Macedonian internationals performances

Stankov (in green/white jersey to the right of #5) scores his goal; photo: viborg-folkeblad.dkDarko Tofiloski kept another clean sheet for Košice, Aleksandar Stankov notched a goal for Viborg, Hristijan Kirovski grabbed another goal in Poland, while Aleksandar Trajkovski, Muarem Muarem, Aco Stojkov, Stevica Ristikj, Armend Alimi and Slavcho Georgievski each picked up one assist for their respective teams.

Italy, Serie A, Parma – Napoli 1:0
Goran Pandev started on the bench for Napoli before he entered the game in the 81st minute replacing Marek Hamsik.  Napoli conceded the lone goal in the 55th minute to leave empty-handed from their trip to Parma.

Italy, Serie A, Cagliari – Roma 1:3
Agim Ibraimi opened the match on the bench for Cagliari before he was introduced in the 68th minute to take the place of Andrea Cossu.  Cagliari was outclassed as Roma, the second placed team, collected a comfortable road victory.

Italy, Serie B, Reggina – Latina 0:1
Stefan Ristovski started for Latina in right midfield and played until the 66th minute when he was substituted by Andrea Milani.

Germany, 1.Bundesliga, Eintracht Frankfurt – Mainz 2:0
Nikolche Noveski played all 90 minutes for Mainz who lost the local derby against Eintracht Frankfurt.  Noveski was back captaining the Mainz squad after missing the previous game with a shoulder injury.

England, Barclays Premier League, Norwich City – West Brom 0:1
Goran Popov was not included in the 18 player matchday squad by West Brom.

Belgium, Jupiler Pro League (Europa League Play-off Group A), Oostende – Waasland-Beveren 0:0
Ivan Trichkovski started in attack for Waasland-Beveren and played until the 83rd minute when he was replaced by Hanan Maman.

Belgium, Jupiler Pro League (Europa League Play-off Group B), Cercle Brugge – Mechelen 0:1
Tome Pachovski stayed on the bench for Mechelen as the #2 keeper behind Wouter Biebauw, while his teammate Aleksandar Trajkovski got the start and played until the 85th minute when he was substituted by Mats Rits.  Trajkovski compiled the assist on the lone goal in the 12th minute when his cross from the left was sent to the back of the net by Mads Junker.

To watch Trajkovski’s assist, click here (occurs at start of video).

Belgium, Jupiler Pro League (Relegation Play-off), Mons – OH Leuven 1:1
Jovan Kostovski returned from his three game red card suspension for OH Leuven by beginning on the bench before he entered the pitch in the 78th minute replacing Evariste Ngolok.  Kostovski had a big chance in the 84th minute, but his sliding effort from close range went over the goal.

Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Tavriya – Dnipro 0:2
Boban Grncharov played all 90 minutes for Tavriya who conceded a goal in each half on their way to the home loss against Dnipro.

Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Sevastopol – Vorskla 1:0
Adis Jahovikj played the entire game for Vorskla and had an opportunity midway through the 1st half, but he hesitated for a moment and the chance was squandered.

Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Poli Timișoara – Steaua București 0:0
Neither Daniel Georgievski nor Martin Bogatinov made the matchday squad by Steaua București.

Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Brașov – Astra 2:1
Mirko Ivanovski was not included in the 18 player squad by Astra.

Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Botoșani – Corona Braşov 3:1
Aco Stojkov played all 90 minutes for Botoșani and picked up one assist in the 39th minute when he made a pass to Claudiu Codoban who did the rest with a good finish past the visiting keeper.

The assist by Stojkov (at 1:47):

https://youtube.com/watch?v=1k2RwjhBKdA

Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Vaslui – Viitorul 0:1
Boban Nikolov was not among the 18 players called up by Viitorul.

Romania, Liga II, CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea – CS Universitatea Craiova 0:1
Tome Kitanovski opened the game on the bench for CS Universitatea Craiova before he made a late appearance in the 85th minute to replace Cristian Ganea.

Switzerland, Raiffeisen Super League, St. Gallen – Aarau 4:1
Muhamed Demiri was not included in the St. Gallen squad due to a yellow cards suspension.

Norway, Tippeligaen, Brann – Stabæk 1:2
Daniel Mojsov was an unused substitute for Brann.

Poland, T-Mobile Ekstraklasa, Widzew Łódź – Wisła Kraków 2:1
Ostoja Stjepanovikj played the entire game for Wisła Kraków and also received a yellow card in the 71st minute, while Yani Urdinov remained out with an injury for Widzew Łódź.

Poland, I Liga, Miedź Legnica – GKS Bełchatów 0:2
Hristijan Kirovski played all 90 minutes for GKS Bełchatów and scored the second and final goal just before halftime with a precise shot inside the area.

Denmark, Superliga, Brøndby – Esbjerg 1:0
Ferhan Hasani remained out with a knee injury for Brøndby.

Denmark, Superliga, Viborg – Odense 2:2
Aleksandar Stankov played the entire game for Viborg and scored the second goal for his team in the 55th minute with a header following a corner kick from the right.

To watch Stankov’s goal, click here (at 1:05 of video).

Spain, Segunda Division, Barcelona B – Numancia 3:0
David Babunski opened on the bench for Barcelona B before he made a late appearance in the 87th minute to take the place of Sandro Ramírez.

Thailand, Toyota Thai Premier League, Muangthong United – Bangkok Glass 2:1
Mario Gjurovski returned from his injury for Muangthong United and found himself in the starting lineup where he played 77 minutes before he was replaced by Sarach Yooyen, while Darko Tasevski played all 90 minutes for Bangkok Glass.  Muangthong came back from a goal down to get past Bangkok Glass in the first match featuring Gjurovski against Tasevski.

Austria, tipp3 Bundesliga, Sturm Graz – Admira 1:1
Aleksandar Todorovski started at right-back for Sturm Graz and played all 90 minutes in the home draw against Admira.  Sturm Graz scored its goal moments before halftime, while Admira equalized midway through the 2nd half.

Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Rad – OFK Beograd 1:0
Aleksandar Lazevski  played the entire game for Rad and was part of a defense that kept a clean sheet, while Darko Micevski was not included in the matchday squad by OFK Beograd.  Lazevski also picked up a yellow card in the 31st minute.

Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Čukarički – Napredak 1:0
Stefan Ashkovski played all 90 minutes for Napredak who conceded one goal moments before halftime which proved enough for Čukarički to claim all three points.

Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Novi Pazar – Jagodina 2:2
Nikola Jakimovski was not among the 18 players called up by Jagodina.

Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Radnički Kragujevac – Sloboda Užice 1:1
Dragan Chadikovski opened the game on the bench for Radnički Kragujevac before he was introduced in the 61st minute to replace Stefan Nedović.

Slovakia, Corgoň Liga, Košice – Nitra 1:0
Darko Tofiloski played from the start for Košice and kept yet another clean sheet in the slim home victory over Nitra.  The streak of Tofiloski not conceding a goal is now up to 561 minutes.  The next game for Košice is away to Spartak Trnava.

Azerbaijan, Topaz Premyer Liqası, Khazar Lankaran – Gabala 1:0
Both Dejan Blazhevski and Nikola Gligorov played the entire game for Khazar Lankaran who narrowly got past Gabala.  Gligorov also received a yellow card in the 31st minute.

Azerbaijan, Topaz Premyer Liqası, AZAL – Qarabağ 0:2
Muarem Muarem played all 90 minutes for Qarabağ and picked up the assist on the first goal in the 23rd minute when he found Reynaldo Silva who did the rest with a good finish past the AZAL keeper.

Video of the assist by Muarem (at 2:22):

https://youtube.com/watch?v=d7L5sp1aTOw

Azerbaijan, Topaz Premyer Liqası, Neftçi – Bakı 1:0
Igor Mitreski played the whole match for Neftçi and was part of a defense that kept a clean sheet, while Edin Nuredinoski stayed on the bench for Bakı as the #2 keeper behind Aqil Mammadov.

Azerbaijan, Topaz Premyer Liqası, Simurq – Inter Bakı 0:1
Slavcho Georgievski started in defensive midfield for Inter Bakı and played all 90 minutes in the slim triumph over Simurq.  Georgievski notched the assist on the lone goal in the 74th minute when his pass reached Bachana Tskhadadze who controlled the ball nicely before firing a shot past the opposing keeper.

The assist by Georgievski:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=J0nteF3jN-U

Cyprus, First Division Championship (Championship Group), Anorthosis – Ermis 1:2
Armend Alimi played the entire game for Ermis and provided the assist on the second goal for the visitors in the 68th minute when his corner from the right was headed home by Marco Tagbajumi.

Video of the assist by Alimi (at 0:40):

Cyprus, First Division Championship (Relegation Group), Aris Limassol – Ethnikos Achnas 1:1
Filip Timov started the match on the bench for Aris Limassol before he was introduced in the 80th minute to replace Juha Hakola.

Netherlands, Eredivisie, Heerenveen – PSV Eindhoven 3:0
Samir Fazli was an unused substitute for Heerenveen.

Netherlands, Eredivisie, Zwolle – Groningen 0:1
Denis Mahmudov was not included in the squad by Zwolle after sustaining an injury while playing for “Jong Zwolle” earlier in the week.

Netherlands, Eerste Divisie, MVV Maastricht – Achilles ’29 3:0
Antonio Stankov got the start for MVV Maastricht and played until the 88th minute when he was substituted by Nick Kuipers.  MVV rolled to an easy three points over the last placed team on the standings.

Bulgaria, A Group (Relegation Group), Chernomorets – Slavia 2:1
Kire Ristevski played all 90 minutes for Slavia as did Aleksandar Damchevski for Chernomorets.  The home side scored two goals in the 2nd half to record a come from behind victory over Slavia.

Bulgaria, A Group (Relegation Group), Lyubimets – Beroe 0:4
Stefan Spirovski began the game on the bench for Beroe before he came on in the 63rd minute to replace Igor Djoman.

South Korea, K League Classic, Jeonnam – Pohang 2:2
Stevica Ristikj started on the bench for Jeonnam before he entered the game in the 63rd minute to substitute Park Gi-Dong.  Ristikj then picked up an assist in the 79th minute when he made the final pass to Lee Jong-Ho who then slotted a shot past the Pohang keeper from close range.

Video of the assist by Stevo (at 5:50):

https://youtube.com/watch?v=yJUx6ojR5cY

Bosnia and Herzegovina, BH Telecom Premijer Liga, Rudar – Sarajevo 0:0
Krste Velkoski played all 90 minutes for Sarajevo in the goalless draw against Rudar.

Bosnia and Herzegovina, BH Telecom Premijer Liga, Zvijezda – Velež 1:2
Vlade Lazarevski started at right-back for Zvijezda and played until the 43rd minute when he was substituted by Senad Zuhrić.

Sweden, Allsvenskan, Elfsborg – Häcken 3:1
Leonard Zuta opened the game on the bench for Häcken before he was introduced in the 81st minute to replace David Frölund.

Belarus, Vysheyshaya Liga, BATE Borisov – Minsk 1:0
Predrag Rangjelovikj got the start for Minsk and played until the 84th minute when he made way for Alyaksandr Makas.  BATE Borisov, who has won every league title in Belarus since 2006, got past Minsk with the lone goal coming in the 61st minute.

Kazakhstan, Premyer Ligasi, Kaisar – Kairat 0:1
Dushan Savikj started in attack for Kaisar and played all 90 minutes in the narrow home loss against Kairat.  The only goal was scored by Kairat in the 89th minute.

Kazakhstan, Premyer Ligasi, Ordabasy – Tobol 3:0
Nikola Tonev played the entire game for Tobol in the convincing road defeat against Ordabasy.

Czech Republic, Gambrinus Liga, Slovácko – Sparta Praha 0:1
Veliche Shumulikoski played all 90 minutes for Slovácko who suffered a home defeat against the current table leaders in the Czech Republic.

Czech Republic, Gambrinus Liga, Teplice – Příbram 1:0
Zoran Danoski started on the bench for Příbram before he entered the game in the 71st minute replacing Martin Zeman.  Příbram conceded the lone goal in the 84th minute to suffer a tough loss.

Georgia, Umaglesi Liga, Chikhura – Dinamo Tbilisi 1:1
Darko Glishikj began on the bench for Dinamo Tbilisi before he made a late appearance in the 89th minute to substitute Giorgi Merebashvili.

Slovenia, PrvaLiga Telekom Slovenije, Domžale – Koper 3:1
Zeni Husmani opened the game on the bench for Domžale before he was introduced in the 82nd minute to replace Erik Janža.

Croatia, 2.HNL, Sesvete – Inter Zaprešić 0:2
Ilija Nestorovski started in attack for Inter Zaprešić and played until the 90th minute when he made way for Ivan Grabovac.

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