Macedonian internationals performances

Hasani scores his goalFerhan Hasani grabbed a late equalizer for Brøndby, Agim Ibraimi collected an assist for Maribor, David Babunski received a red card for Barcelona B, while Vanche Shikov and Aleksandar Trajkovski were out of action this weekend due to the flu.

Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, Charleroi – Lokeren 1:0
Besart Abdurahimi was not summoned by Lokeren as he continues to work on his fitness following a lengthy injury.

Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, Zulte Waregem – Mechelen 2:3
Aleksandar Trajkovski did not make the squad of Zulte Waregem due to an illness.

Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, Lierse – Genk 0:2
Daniel Mojsov played all 90 minutes for Lierse who conceded one goal early and then one goal late to suffer the home loss against Genk. Lierse remains in last place on the table.

Mojsov looks to defend a Genk player

Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, Waasland-Beveren – Gent 0:1
Damjan Shishkovski was among 21 players called up by Gent for this game, but he didn’t make the final matchday squad with Damjan being the #3 keeper.

Belgium, Proximus League, Geel – OH Leuven 0:5
Jovan Kostovski got the start for OH Leuven and played until the 64th minute when he was replaced by Kevin Tapoko. The visitors led by four goals at that time, so the OH Leuven manager took off both Kostovski and his strike partner Thomas Azevedo to rest them for the upcoming games.

Austria, Tipico Bundesliga, Wiener Neustadt – Austria Wien 1:0
Vanche Shikov was a late scratch from the Austria Wien squad since he was feeling under the weather. Shikov was supposed to open on the bench, but his sickness prevented that (confirmed to us by Austria Wien). In this match, central defender Patrizio Stronati (replaced Shikov the past two games) received a red card, so Shikov could be back starting in the next encounter for the Austrian club.

Based on the above tweet, we then wrote a follow up saying that Shikov was not going to start even if healthy based on the previous game when Austria Wien won 5:2 with Vanche being benched. That was confirmed by Austria Wien’s official account.

Germany, Bundesliga, Hoffenheim – Mainz 2:0
Nikolche Noveski was an unused substitute for Mainz.

Turkey, Spor Toto Süper Lig, Galatasaray – Kayseri Erciyesspor 3:1
Goran Pandev was an unused substitute for Galatasaray.

Croatia, MAXtv Prva Liga, Dinamo Zagreb – Split 2:0
Arijan Ademi returned to action for Dinamo Zagreb after missing the previous two games due to an injury. Ademi, wearing the captain’s armband, played the full match as the current leaders in Croatia recorded yet another win, this time against Split.

Ademi was back in action for Dinamo Zagreb

Slovenia, PrvaLiga Telekom Slovenije, Maribor – Gorica 5:1
Agim Ibraimi started on the wing for Maribor and played all 90 minutes in the home triumph over Gorica. Ibraimi collected one assist, which came on the opening goal, when his pass reached Dalibor Volaš who did the rest with a calm finish to the back of the net.

The assist by A. Ibraimi (at 0:22):

Slovenia, PrvaLiga Telekom Slovenije, Radomlje – Olimpija 0:4
Aleksandar Lazevski played the whole match for Olimpija and was part of a defense that kept a clean sheet in the comfortable road victory over last placed Radomlje. This was Lazevski’s league debut for his new team as the Slovenian season resumed this weekend.

Lazevski gets up for Olimpija

Italy, Serie B, Latina – Trapani 1:0
Stefan Ristovski played all 90 minutes for Latina who needed a late goal to down Trapani. Latina was rather fortunate to collect three points as the referee handed them a questionable penalty which was converted by Federico Viviani. Ristovski played this game in right midfield/right wing and put together a solid performance. Stefan should be lucky that he was loaned to Latina this winter given the chaotic situation of his parent club Parma.

Ristovski greets goal scorer Federico Viviani

Italy, Serie B, Varese – Brescia 1:2
Neither Nikola Jakimovski nor Mensur Kurtishi made the matchday squad of Varese.

Italy, Lega Pro/Group C, Martina Franca – Lupa Roma 2:0
Filip Pivkovski was an unused substitute for Martina Franca.

Denmark, Superliga, Brøndby – Midtjylland 1:1
Ferhan Hasani played the entire game for Brøndby and scored the lone goal for his team in the 76th minute. Hasani beat the offside trap when he received a good pass, then rounded the keeper before scoring an easy goal into an empty net. That goal came despite the fact that Brøndby was playing with 10 men since the 58th minute versus the current leaders in the Danish top division.

Video of the goal by Hasani:

Australia, Hyundai A-League, Melbourne Victory – Wellington Phoenix 2:3
Daniel Georgievski opened on the bench for Melbourne Victory before he made a late introduction in the 89th minute to replace Scott Galloway.

Georgievski is shown during the game

Switzerland, Raiffeisen Super League, St. Gallen – Grasshoppers 0:0
Muhamed Demiri was not included in the 18 player matchday squad by St. Gallen. Demiri, who has a contract until the summer, does not seem to be in the plans of his club’s manager. His situation is not likely to change when it comes to the lack of playing time.

Switzerland, Raiffeisen Super League, Thun – Young Boys 1:1
Taulant Sulejmanov-Seferi was an unused substitute for Young Boys.

Switzerland, Challenge League, Lugano – Wil 0:0
Samir Fazli played all 90 minutes for Wil in the goalless draw against Lugano. Fazli also received a yellow card in the 71st minute.

Fazli looks to control the ball

Netherlands, Eredivisie, Twente – NAC Breda 1:1
Aleksandar Damchevski was not included in the 18 player squad for NAC Breda.

Spain, Liga BBVA, Granada – Barcelona 1:3
Stole Dimitrievski was not summoned to the Granada squad for this home clash versus Barcelona. Instead, Dimitrievski featured for Granada B this weekend where he kept a clean sheet in the 0:0 draw against La Roda.

Spain, Liga Adelante, Barcelona B – Mallorca 2:4
David Babunski opened on the bench for Barcelona B before he was introduced at the start of the 2nd half to replace Juan Cámara. Babunski, who turned 21 years old on Sunday, lasted until the 85th minute when he was shown a direct red card for a bad challenge.

The red card by Babunski (at 4:10):

https://youtube.com/watch?v=4hUXpmFnYyA

France, Ligue 1, Lens – Rennes 0:1
Gjoko Zajkov was not among the 18 players called up by Rennes.

Hungary, OTP Bank Liga, Győr – Videoton 2:2
Mirko Ivanovski was an unused substitute for Videoton, while Vladica Brdarovski played the entire game for Győr at right-back. It certainly doesn’t bode well that Ivanovski began his Videoton career on the bench. We’ll see if that changes in the coming weeks.

Ivanovski watched from the bench

Hungary, OTP Bank Liga, Újpest – Pécs 0:2
Enis Bardhi played all 90 minutes for Újpest who resumed the 2nd half of the Hungarian season with a disappointing home loss against Pécs.

Romania, Liga I, Dinamo București – Universitatea Cluj 3:0
Kristijan Naumovski played from the start for Dinamo București and kept his second consecutive clean sheet since returning to Romania. He made one good save in the 4th minute in a game that was otherwise dominated by Dinamo București.

Video of Naumovski’s good save early in the game:

Romania, Liga I, Concordia – Oțelul Galați 3:0
Hristijan Dragarski was an unused substitute for Concordia.

Thailand, Toyota Thai Premier League, Bangkok Glass – Muangthong United 0:0
Mario Gjurovski got the start for Muangthong United and played until the 74th minute when he made way for Siwakorn Jakkuprasat, while Darko Tasevski played the full match for Bangkok Glass. The Macedonian derby of Thailand ended goalless as Gjurovski was also booked in the 45th minute.

Gjurovski battles for the ball

Thailand, Toyota Thai Premier League, Chainat – Chiangrai United 2:1
Borche Manevski did not make the matchday squad of Chainat in their narrow triumph over Chiangrai United.

Poland, T-Mobile Ekstraklasa, GKS Bełchatów – Wisła Kraków 3:1
Ostoja Stjepanovikj has resumed training with Wisła Kraków, but he must now work on his fitness before he returns to game action. Thus, he was not called up for this road loss against GKS Bełchatów.

Bosnia, BH Telecom Premijer Liga, Zvijezda – Sarajevo 0:3
Krste Velkoski was an unused substitute for Sarajevo.

Velkoski watched the muddy game from the bench

Bosnia, BH Telecom Premijer Liga, Željezničar – Olimpic 3:0
Filip Gligorov did not feature for Olimpic due to an injury.

Cyprus, First Division Championship, Omonia – APOEL 1:1
Valmir Nafiu began the game on the bench for APOEL before he was introduced in the 52nd minute to replace Constantinos Charalambides.

Cyprus, First Division Championship, Ethnikos Achnas – Ermis 0:0
Martin Bogatinov played from the start for Ermis and kept a clean sheet, while his teammate Besart Ibraimi was not included in the squad due to a yellow cards suspension.

Cyprus, First Division Championship, Nea Salamis – Ayia Napa 0:0
Bojan Markoski started in central defense for Ayia Napa and played the full match in the goalless draw versus Nea Salamis.

Markoski served as captain of Ayia Napa

Albania, Kategoria Superiore, Teuta – Skenderbeu 0:1
Aco Stojkov opened on the bench for Skenderbeu before he made a late appearance in the 80th minute to replace Bernard Berisha.

Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Jagodina – Crvena Zvezda 2:3
Daniel Avramovski was not among the 18 players called up by Crvena Zvezda. Last week, after also being excluded from the matchday squad, Avramovski played in a friendly that Crvena Zvezda scheduled for players that hadn’t played in that game.

Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Spartak Subotica – OFK Beograd 1:0
Darko Micevski played the complete 1st half for OFK Beograd before he was substituted at the start of the 2nd half by fellow midfielder Stefan Janković.

Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Voždovac – Donji Srem 0:1
Tome Kitanovski played the entire game for Voždovac and also received a yellow card in the 42nd minute, while Martin Hristov opened on the bench for Donji Srem before he was introduced in the 62nd minute to replace Darko Spalević. As for Riste Mitrevski, he was an unused substitute for the visiting club.

Slovakia, Fortuna Liga, Podbrezová – Košice 1:1
Darko Tofiloski was not included in the 18 player squad of Košice. Tofiloski recently returned to the Slovak club after his rumored transfer to Tours fell through. Darko had been working out in his hometown of Prilep, but Košice did not feel comfortable fielding him in this game since he just rejoined the team earlier this week.

Azerbaijan, Topaz Premyer Liqası, Qarabağ – Gabala 0:1
Muarem Muarem played all 90 minutes for Qarabağ who conceded the lone goal just before halftime to suffer their first home loss of the season.

Muarem looks to escape his marker

Czech Republic, Synot Liga, Jihlava – Slovácko 0:1
Veliche Shumulikoski played the whole match for Slovácko in the slim road victory over Jihlava.

Sweden, Svenska Cupen, Huddinge – Häcken 1:3
Leonard Zuta started on defense for Häcken in an unusual 3-1-4-2 formation and played all 90 minutes in the victory over Huddinge in the Swedish Cup.

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