Double joy for Hristijan Kirovski! With his two goals in just four minutes he had a dream debut for Vaslui bringing his team the victory. Darko Tasevski was in a same role, but with one goal. He brought Levski Sofia the three points from an away game. Zoran Baldovaliev scored as well. A record week for yellow cards as seven Macedonian internationals were booked. Goran Popov and Igor Mitreski continued with their incredible form.
Italy, Serie A, Lazio – Chievo 0:3
Goran Pandev had a bad game and was taken off at half-time. Tommaso Rocchi took his place.
Germany, 1. Bundesliga, Eintracht Frankfurt – Hoffenheim 1:1
Oka Nikolov played only 42 minutes for Eintracht because he got injured and had to be substituted with reserve goalkeeper Markus Pröll. The surprise in the Bundesliga this season, Hoffenheim, was leading 0:1 in those moments.
Germany, 2. Bundesliga, Wehen – Mainz 0:2
Nikolce Noveski played the whole game for Mainz as they beat Wehen.
Holland, Eredivisie, Heerenveen – Sparta Rotterdam 5:1
Goran Popov got back on the field after the one match suspension and played the whole 90 minutes in Heerenveen’s newest victory. He got a yellow card early in the 10th minute.
Belgium, Jupiler League, Germinal Beerschot – Mons-Bergen 2:0
Igor Mitreski played the full match for Germinal and got a yellow card in the 70th minute. The team from Beerschot still hasn’t felt the bitterness of the defeat since Mitreski is part of the team, 8 games in a row, with 90 minutes played in every one of them.
Austria, T-Mobile Bundesliga, LASK Linz – Mattersburg 0:0
The Macedonian trio in Mattersbugr: Ilco Naumoski, Goce Sedloski and Ostoja Stjepanović, played the whole game in the goalless draw away to LASK.
Czech, 1. Gambrinus Liga, Bohemians – Viktoria Žižkov 0:0
Riste Naumov got in instead Petr Švancara in the 71st minute for Viktoria.
Czech, 1. Gambrinus Liga, Sigma Olomouc – Kladno 1:3
Goce Toleski was substituted at half-time with Tomáš Hořava as Sigma was beaten at home by Kladno.
Russia, Premier-Liga, Tom’ Tomsk – Krylya Sovietov 0:1
Goran Maznov played the full 90 minutes for Tom’ in the first round of the new season in Russia. His team was surprised by Krylya Sovietov at their own Trudi Stadium.
Ukraine, Vyshcha Liha, Vorskla Poltava – Lviv 0:0
Filip Despotovski played the whole game for Vorskla.
Hungary, Soproni Liga, Haladás – Újpest 0:2
Mirsad Mijadinoski played the full game for Újpest and got a yellow card in the 61st minute.
Hungary, Soproni Liga, Debreceni – Nyíregyháza Spartacus 4:0
Aco Stojkov played the whole game and got a yellow card in the 67th minute for a foul. The Szpari were destroyed with 4:0.
Hungary, Soproni Liga, Kaposvári Rákóczi – Zalaegerszeg 1:2
Kemal Alomerovik played until the 67th minute when Slovenian international Marian Sluka took his place in the ZTE. It was 0:2 in those moments.
Poland, Orange Ekstraklasa, Jagiellonia Białystok – Legia Warszawa 2:1
Pance Kumbev played the full 90 minutes in the guest’s back line.
Poland, Orange Ekstraklasa, Polonia Warszawa – ŁKS Łódź 1:3
Filip Ivanovski played the whole game, while Vlade Lazarevski got substituted in the 60th minute by Daniel Mąka who later scored the only goal for the home team.
Israel, Ligat ha’Al, Maccabi Petah Tikva – Bnei Sachnin 0:0
Boban Grncarov played the full 90 minutes for Maccabi and got a yellow card in the 73rd minute. This was his 7th yellow cars this season in the Israeli league in 22 games.
Cyprus, Protathlima A’Katigopias, Apollon Limassol – Ethnikos Achnas 2:1
Vance Sikov played the whole game for Ethnikos as they failed to stay undefeated in Limassol.
Cyprus, Protathlima A’Katigopias, Enosis Neon Paralimni – AE Paphos 0:0
Goalkeepers Petar Milosevski and Jane Nikoloski played against each other and both managed to prevent the opponent from scoring.
Croatia, T-Com 1.HNL, Croatia Sesvete – Slaven Belupo 0:0
Artim Polozani played the whole game for Croatia.
Croatia, T-Com 1.HNL, Inter Zaprešić – Osijek 0:1
Goran Todorcev played the whole game for Osijek.
Romania, Liga I Frutti Fresh, Gloria Bistriţa – Vaslui 1:3
Hristijan Kirovski is the new hero of Vaslui. He made his debut for the Romanian team as he came in instead Zimbabwean international Mike Temwanjera in the 81st minute while the score was 1:1. First he scored in the 85th minute for 1:2 and later in the 89th minute he scored again for final 1:3 and three points for his new team Vaslui.
Slovakia, Corgoň Liga, Dunajská Streda – Artmedia Petralka 0:4
Aleksandar Bajevski got in instead Iranian international Mohammad Parvin during the half-time break. His Dunajská Streda was brushed aside by Artmedia.
Bulgaria, A PFG, Botev – Levski Sofia 0:1
Darko Tasevski decided the winner as he scored the only goal worth three points with his left leg from 6-7 meters in the 19th minute. Later he was substituted by Georgi Sarmov in the 58th minute.
Bulgaria, A PFG, Pirin – Lokomotiv Sofia 0:4
Zoran Baldovaliev scored the second goal in the 33rd minute and played the whole game. Dragi Kocev stayed on the bench for Pirin.
Bulgaria, A PFG, Slavia Sofia – Lokomotiv Mezdra 0:0
Robert Petrov played the full 90 minutes for Slavia.
Serbia, Superliga, OFK Beograd – Crvena Zvezda 2:2
Ivan Trickovski scored a goal for Zvezda in the 3rd minute for 0:1, but the referee wrongly annulled it for a foul made by his team-mate Cleo. He played until the 58th minute when Brazilian international Jefferson da Silva Nascimento took his place.
Serbia, Superliga, Borac – Vojvodina 1:1
Vlatko Grozdanoski played until the 62nd minute for the guests when arko Lazetić took his place, while Mario Gjurovski didn’t play.
Serbia, Superliga, Banat – Rad 1:1
Borce Manevski got in instead Stojan Pilipović in the 62nd minute for Banat, while Milan Stojanoski didn’t play.
Azerbaijan, Premier League, Karvan – FK Baku 0:1
Dragan Nacevski took Elvin Əliyev’s place in the 64th minute for Gjoko Hadzievski’s team who won away in Yevlax.
Azerbaijan, Premier League, Qarabagh – Qabala 0:0
Zekirija Ramadan played the whole game, while Artim Sakiri got in instead Bosnian international Nidal Ferhatović during the half-time break. Both were booked, Ramadan in the 73rd, while Sakiri in the 85th minute. Their Qarabagh failed to win at home.