Aleksandar Trajkovski, Mario Gjurovski, Aco Stojkov and Stevica Ristikj each collected one assist for their respective teams, Goran Pandev won the Italian Cup for the fifth time, Dejan Blazhevski netted one goal for Khazar Lankaran, while Filip Timov and Zoran Baldovaliev added two goals apiece for Aris Limassol and Kerkyra, respectively.
Italy, Coppa Italia, Fiorentina – Napoli 1:3
Goran Pandev started on the bench for Napoli before he entered the game in the 70th minute replacing Gonzalo Higuain. Pandev had a quality chance soon thereafter in the 74th minute, but his effort was saved nicely by the Fiorentina keeper. Napoli still won the game 3:1 which brought Pandev his fifth Italian Cup trophy. He has now won the domestic cup trophy in five of the past six seasons with three different teams (Lazio, Inter, Napoli).
Italy, Serie B, Juve Stabia – Latina 1:1
Stefan Ristovski played all 90 minutes for Latina who needed an equalizing goal in the 78th minute to salvage a point against last placed Juve Stabia. Latina is fighting for promotion to Serie A so these two dropped points might haunt them down the line.
Germany, 1.Bundesliga, Borussia Mönchengladbach – Mainz 3:1
Nikolche Noveski played the entire game for Mainz who was tripped up in the away trip to Borussia Mönchengladbach. Mainz plays its final game of the season next weekend when they host Hamburg.
England, Barclays Premier League, Arsenal – West Brom 1:0
Goran Popov continues to be left out of the matchday squad by West Brom. On Sunday, Popov confirmed the inevitable in that he will be leaving West Brom at the end of the season.
Belgium, Jupiler Pro League (Europa League Play-off Group A), Waasland-Beveren – Oostende 0:1
Ivan Trichkovski was not included in the Waasland-Beveren squad due to a sprained ankle.
Belgium, Jupiler Pro League (Europa League Play-off Group B), Mechelen – Cercle Brugge 2:0
Tome Pachovski played from the start for Mechelen and kept a clean sheet in his return to the starting lineup, while his teammate Aleksandar Trajkovski also played the full 90 minutes and picked up the assist on the opening goal in the 21st minute. Trajkovski took a corner kick from the left which was headed home by striker Mads Junker. Later, in the 39th minute to be exact, Aleksandar won a penalty after he was brought down inside the area. Trajkovski took the penalty but saw his effort saved by the diving Cercle Brugge keeper.
Belgium, Jupiler Pro League (Promotion play-offs), OH Leuven – Royal Mouscron-Péruwelz 0:0
Jovan Kostovski began on the bench for OH Leuven before he entered the match in the 68th minute to substitute Evariste Ngolok. Kostovski had one good chance around the 80th minute mark, but his effort was saved by the visiting keeper.
Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Hoverla – Volyn 6:0
Vanche Shikov was not included in the 18 player squad by Volyn who suffered a humiliating road defeat against Hoverla.
Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Metalurh Zaporizhya – Vorskla 0:1
Adis Jahovikj played all 90 minutes for Vorskla and was directly involved in the only goal of the game in the 55th minute. Jahovikj had a shot saved by the Metalurh Zaporizhya keeper, but his teammate Oleh Barannik was there to score on the rebound.
Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Tavriya – Metalurh Donetsk 0:1
Boban Grncharov was not summoned by Tavriya due to an injury. Tavriya lost another game to remain second from bottom on the table, a spot that leads to direct relegation.
Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Gaz Metan Mediaș – Astra 0:0
Mirko Ivanovski opened the game on the bench for Astra before he was introduced in the 82nd minute to replace William Amorim.
Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Brașov – Dinamo București 2:0
Kristijan Naumovski stayed on the bench for Dinamo București as the #2 keeper behind Cristian Bălgrădean.
Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Botoșani – Oțelul Galați 3:1
Aco Stojkov, who was considered doubtful for Botoșani with an injury, was able to recover in time and play all 90 minutes on the left wing. Stojkov went on to record one assist on the third and final goal for his team in the 56th minute when he made a nice move inside the area before finding István Fülöp who scored an easy goal from close range.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=78k6SztvqNI
Romania, Liga II, ASA Tîrgu Mureș – CS Universitatea Craiova 4:1
Tome Kitanovski was an unused substitute for CS Universitatea Craiova.
Switzerland, Raiffeisen Super League, St. Gallen – Gallen 0:3
Muhamed Demiri played the whole match for St. Gallen who continued its bad recent form with a home loss against Basel.
Switzerland, Challenge League, Schaffhausen – Wil 2:3
Ezgjan Alioski missed his second consecutive game for Schaffhausen due to a red card suspension.
Norway, Tippeligaen, Start – Brann 1:1
Daniel Mojsov played the entire game for Brann and also received a yellow card in the 18th minute.
Poland, T-Mobile Ekstraklasa (Championship Group), Wisła Kraków – Pogoń Szczecin 5:0
Ostoja Stjepanovikj played all 90 minutes for Wisła Kraków who exploded for five goals and a win over Pogoń Szczecin after going winless in the previous eight league games.
Poland, T-Mobile Ekstraklasa (Relegation Group), Widzew Łódź – Cracovia 2:0
Yani Urdinov remains out with an injury for Widzew Łódź.
Poland, I Liga, GKS Bełchatów – GKS Tychy 3:1
Hristijan Kirovski was an unused substitute for GKS Bełchatów.
Denmark, Superliga, København – Brøndby 1:1
Ferhan Hasani did not feature for Brøndby due to an injury as his problematic knee flared up again, causing him to be excluded from the squad for the trip to København.
Denmark, Superliga, SønderjyskE – Viborg 1:0
Aleksandar Stankov was an unused substitute for Viborg who dropped to the relegation zone with the narrow loss to SønderjyskE.
Thailand, Toyota Thai Premier League, Muangthong United – Suphanburi 2:5
Mario Gjurovski played the entire game for Muangthong United and picked up the assist on the first goal for his team in the 25th minute when he found Datsakorn Thonglao who did the rest with a nice strike past the opposing keeper. Gjurovski then had a great chance to score a goal himself in the 58th minute, but his penalty kick was saved.
Thailand, Toyota Thai Premier League, Bangkok United – Bangkok Glass 1:0
Darko Tasevski started on the bench for Bangkok Glass before he entered the game in the 80th minute replacing fellow midfielder Suphasek Kaikaew.
Spain, Segunda Division, Barcelona B – Córdoba 0:1
David Babunski was an unused substitute for Barcelona B.
Austria, tipp3 Bundesliga, Sturm Graz – Magna Wiener Neustadt 1:2
Aleksandar Todorovski played all 90 minutes for Sturm Graz who suffered a minimal loss in their final home game of the season (their last game of current campaign is on the road next weekend).
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Crvena Zvezda – Rad 2:0
Aleksandar Lazevski played the entire game for Rad who conceded one goal in each half on their way to the road loss against the current table leaders in Serbia.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Napredak – Sloboda Užice 3:1
Stefan Ashkovski was an unused substitute for Napredak.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Jagodina – OFK Beograd 0:2
Darko Micevski started in central midfield for OFK Beograd and played all 90 minutes, while Nikola Jakimovski played the opening 45 minutes for Jagodina before he was substituted at the start of the 2nd half by Filip Arsenijević. In the 23rd minute, Micevski took a corner which was dropped by the Jagodina keeper and the ball eventually reached another OFK Beograd player who slotted his shot to the back of the net.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Čukarički – Radnički Kragujevac 0:1
Dragan Chadikovski was an unused substitute for Radnički Kragujevac.
Slovakia, Corgoň Liga, Košice – Trenčín 1:1
Darko Tofiloski played from the start for Košice and conceded one goal early in the 2nd half. In the 62nd minute, Tofiloski saved a penalty shot which helped his team collect a point from the encounter against Trenčín.
Azerbaijan, Topaz Premyer Liqası, Khazar Lankaran – Ravan 4:0
Dejan Blazhevski got the start for Khazar Lankaran and played until the 70th minute when he was replaced by fellow Macedonian player Nikola Gligorov. Blazhevski drew a penalty in the 37th minute when he was fouled inside the area, but his subsequent spot kick struck the crossbar. In the 52nd minute, Dejan redeemed himself when he controlled a cross from the right and then fired a right footed shot past the Ravan keeper.
Azerbaijan, Topaz Premyer Liqası, Bakı – Qarabağ 0:0
Muarem Muarem played the opening 45 minutes for Qarabağ before he was replaced at the start of the 2nd half by Leroy George, while Edin Nuredinoski stayed on the bench for Bakı as the #2 keeper behind Aqil Mammadov.
Azerbaijan, Topaz Premyer Liqası, Neftçi – Gabala 1:2
Igor Mitreski was an unused substitute for Neftçi.
Azerbaijan, Topaz Premyer Liqası, Inter Bakı – Sumgayit 2:0
Slavcho Georgievski was an unused substitute for Inter Bakı.
Cyprus, First Division Championship (Championship Group), Ermis – AEL Limassol 0:2
Armend Alimi played the whole match for Ermis who conceded both goals after the hour mark to suffer the home loss against AEL Limassol.
Cyprus, First Division Championship (Relegation Group), Aris Limassol – Kouklia 7:2
Filip Timov played all 90 minutes for Aris Limassol and scored two goals in the 16th and 77th minute. The first goal by Timov came on a right footed shot from inside the area, while his second goal came on a header.
Netherlands, Eredivisie, RKC Waalwijk – Heerenveen 0:3
Samir Fazli was an unused substitute for Heerenveen.
Netherlands, Eredivisie, Twente – Zwolle 2:2
Denis Mahmudov remained out with an injury for Zwolle.
Bulgaria, A Group (Relegation Group), Lokomotiv Sofia – Slavia 2:0
Kire Ristevski played the entire game for Slavia who conceded one goal in each half to suffer the loss against in-city rival Lokomotiv Sofia.
Bulgaria, A Group (Relegation Group), Chernomorets – Beroe 0:5
Stefan Spirovski started on the bench for Beroe before he entered the game in the 63rd minute replacing Georgi Kostadinov, while Aleksandar Damchevski played from the start at left CB for Chernomorets in his team’s heavy defeat.
South Korea, K League Classic, Jeonnam – Sangju Sangmu 4:3
Stevica Ristikj played all 90 minutes for Jeonnam and collected the assist on the first goal for his team in the 17th minute. Ristikj made a run and then sent in a cross from the right that was sent to the back of the net by Lee Jong-Ho.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=LpSYPZtzi9o
Bosnia and Herzegovina, BH Telecom Premijer Liga, Željezničar – Sarajevo 1:1
Krste Velkoski started in attack for Sarajevo and played until the 90th minute when he was replaced by Adnan Kovačević. Velkoski created his two best chances in the 30th and 50th minute, but both of his efforts were unable to get past the Željezničar keeper.
Sweden, Allsvenskan, Mjällby – Halmstad 2:1
Daniel Ivanovski was not included in the 18 player squad by Mjällby due to an injury.
Sweden, Allsvenskan, Malmö – Häcken 1:2
Leonard Zuta opened on the bench for Häcken before he was introduced in the 71st minute to take the place of Kari Arkivuo. In what was a very testy match with a combined total of 10 yellow cards, Häcken capitalized on two early goals to defeat Malmö.
Czech Republic, Gambrinus Liga, Dukla Praha – Slovácko 1:1
Veliche Shumulikoski played the entire game for Slovácko who netted a late equalizer in the 89th minute which cancelled Dukla’s goal four minutes earlier. Shumulikoski had his best chance in the 25th minute, but his header was well saved by the opposing keeper.
Czech Republic, Gambrinus Liga, Slavia Praha – Příbram 3:0
Zoran Danoski started for Příbram and played until the 79th minute when he was substituted by Dominik Kraut.
Belarus, Vysheyshaya Liga, Dnepr Mogilev – Minsk 1:1
Predrag Rangjelovikj played all 90 minutes for Minsk in the away draw against Dnepr Mogilev.
Georgia, Umaglesi Liga, Zestafoni – Dinamo Tbilisi 3:2
Darko Glishikj was an unused substitute for Dinamo Tbilisi.
Slovenia, PrvaLiga Telekom Slovenije, Domžale – Krka 0:0
Zeni Husmani was not included in the Domžale squad due to an ankle injury.
Finland, Veikkausliiga, Honka – Jaro 1:1
Shakir Redzepi started at CB for Honka and played the full match in the home draw against Jaro.
Greece, Football League Play-offs, Kerkyra – Aiginiakos 2:0
Zoran Baldovaliev played the entire game for Kerkyra and scored both goals for the winning side. His first goal in the 28th minute came on a header following a good cross into the box, while his second goal in the 31st minute came on a shot from close range.
Video of the first (at 1:03) and second (at 1:59) goal by Baldovaliev:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=lcG7EDqImR0