Besart Abdurahimi netted two goals for Lokeren, Ivan Trichkovski scored in his league debut for Al-Nasr, Adis Jahovikj added another goal for Krylia Sovetov, while Vanche Shikov and Arijan Ademi notched impressive wins with their respective teams in Austria and Croatia, respectively.
Germany, Bundesliga, Mainz – Borussia Dortmund 2:0
Nikolche Noveski remained on the sidelines for Mainz due to an injury to his left knee.
Germany, Bundesliga, Hamburg – Bayern München 0:0
Valmir Nafiu was an unused substitute for Hamburg.
Turkey, Spor Toto Süper Lig, Balıkesirspor – Galatasaray 2:0
Goran Pandev opened on the bench for Galatasaray before he was introduced in the 79th minute to replace Yasin Öztekin. Galatasaray suffered a surprising road defeat as manager Cesare Prandelli is already under fire when it comes to his future. Pandev does not seem very motivated out there, and things have not started well for Goran in Turkey.
Italy, Serie A, Chievo – Parma 3:2
Stefan Ristovski was an unused substitute for Parma. Ristovski was relegated to the bench after struggling defensively in last weekend’s encounter against Milan.
Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, Lokeren – Mechelen 3:2
Tome Pachovski stayed on the bench for Mechelen as the #2 keeper behind Wouter Biebauw, while Besart Abdurahimi started for Lokeren and played until the 75th minute when he was replaced by Jordan Remacle. Abdurahimi scored his first goal on a nice strike in the 31st minute, while his second goal came in the 50th minute on a shot from close range.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=A4x0y0gFTfY
Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, Charleroi – Zulte Waregem 2:1
Aleksandar Trajkovski got the start for Zulte Waregem and played until the 49th minute when he was substituted by Glynor Plet.
Belgium, Proximus League, OH Leuven – Heist 0:2
Jovan Kostovski started in attack for OH Leuven and played the full game in the disappointing home loss against Heist.
Austria, Tipico Bundesliga, RB Salzburg – Austria Wien 2:3
Vanche Shikov played all 90 minutes for Austria Wien who picked up an impressive road win over Salzburg, the dominant club in the Austrian league over the past couple of years.
Austria, Tipico Bundesliga, Ried – Sturm Graz 0:1
Aleksandar Todorovski played the complete match for Sturm Graz who grabbed a late goal in the 85th minute to edge Ried. After the game, Sturm Graz was left without a manager as Darko Milanic reached a buyout in order to become the new manager of English second division side Leeds United. Sturm Graz will immediately begin the process of hiring a replacement for Milanic.
Slovenia, PrvaLiga Telekom Slovenije, Koper – Maribor 1:2
Agim Ibraimi started on the wing for Maribor and played all 90 minutes in the come from behind victory over Koper.
Slovenia, PrvaLiga Telekom Slovenije, Domžale – Olimpija 0:0
Zeni Husmani played from the start for Domžale who finally had their perfect start snapped this season with the home draw to Olimpija. Domžale, however, still hasn’t conceded a goal as their goal difference is now 12:0 after the opening nine rounds.
Croatia, MAXtv Prva Liga, Rijeka – Dinamo Zagreb 1:2
Arijan Ademi played the entire game for Dinamo Zagreb who collected an important win against fellow title contender Rijeka. These are the two best teams in Croatia that will compete for the league title, so Dinamo Zagreb can be pleased to snatch three points in this tough clash on the road. On Dinamo’s website, they singled out Arijan Ademi, Ivo Pinto and El Arabi Hillel Soudani as the three best players for the club.
Russia, Football National League, Krylia Sovetov – Volgar 1:1
Adis Jahovikj played all 90 minutes for Krylia Sovetov and scored the lone goal for his team in the 68th minute with a close range header. Krylia Sovetov dropped two points, however, by conceding the equalizer in stoppage time of the 90th minute.
Switzerland, Schweizer Cup, Le Mont – St. Gallen 1:2
Muhamed Demiri was an unused substitute for St. Gallen.
Switzerland, Schweizer Cup, Schaffhausen – Luzern 3:5
Ezgjan Alioski started at left-back for Schaffhausen and played until the 38th minute when an injury forced him to be substituted by Diego Büchel. Schaffhausen did not revel the severity of Alioski’s injury. The game was tied at 1:1 at that point, then it was 3:3 after 90 minutes, before Luzern scored two goals in extra time to advance to the next round of the Swiss Cup.
Switzerland, Schweizer Cup, Henau – Wil 2:3
Samir Fazli got the start for Wil and played until the 75th minute when he was replaced by Andrés Vasquez. This match was tied at 2:2 after 90 minutes, so it went into extra time where Wil scored the decisive goal in the 101st minute.
Switzerland, Schweizer Cup, Chiasso – Aarau 0:1
Zoran Baldovaliev was an unused substitute for Chiasso.
Denmark, Superliga, København – Brøndby 1:0
Ferhan Hasani missed his second consecutive game for Brøndby due to an injury that he suffered while with the Macedonian national team earlier this month.
Denmark, NordicBet Ligaen, Viborg – Lyngby 2:0
Both Aleksandar Stankov and Antonio Stankov played all 90 minutes for Viborg in their home win over Lyngby. Aleksandar scored the second goal in the 81st minute to put the game away, while Antonio received a yellow card in the 48th minute.
Norway, Tippeligaen, Brann – Sandnes 1:1
Daniel Mojsov played the whole match for Brann who only clinched one point against the bottom placed team in Norway. Brann has played better as of late, so they will rue these two dropped points.
Norway, Tippeligaen, Bodø/Glimt – Strømsgodset 0:4
Stefan Ashkovski was once again not among the 18 players called up by Strømsgodset.
Netherlands, Eredivisie, Willem II – NAC Breda 2:1
Aleksandar Damchevski played all 90 minutes for NAC Breda who conceded a late goal to suffer the tough loss against Willem II.
United Arab Emirates, Arabian Gulf League, Al-Nasr – Al-Sharjah 3:0
Ivan Trichkovski began the game on the bench for Al-Nasr before he made his official league debut in the 68th minute when he took the place of Hassan Mohamed. Nearly twenty minutes later, Trichkovski notched his first goal with a right footed shot from inside the area.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=84bDbdCT5h0
Bulgaria, A Group, Haskovo – Levski 1:4
Kristijan Naumovski stayed on the bench for Levski as the #2 keeper behind Plamen Iliev.
Bulgaria, A Group, Lokomotiv Plovdiv – Beroe 0:3
Stefan Spirovski opened on the bench for Beroe before he made a late appearance in the 84th minute to replace Igor Djoman.
Bulgaria, A Group, Slavia – Cherno More 1:3
Kire Ristevski started at center-back for Slavia and played until the 54th minute when he was substituted by Ivan Valchanov. Slavia continued their disastrous start to the season with another loss.
Spain, Liga BBVA, Athletic Bilbao – Granada 0:1
Stole Dimitrievski was not called up to the first team of Granada as he suited up for the reserve squad this weekend.
Spain, Liga Adelante, Barcelona B – Llagostera 0:1
David Babunski was once again a healthy scratch for Barcelona B as he was left out of the matchday squad by the manager.
France, Ligue 1, Marseille – Rennes 3:0
Gjoko Zajkov was not among the 18 players called up by Rennes. Instead, Zajkov featured for the reserve team of Rennes this weekend.
Poland, T-Mobile Ekstraklasa, Wisła – Legia 0:3
Ostoja Stjepanovikj remains sidelined for Wisła with a torn ACL in his right knee.
Romania, Liga I, Oțelul Galați – CFR Cluj 0:1
Mirko Ivanovski started for CFR Cluj and played until the 76th minute when he was replaced by Brazilian midfielder Christian. Ivanovski also received a yellow card in the 23rd minute.
Romania, Liga I, Gaz Metan Mediaș – Viitorul 3:1
Boban Nikolov was not summoned in the Viitorul squad due to a red card suspension.
Romania, Liga I, Concordia – Botoșani 3:3
Hristijan Dragarski was an unused substitute for Concordia, while his teammate Filip Timov was not included in the matchday squad.
Bosnia and Herzegovina, BH Telecom Premier League, Sarajevo – Olimpic 4:2
Krste Velkoski played the entire game for Sarajevo, while Filip Gligorov was an unused substitute for Olimpic.
Cyprus, First Division Championship, Ermis – Anorthosis 1:0
Martin Bogatinov played from the start for Ermis and kept a clean sheet, while his teammate Besart Ibraimi also got the start and featured until the 83rd minute when he made way for Andreas Papathanasiou. Ibraimi provided the assist on the lone goal in the 21st minute when his cross was sent home by Marcos De Azevedo.
Cyprus, First Division Championship, Ayia Napa – APOEL 1:3
Bojan Markoski played all 90 minutes for Ayia Napa who proved to be no challenge for APOEL, a club competing in this year’s edition of the Champions League group stages.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Crvena Zvezda – Novi Pazar 2:0
Daniel Avramovski returned from his injury for Crvena Zvezda by coming off the bench at the start of the 2nd half to replace Vukan Savićević. In the 54th minute. Avramovski was involved in the second goal that put the game away for Crvena Zvezda. Daniel intercepted a bad goal kick by the Novi Pazar keeper, but his first touch was poor which led to him making a sliding challenge that took a good bounce off a visiting player before finding Crvena Zvezda striker Đorđe Rakić who did the rest with a deflected shot to the back of the net.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, OFK Beograd – Voždovac 1:0
Neither Darko Micevski of OFK Beograd nor Tome Kitanovski of Voždovac were in the matchday squad of their respective team.
Albania, Kategoria Superiore, Partizani – Teuta 2:0
Ardian Cuculi played the whole match for Partizani who moved to a four team tie at the top of the table in Albania after this win over Teuta.
Albania, Kategoria Superiore, Elbasani – Flamurtari 0:2
Nijaz Lena played the opening 45 minutes for Flamurtari before he was replaced at the start of the 2nd half by Arber Abilaliaj. Flamurtari scored two late goals to get past Elbasani.
Slovakia, Fortuna Liga, Spartak Myjava – Košice 0:2
Darko Tofiloski reclaimed the startking keeper spot for Košice and kept a clean sheet in the road triumph over Spartak Myjava. Although Nikola Stijaković did not concede a goal in the last three games (Tofiloski served as his backup), the Košice manager opted to start Tofiloski in this encounter.
Slovakia, Fortuna Liga, Senica – Podbrezová 1:1
Dejan Peshevski was an unused substitute for Podbrezová.
Azerbaijan, Topaz Premyer Liqası, Qarabağ – Simurq 1:0
Muarem Muarem played the entire game for Qarabağ who needed a goal in the 64th minute to narrowly down Simurq.
Azerbaijan, Topaz Premyer Liqası, Khazar Lankaran – Araz 2:0
Dejan Blazhevski was an unused substitute for Khazar Lankaran. In 2013, Blazhevski was voted as the best player in the Macedonian domestic league, but now he rarely sees any action for an average club in Azerbaijan. This just illustrates how far behind the Macedonian league is compared to other nations, even Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan, Topaz Premyer Liqası, Inter Bakı – Bakı 7:0
Slavcho Georgievski was an unused substitute for Inter Bakı.
Czech Republic, Synot Liga, Slovácko – Dukla Praha 5:1
Veliche Shumulikoski played all 90 minutes for Slovácko and was credited with one assist on a goal in the 22nd minute. Shumulikoski ran forward from the midfield line and made a simple pass to Milan Kerbr who took a few dribbles before slotting a shot past the visiting keeper.
Czech Republic, Synot Liga, Jihlava – Příbram 0:1
Zoran Danoski was an unused substitute for Příbram.
Sweden, Allsvenskan, Mjällby – Elfsborg 1:0
Daniel Ivanovski began the match on the bench for Mjällby before he came on in the 84th minute to take the place of Kwame Bonsu. With this win, Mjällby escaped the relegation zone for the time being.
Sweden, Allsvenskan, Brommapojkarna – Häcken 1:5
Leonard Zuta started at left-back for Häcken and played all 90 minutes in the comfortable road victory over last placed Brommapojkarna.
South Korea, K-League Classic, Jeonnam – Busan 2:1
Stevica Ristikj played the entire game for Jeonnam and collected the assist on the first goal in the 58th minute when his simple pass reached Song Chang-Ho who then did the rest with a long distance shot to the back of the net.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=RABxodsZ-pE
Greece, Super League, Kerkyra – Giannina 2:0
Vladimir Dimitrovski opened on the bench for Kerkyra before he was introduced in the 90th minute to replace Alexandros Kontos. All three appearences for Dimitrovski this season have come as a late substitute with his team holding a lead.
Belarus, Vysheyshaya Liga, Neman – Minsk 2:4
Predrag Rangjelovikj got the start for Minsk and played until the 65th minute when he made way for Leonid Kovel.