 1:2
Boban Nikolov was not among the 18 players called up by Viitorul as he is still building up his fitness levels following an injury.
Romania, Liga II, CS Universitatea Craiova – Bihor Oradea 1:0
Tome Kitanovski played all 90 minutes for CS Universitatea Craiova and was part of a defense that kept a clean sheet in the narrow victory over Bihor Oradea. Kitanovski provided the assist on the only goal of the game in the 67th minute when his cross from the right was headed home by Cristian Ganea.
Switzerland, Raiffeisen Super League, Sion – St. Gallen 1:1
Muhamed Demiri played the entire game for St. Gallen and also received a late yellow card in the 90th minute.
Norway, Tippeligaen, Sarpsborg 08 – Brann 3:0
Daniel Mojsov started at CB for Brann and played until the 70th minute when he was replaced by Ibrahima Dramé. Brann opened the 2014 season in Norway with a convincing loss against Sarpsborg 08.
Poland, T-Mobile Ekstraklasa, Cracovia – Widzew Łódź 1:1
Yani Urdinov was not included in the Widzew Łódź squad due to an injury that he sustained near the end of Wednesday’s training.
Poland, I Liga, GKS Bełchatów – Olimpia Grudziądz 2:1
Hristijan Kirovski played all 90 minutes for GKS Bełchatów and scored his first league goal for the club in the 34th minute with a header following a cross by his teammate Michał Mak.
Denmark, Superliga, Viborg – Brøndby 0:1
Ferhan Hasani was not included in the Brøndby squad due to a knee injury, while Antonio Stankov started for Viborg and played until the 67th minute when he was replaced by Lucas Jensen. Stankov also picked up a yellow card in the 12th minute.
Spain, Segunda Division, Eibar – Barcelona B 0:0
David Babunski was an unused substitute for Barcelona B.
Thailand, Toyota Thai Premier League, Bangkok Glass – Air Force United 2:0
Darko Tasevski played from the start for Bangkok Glass and also received a yellow card in the 49th minute. Bangkok Glass scored both after the 2nd half to triumph over Air Force United.
Thailand, Toyota Thai Premier League, BEC Tero Sasana – Muangthong United 1:1
Mario Gjurovski was not included in the Muangthong United squad due to an injury.
Austria, tipp3 Bundesliga, Rapid Wien – Sturm Graz 0:2
Aleksandar Todorovski played the entire game for Sturm Graz who conceded both goals from set pieces in the opening 10 minutes. The first goal came directly from a free kick, while the second came on a header following a free kick into the box.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Sloboda Užice – Rad 1:0
Aleksandar Lazevski played all 90 minutes for Rad who suffered another loss to remain in last place on the standings. The only goal was scored in the 66th minute when Sloboda Užice was awarded a penalty. The attempt was initially stopped by the Rad keeper, but the penalty kick taker then scored on the rebound opportunity.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Napredak – Spartak Subotica 0:0
Stefan Ashkovski played the entire game for Napredak and was part of a defense that kept a clean sheet in the goalless draw against Spartak Subotica.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, OFK Beograd – Partizan 0:2
Darko Micevski opened the match on the bench for OFK Beograd before he was introduced in the 60th minute to take the place of Stojan Pilipović. Partizan notched a goal in each half to down OFK Beograd.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Jagodina – Čukarički 4:2
Nikola Jakimovski was an unused substitute for Jagodina.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Donji Srem – Radnički Kragujevac 4:1
Dragan Chadikovski started on the bench for Radnički Kragujevac before he entered the game in the 59th minute replacing Nikola Kovačević.
Slovakia, Corgoň Liga, Dukla Banská Bystrica – Košice 0:1
Darko Tofiloski played from the start for Košice and kept his fifth consecutive clean sheet in the narrow road victory over Dukla Banská Bystrica. Tofiloski has now gone 471 minutes without conceding a goal.
Azerbaijan, Topaz Premyer Liqası, Neftçi – Khazar Lankaran 1:0
Dejan Blazhevski was not included in the 18 player matchday squad by Khazar Lankaran, while his teammate Nikola Gligorov played all 90 minutes in defensive midfield. As for Neftçi, Igor Mitreski started at CB and played the entire game.
Azerbaijan, Topaz Premyer Liqası, Qarabağ – Gabala 3:0
Muarem Muarem started in midfield for Qarabağ and played until the 71st minute when he was replaced by Ansi Agolli. Muarem provided the assist on the first goal in the 48th minute when he made the last pass before Marinaldo Silva scored from close range.
Azerbaijan, Topaz Premyer Liqası, Bakı – Simurq 2:1
Edin Nuredinoski stayed on the bench for Bakı as the #2 keeper behind Aqil Mammadov.
Cyprus, First Division Championship (Championship Group), AEL Limassol – Ermis 4:0
Armend Alimi was an unused substitute for Ermis.
Cyprus, First Division Championship (Relegation Group), Kouklia – Aris Limassol 1:2
Filip Timov was an unused substitute for Aris Limassol.
Sweden, Allsvenskan, Mjällby – Gefle 2:2
Daniel Ivanovski opened the game on the bench for Mjällby before he was introduced in the 80th minute to take the place of the starting right-back Danny Ervik. All four goals were scored in the 1st half as Mjällby began the 2014 season in Sweden with a point against Gefle.
Netherlands, Eredivisie, Vitesse – Heerenveen 2:2
Samir Fazli was an unused substitute for Heerenveen.
Netherlands, Eredivisie, ADO Den Haag – Zwolle 1:1
Denis Mahmudov was an unused substitute for Zwolle.
Netherlands, Eerste Divisie, Almere City – MVV Maastricht 1:0
Antonio Stankov started at right-back for MVV Maastricht and played all 90 minutes in the narrow road loss against Almere City.
Bulgaria, A Group (Relegation Group), Beroe – Chernomorets 3:0
Stefan Spirovski was an unused substitute for Beroe, while Aleksandar Damchevski started at left CB for Chernomorets and played all 90 minutes in the sound defeat for the visitors.
South Korea, K League Classic, Incheon United – Jeonnam 0:0
Stevica Ristikj started at CF for Jeonnam and played the entire game in the goalless draw against Incheon United.
Bosnia and Herzegovina, BH Telecom Premijer Liga, Borac Banja Luka – Sarajevo 0:0
Krste Velkoski played the whole match for Sarajevo and came closest to scoring in the 31st minute when he struck the right goal post.
Bosnia and Herzegovina, BH Telecom Premijer Liga, Mladost – Zvijezda 2:0
Vlade Lazarevski played all 90 minutes for Zvijezda who conceded both goals in the opening 23 minutes to suffer the road loss against Mladost.
Belarus, Vysheyshaya Liga, Minsk – Dinamo Brest 2:0
Predrag Rangjelovikj played the entire game for Minsk who scored a goal in each half to down Dinamo Brest in the opening round of the 2014 Belarusian season.
Kazakhstan, Premyer Ligasi, Astana – Kaisar 1:0
Dushan Savikj started in attack for Kaisar and played until the 73rd minute when he was replaced by Rimo Hunt. Savikj had two quality chances in the 19th and 35th minute, but his first shot went just over the goal while his second effort was parried away by the Astana keeper. Dushan was also shown a yellow card in the 63rd minute.
Kazakhstan, Premyer Ligasi, Tobol – Zhetysu 0:2
Nikola Tonev played all 90 minutes for Tobol in the home defeat against Zhetysu.
Czech Republic, Gambrinus Liga, Příbram – Slovácko 3:2
Veliche Shumulikoski played the whole match for Slovácko in defensive midfield, while Zoran Danoski was an unused substitute for Příbram.
Georgia, Umaglesi Liga, Dinamo Tbilisi – Zestafoni 1:0
Darko Glishikj started on the bench for Dinamo Tbilisi before he entered the game in the 77th minute replacing Giorgi Merebashvili. Glishikj came close to scoring in the 83rd minute, but his powerful shot from distance went just over the goal.
Slovenia, PrvaLiga Telekom Slovenije, Rudar – Domžale 3:1
Zeni Husmani got the start for Domžale and played until the 89th minute when he made way for Anže Jelar.
Greece, Football League, Paniliakos – Acharnaikos 2:1
Marjan Altiparmakovski played all 90 minutes for Paniliakos and scored the game winner in the 75th minute to hand his team all three points.
Greece, Football League, Kerkyra – Pierikos 1:0
Zoran Baldovaliev played the entire game for Kerkyra and scored the lone goal in the 56th minute to propel his team past Pierikos.
Greece, Football League, Apollon Kalamaria – Ethnikos Gazoros 1:3
Ivan Nastevski started on the bench for Ethnikos Gazoros before he entered the game in the 61st minute replacing Stelios Nyrlas. Nastevski then added two late goals in the 87th and 90th minute to cement the victory for Ethnikos Gazoros. His first goal came on a converted penalty kick.
Croatia, 2.HNL, Solin – Inter Zaprešić 1:0
Ilija Nestorovski played all 90 minutes for Inter Zaprešić in the slim road defeat against Solin.