Macedonian internationals performances

Velkoski celebrates with the Macedonian flagKrste Velkoski netted one goal for Sarajevo in the Bosnian derby versus Željezničar, Muarem added another goal for Qarabağ, Besart Ibraimi scored a nice goal for Ermis, while Hristijan Denkovski made the Groningen bench for the first time since moving to the Netherlands.

Germany, Bundesliga, Mainz – Werder Bremen 1:2
Nikolche Noveski was not summoned in the matchday squad by Mainz.

Germany, Bundesliga, Hamburg – Bayer Leverkusen 1:0
Valmir Nafiu was not among the 18 players called up by Hamburg.

Turkey, Spor Toto Süper Lig, Galatasaray – Kasımpaşa 2:1
Goran Pandev was an unused substitute for Galatasaray.

Italy, Serie A, Parma – Inter 2:0
Stefan Ristovski was an unused substitute for Parma.

Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, Standard Liège – Mechelen 2:0
Tome Pachovski stayed on the bench for Mechelen as the #2 keeper behind Wouter Biebauw.

Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, Zulte Waregem – Genk 2:0
Aleksandar Trajkovski played the entire game for Zulte Waregem who recorded a much needed three points in the home triumph over Genk.  Afterwards, Zulte Waregem fans wrote positive messages about Trajkovski’s performance on social media.

Trajkovski is shown during the game

Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, Anderlecht – Lokeren 1:1
Besart Abdurahimi opened on the bench for Lokeren before he made a late appearance in the 90th minute to replace Mbaye Leye.

Belgium, Proximus League, OH Leuven – Seraing United 0:3
Jovan Kostovski played all 90 minutes for OH Leuven in the convincing home defeat against Seraing United.

Kostovski battles for the ball

Austria, Tipico Bundesliga, Austria Wien – Sturm Graz 0:3
Vanche Shikov played the entire game for Austria Wien in central defense, while Aleksandar Todorovski was once again an unused substitute for Sturm Graz.  Shikov also received a yellow card in the 14th minute.

Shikov makes a block

Slovenia, PrvaLiga Telekom Slovenije, Maribor – Domžale 0:1
Agim Ibraimi did not feature for Maribor due to having the flu, while Zeni Husmani remains out with a long term injury for Domžale.

Croatia, MAXtv Prva Liga, Split – Dinamo Zagreb 0:0
Arijan Ademi played all 90 minutes for Dinamo Zagreb who continued their recent run of bad form with a goalless draw away to Split.

Russia, Football National League, SKA-Energiya – Krylia Sovetov 1:0
Adis Jahovikj played the whole match for Krylia Sovetov who was kept at bay in the slim defeat against SKA-Energiya.  Jahovikj was also shown a yellow card in the 75th minute.

Jahovikj controls the ball

Switzerland, Raiffeisen Super League, St. Gallen – Thun 1:0
Muhamed Demiri was an unused substitute for St. Gallen.

Switzerland, Challenge League, Schaffhausen – Le Mont 1:2
Ezgjan Alioski started at left-back for Schaffhausen and played the full 90 minutes in the home loss against Le Mont.  Alioski also collected a yellow card in the 81st minute.

Switzerland, Challenge League, Lausanne – Wil 1:0
Samir Fazli played the entire game for Wil in the minimal road defeat versus Lausanne.

Fazli attempts a shot

Denmark, Superliga, Brøndby – Randers 1:0
Ferhan Hasani remained outside of the Brøndby squad due to an injury.

Denmark, NordicBet Ligaen, Viborg – Aarhus 3:0
Aleksandar Stankov started in attack for Viborg and played the complete match, while his teammate Antonio Stankov came off the bench in the 86th minute to replace Sebastian Andersen.

Nice feature on the Stankov twins:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=fA6zX79_YIo

Norway, Tippeligaen, Brann – Sogndal 2:1
Daniel Mojsov played all 90 minutes for Brann who picked up a huge three points over fellow relegation contender Sogndal.  Brann is now third from bottom on the table, a position that leads to a relegation play-off.  There is one round remaining in Norway, so Brann will need to avoid defeat to keep its current position (since the two teams below Brann are just 2 points back).

Norway, Tippeligaen, Strømsgodset – Molde 2:0
Stefan Ashkovski continues to be excluded from the matchday squad by Strømsgodset.

Netherlands, Eredivisie, Groningen – NAC Breda 1:0
Both Aleksandar Damchevski of NAC Breda and Hristijan Denkovski of Groningen were unused substitutes for their respective teams.  For Denkovski, this was his first call-up to the senior team of Groningen.  Before this game, he had only played for their reserve club.

Lineups for the game

Bulgaria, A Group, Lokomotiv Sofia – Levski 0:1
Kristijan Naumovski stayed on the bench for Levski as the #2 keeper behind Plamen Iliev.

Bulgaria, A Group, CSKA Sofia – Slavia 0:0
Kire Ristevski played the entire game for Slavia and was part of a defense that kept a clean sheet against CSKA Sofia, while his teammate Dushan Savikj was not called up by the club’s manager.

Ristevski makes a sliding challenge

Spain, Liga BBVA, Granada – Real Madrid 0:4
Stole Dimitrievski was not included in the matchday squad by Granada.

Spain, Liga Adelante, Barcelona B – Sporting Gijón 0:0
David Babunski was not among the 18 players called up by Barcelona B.

France, Ligue 1, Nantes – Rennes 1:1
Gjoko Zajkov made the trip with Rennes as he was among the 19 players summoned for this game, but in the end he did not make the 18 player matchday squad.  Only seven substitutes are allowed in France, so one player was going to miss out for Rennes (that happened to be Zajkov in this case).

Poland, T-Mobile Ekstraklasa, Korona Kielce – Wisła Kraków 3:2
Ostoja Stjepanovikj remains sidelined for Wisła Kraków with a torn ACL in his right knee.

Bosnia and Herzegovina, BH Telecom Premier League, Željezničar – Sarajevo 1:2
Krste Velkoski started for Sarajevo and played until the 60th minute when he was replaced by Haris Duljević.  Velkoski scored the first goal for Sarajevo in the 13th minute with a calm finish from just inside of the area.

Video of the goal by Velkoski:

Bosnia and Herzegovina, BH Telecom Premier League, Slavija – Olimpic 1:3
Filip Gligorov played all 90 minutes for Olimpic in the road victory over Slavija.

Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Rad – Crvena Zvezda 1:2
Daniel Avramovski was not included in the matchday squad by Crvena Zvezda.

Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Radnički 1923 – OFK Beograd 0:0
Darko Micevski was not among the 18 players called up by OFK Beograd.

Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Voždovac – Spartak Subotica 1:1
Tome Kitanovski played the entire game for Voždovac and also picked up a yellow card in the 42nd minute.  Voždovac took the initial lead just before halftime, but the visitors would grab a late equalizer to claim one point.

Azerbaijan, Topaz Premyer Liqası, Qarabağ – Araz 4:0
Muarem Muarem played the full match for Qarabağ and scored the opening goal in the 15th minute when he received a good pass, rounded the keeper before slotting a shot to the back of the net.

The goal by Muarem (at 0:30):

https://youtube.com/watch?v=TvN8QQg9L5M

Azerbaijan, Topaz Premyer Liqası, Khazar Lankaran – Simurq 2:1
Dejan Blazhevski was an unused substitute for Khazar Lankaran.

Azerbaijan, Topaz Premyer Liqası, Sumqayit – Inter Bakı 0:0
Slavcho Georgievski was an unused substitute for Inter Bakı.

Albania, Kategoria Superiore, Partizani – Apolonia 1:0
Ardian Cuculi did not play for Partizani due to a yellow cards suspension.

Albania, Kategoria Superiore, Flamurtari – Tirana 0:0
Nijaz Lena was not included in the Flamurtari squad due to a club suspension.

Slovakia, Fortuna Liga, Slovan Bratislava – Košice 3:0
Darko Tofiloski remained outside of the Košice squad due to issues with his work visa.  Košice and Tofiloski are both working to renew it, but in the meantime Darko is back in his native Prilep.

Slovakia, Fortuna Liga, Podbrezová – Spartak Trnava 1:1
Dejan Peshevski was an unused substitute for Podbrezová.

Cyprus, First Division Championship, AEL Limassol – Ermis 2:3
Both Martin Bogatinov and Besart Ibraimi played the entire game for Ermis who held on to a slim triumph over AEL Limassol.  Bogatinov conceded two goals in the 2nd and 45th minute (the latter coming on a penalty kick), while Ibraimi scored the first goal for Ermis in the 12th minute with a precise shot from about 25 meters.

Video of the goal by Ibraimi (at 0:23):

Cyprus, First Division Championship, Omonia – Ayia Napa 1:2
Bojan Markoski played all 90 minutes for Ayia Napa who recorded an upset road victory over Omonia.

Czech Republic, Synot Liga, Brno – Slovácko 0:1
Veliche Shumulikoski played the whole match for Slovácko and also received a yellow card in the 30th minute.

Shumulikoski is shown during the game

Czech Republic, Synot Liga, Slavia Praha – Příbram 3:2
Zoran Danoski was an unused substitute for Příbram.

Hungary, OTP Bank Liga, MTK Budapest – Újpest 0:1
Enis Bardhi started in midfield for Újpest and played until the 80th minute when he made way for Nebojsa Kosović.  Újpest managed to score the lone goal in the 85th minute to snatch all three points.

Thailand, Toyota Thai Premier League, Muangthong United – Bangkok United 2:3
Mario Gjurovski missed another game for Muangthong United due to an injury in what was the final round of the season.

Thailand, Toyota Thai Premier League, PTT Rayong – Bangkok Glass 2:1
Darko Tasevski got the start for Bangkok Glass and played until the 57th minute when he was replaced by Lazarus Kaimbi, while his teammate Bazhe Ilijoski played the full match as the main striker.  In the 53rd minute, Tasevski converted a penalty kick for the lone goal by Bangkok Glass after Ilijoski was fouled inside the area.

The converted penalty by Tasevski (at 5:06):

Thailand, Toyota Thai Premier League, Suphanburi – Songkhla 1:0
Muzafer Ejupi did not feature for Songkhla as the club decided to suit up younger players with them officially securing relegation in the previous round.

South Korea, K-League Classic (Relegation Group), Jeonnam – Seongnam 1:1
Stevica Ristikj started in attack for Jeonnam and played the full 90 minutes in the home draw against Seongnam.  This was the first game for Jeonnam in the relagation group play-off following the conclusion of the regular season.

Sweden, Allsvenskan, Falkenberg – Mjällby 1:1
Daniel Ivanovski did not make the 18 player squad for Mjällby who was officially relegated to the Swedish second division with this loss to Falkenberg.

Sweden, Allsvenskan, Örebro – Häcken 5:2
Leonard Zuta played the entire game for Häcken who suffered a heavy defeat versus Örebro in the final round of the season.  Zuta was also shown a yellow card in the 47th minute.

Greece, Super League, Niki Volos – Kerkyra 0:0
Vladimir Dimitrovski played all 90 minutes for Kerkyra and was part of a defense that kept a clean sheet in the goalless draw against Niki Volos.  This was Dimitrovski’s first start in league play as his other playing time has mostly come in Greek Cup matches.

Dimitrovski (on ground) looks to recover

Belarus, Vysheyshaya Liga, Minsk – Neman 2:1
Predrag Rangjelovikj opened on the bench for Minsk before he was introduced in the 75th minute to replace Ivan Maewski.  Rangjelovikj also received a yellow card in the 79th minute.

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