In a rather quiet weekend Elif Elmas and Agim Ibraimi scored a goal apiece, Enis Bardhi provided an assist against Real Madrid, while Damjan Shishkovski kept a clean sheet in Cyprus.
photo by ansa: Elif Elmas (R) controls the ball
Albania, Kategoria Superiore, Kastrioti – Bylis 1:0
Borjan Panchevski was an unused substitute for Bylis as he served as his teams reserve goalkeeper.
Albania, Kategoria Superiore, Partizani – Vllaznia 0:0
Egzon Belica started at CB for Partizani, whereas his new teammate Ferhan Hasani didn’t make the matchday squad. For the visitors Mevlan Adili, Demir Imeri and Aleksandar Isaevski made the start. Eventually, the game ended in a goalless draw.
Albania, Kategoria Superiore, Laçi – Teuta 1:0
Bobi Celeski didn’t make Teuta’s matchday squad, while his teammate Blagoja Todorovski lasted all minutes on the pitch.
Albania, Kategoria Superiore, Apolonia – Tirana 0:1
Filip Najdovski and Kristijan Toshevski were all minutes in Tirana’s defense and helped their team to keep a clean sheet in the narrow win at Apolonia.
Albania, Kategoria Superiore, Skënderbeu – Kukësi 0:4
Bekim Redjepi still waits for his first call up by his new team Skënderbeu, while Agim Ibraimi made the start for the visitors and played until the 80th minute. In the 5th minute it was Agim who opened the score.
Agim’s goal (at 20:50):
Australia, Hyundai A-League, Western Sydney Wanderers – Newcastle Jets 1:1
Daniel Georgievski was an unused substitute for the hosts.
Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan Cup, Sumqayıt – Səbail 1:0
Florijan Kadriu / Milovan Petrovikj
Belgium, Jupiler Pro League, Kortrijk – Charleroi 1:3
Gjoko Zajkov is still injured, thus he didn’t play for Charleroi.
Croatia, Hrvatski Telekom Prva Liga, Dinamo – Šibenik 1:2
Arijan Ademi played from the 61st minute for Dinamo, while Todor Todoroski was an unused substitute for the visitors.
Croatia, Hrvatski Telekom Prva Liga, Hajduk – Lokomotiva 0:1
Jani Atanasov was all minutes in Hajduk’s midfield, whereas Edis Malikji watched the game from Lokomotiva’s bench.
Croatia, Hrvatski Telekom Prva Liga, Rijeka – Gorica 0:2
Darko Velkovski is still injured, thus he didn’t play for Rijeka.
Croatia, Hrvatski Telekom Prva Liga, Slaven Belupo – Varaždin 2:0
Agon Elezi was an unused substitute for the visitors.
Cyprus, Protáthlima Cyta, Paphos – AEK 1:4
Daniel Mojsov was the whole game in central defense for AEK and also received a yellow card in the 48th minute, while Ivan Trichkovski also started, but was replaced in the 82nd minute. Meanwhile, their teammate Stefan Spirovski was introduced in the 61st minute.
Cyprus, Protáthlima Cyta, Ermis – AEL 2:2
Davor Zdravkovski was all minutes in defensive midfield for AEL as his team collected one point at Ermis.
Cyprus, Protáthlima Cyta, Doxa – Enosis 1:0
Darko Glishikj didn’t make Doxa’s matchday squad, while his teammates Damjan Shishkovski and Dushko Trajchevski played the whole game. Damjan kept a clean sheet, whereas Dushko was booked with a yellow card in the 48th minute. Meanwhile, Filip Gachevski was all minutes on goal for Enosis and conceded one goal.
Cyprus, Protáthlima Cyta, Ethnikos – Nea Salamis 1:1
Martin Bogatinov was on goal for Ethnikos and conceded one goal in the draw, while his teammate Jovan Kostovski watched the whole game from the bench.
England, Premier League, Leicester City – Leeds United 1:3
Big win for Leeds on the road at Leicester and Ezgjan Alioski played the entire game at LB.
Alioski speaks after the match:
France, Ligue 2, Chambly – Caen 4:2
Vlatko Stojanovski was an unused substitute for Chambly.
Germany, Bundesliga, Stuttgart – Mainz 2:0
Darko Churlinov didn’t make Stuttgart’s matchday squad.
Greece, Soúper Ligk, AE Larisa – Volos 0:0
Nikola Jakimovski recently signed for AE Larisa, but didn’t make the squad for this match.
Greece, Soúper Ligk, Asteras – Aris 2:1
Ali Adem once again wasn’t part of Aris’s matchday squad. So far, Ali waits for a call up nearly four months.
Hungary, OTP Bank Liga, Diósgyör – Budafoki 1:1
Mirko Ivanovski played the second half for the hosts in the draw against Budafoki.
Hungary, OTP Bank Liga, Fehérvár – Honvéd 1:2
Visar Musliu started at CB for the hosts and played the whole match as his team suffered an unexpected loss at home against Honvéd. Additionally, Visar was booked in the 68th minute with a yellow card.
Hungary, OTP Bank Liga, MTK – Puskás Akadémia 0:1
Bojan Miovski didn’t make MTK’s matchday squad due to an yellow cards suspension.
Hungary, OTP Bank Liga, Mezőkövesd-Zsóry – Újpest 3:2
Kire Ristevski played the last 20 minutes for the visitors as his team lost away to Mezőkövesd-Zsóry.
Italy, Serie A, Napoli – Parma 2:0
Elif Elmas started for Napoli and opened the score in the 32nd minute when he nicely dribbled past some opponents and then netted with a left-footed shot from inside the box. Elif was replaced in the 77th minute, and two minutes earlier he received a yellow card for a foul. This was Elmas’ 2nd consecutive goal as he also scored in the last game, what happened to be a cup game against an opponent from the Seria A.
Elif’s goal (at 0:10):
Italy, Serie A, Spezia – Udinese 0:1
Ilija Nestorovski was an unused substitute for Udinese.
Italy, Serie A, Crotone – Genoa 0:3
Goran Pandev played the last 20 minutes as his team collected three points away to Crotone. This was the 154th time Goran came off the bench in a Serie A game. One more and he will be alone on the top of that statistic as he is now equal with Sergio Pellissier.
Italy, Serie B, Pordenone – Lecce 1:1
Boban Nikolov and Leonard Zhuta were starters for Lecce. Boban received a yellow card in the 54th minute and was replaced in the 63rd minute, while Leonard played the entire game.
Portugal, Liga NOS, Sporting – Benfica Monday at 22:30 CET
Stefan Ristovski was once again not included in Sporting’s squad. He is expected to sign for Croatian giant Dinamo.
Romania, Liga I Betano, Botoșani – Hermannstadt 1:0
Stefan Ashkovski was an unused substitute for the hosts.
Romania, Liga I Betano, Astra – Viitorul 1:1
David Babunski started in midfield for Viitorul and played until the 53rd minute. At that point his team had a 1:0 lead, but received later a goal, so the game ended in a draw. In the 50th minute David was also booked with a yellow card.
Romania, Liga I Betano, Sepsi – Voluntari 2:2
Viktor Angelov began at CF for Voluntari and and played the entire game.
Spain, Primera División, Real Madrid – Levante 1:2
Big win for Levante at giants Real Madrid and Enis Bardhi was crucial as he provided the assist for the game winner in the 78th minute. Enis came off the bench in the 60th minute when it was 1:1.
Enis’s assist (at 1:01):
Spain, Segunda División, Espanyol – Rayo Vallecano 2:3
Stole Dimitrievski conceded two goals as Rayo’s goalie, but his team was able to collect three points on the road.
Spain, Segunda División, Mallorca – Girona 1:0
Mallorca continues with the good results and sits on the top of the Spanish second tier on the way to return to the Primera Division, unfortunately Aleksandar Trajkovski is without big game time as he was once again an unused substitute.
Turkey, Süper Lig, Gençlerbirliği – Antalyaspor 0:1
Adis Jahovikj didn’t make the visitors matchday squad.
Turkey, Süper Lig, Kasımpaşa – Kayserispor 0:1
Berat Kalkan wasn’t called up by the hosts, while Daniel Avramovski started for Kayserispor in midfield and lasted all minutes on the pitch. Eventually, Daniel’s team collected three big and lucky points as they netted the game winner in the 3rd minute of stoppage time.