Agim Ibraimi with a goal for Olimpija, Goran Popov gets demoted to the bench for his poor play, Aleksandar Stankov makes his debut with Roda, and Aleksandar Mitreski is no longer a Sion player after his contract was terminated for lying about how many times he was at the casino.

Italy, Serie A, Inter – Bologna 3:0
Goran Pandev started for Inter in a very attacking minded 4-3-3 formation.  Pandev was active early on and displayed his vision with some nice passing but faded as the game went on as he seemed tired.  Pandev had a chance in the 19th minute but his shot was saved by the Bologna keeper.  Pandev then took a free kick in the 55th minute that was way over the goal.  He was substituted in the 69th minute when Wesley Sneijder took his place.  This was the 10th consecutive Serie A game where Pandev hasn’t scored a goal.  Next up for Inter is the return leg against CSKA Moskva on Tuesday.

Germany, 1. Bundesliga, Nürnberg – Mainz 2:0
Nikolce Noveski and Mainz had to play with 10 men for the majority of the game after Andreas Ivanschitz received a red card in the 4th minute.  This had a big impact in the game as the home team dominated possession and controlled the game.  Noveski had the best chance for Mainz in the 1st minute when he received a good cross but his header was saved.

Germany, 1. Bundesliga, Schalke 04 – Bayern München 1:2
Besart Ibraimi was an unused substitute for Schalke 04, who move back to 2nd place in the German Bundesliga with the loss.

Germany, 1. Bundesliga, Eintracht Frankfurt – Bayer Leverkusen 3:2
This was another game that changed drastically after a Bayer Leverkusen player received a red card in the 49th minute with his team leading 2:1.  Eintracht took advantage of having the extra man and went on to score two goals and get the narrow 3:2 win.  Oka Nikolov played the entire game while Aleksandar Vasoski remains out with a knee injury.

Russia, Premier-Liga, Tom Tomsk – Spartak Moskva 2:2
Goran Maznov started for Tom Tomsk who were held to a draw by Spartak.  Maznov provided a nice pass to one of his teammates in the 25th minute but his shot didn’t trouble the keeper.  The 2nd goal for Spartak was a result of a terrible error from the Tomsk keeper.  Maznov was substituted in the 77th minute.

Netherlands, Eredivisie, Heerenveen – Sparta Rotterdam 4:1
Goran Popov was demoted to the bench as Heerenveen coach Jan Everse is still not pleased with how Popov is playing.  Popov entered the game in the 54th minute with Heerenveen leading 3:0 despite playing with 10 men since the 17th minute.  Popov’s teammate Samir Fazli stayed on the bench for the entire game.

Netherlands, Eredivisie, Roda – Waalwijk 5:1
Aleksandar Stankov, member of the Macedonian U-21 team, was called up for the match and made his debut for Roda when he came on in the 88th minute replacing Mads Junker.  His brother, Antonio Stankov, and fellow Macedonian Yani Urdinov play for Roda’s youth teams.

Ukraine, Vyshcha Liha, Vorskla Poltava – Illychivets Mariupil 3:0
Filip Despotovski was not among the 18 players called up by Vorskla Poltava.

Romania, Liga I, Steaua Bucuresti – Braşov 1:0
For the second straight game, Dusan Savic played the first 45 minutes for Braşov but was substituted before the start of the 2nd half and both times his team lost 1:0.

Romania, Liga I, Ceahlual – Politehnica Iaşi 1:0
Stojan Ignjatov began the game on the bench for the visitors before he came on in the 72nd minute replacing Bogdan Straton.

England, League Championship, Preston North End – Watford 1:1
Velice Sumulikoski continues to be left out by Preston North End manager Darren Ferguson.

Switzerland, Axpo Super League, Aarau – Young Boys 1:5
Aco Stojkov started for Aarau who had another disastrous showing.  Their keeper received a red card in the 32nd minute for a foul in the box that led to a penalty which was converted by Young Boys and they went on to dominate from that point on and hand Aarau another loss.  Stojkov was pretty quiet as he got no support from the midfield and Aarau rarely created chances.  Stojkov was substituted in the 79th minute.

Switzerland, Axpo Super League, Basel – Sion 4:3
Aleksandar Mitreski is no longer a member of Sion.  His contract was terminated after he lied about how many times he was at the casino.  There have been allegations of Sion’s previous match involving match fixing so the club took swift action and decided to kick Mitreski off the team.  They will also seek damages from Mitreski for the negative publicity that has hurt the image of the club.

Austria, T-Mobile Bundesliga, Red Bull Salzburg – Mattersburg 2:0
Ilco Naumoski and Mattersburg had a chance to redeem themselves after being humiliated at home by Salzburg last week when they lost 6:1 but it was the same story again as Salzburg beat Mattersburg once again.  Naumoski picked up an early yellow card in the 4th minute and had a very quiet game as he spent a lot of time helping out on defense and didn’t have any scoring chances.  Naumoski was substituted in the 63rd minute while Goce Sedloski and Ostoja Stjepanovic stayed on the bench for the entire game.

Austria, T-Mobile Bundesliga, Magna Wiener Neustadt – Austria Wien 0:1
Mensur Kurtisi wasn’t even on the bench for Magna who suffered a narrow loss at home to Austria Wien.

Belgium, Jupiler League, Charleroi – Germinal Beerschot 0:1
Tome Pacovski was the second keeper for Germinal as they gave 17 year old Thomas Kaminski another start.

Belgium, Jupiler League, Cercle Brugge – Westerlo 2:0
Igor Gjuzelov was an unused substitute for Cercle Brugge.

Belgium, EXQI League, Lierse – Turnhout 3:1
Nderim Nedzipi did not play for Lierse.  There were a total of seven yellow cards and three red cards between the two teams.

Poland, Orange Ekstraklasa, Polonia Warszawa – Wisla Krakow 0:1
Filip Ivanovski was on the bench to start the game before he entered the game in the 59th minute.  He added some creativity for Polonia but his passing let him down on several occasions.  Ivanovski did well in the 66th minute to win a free kick in a dangerous position for Polonia but they squandered the opportunity before Ivanovski misplaced a pass in the 73rd minute on a counter attack that would have given Polonia a chance to take the lead.  Instead, a Polonia player scored an own goal in the 90th minute and Polonia loses yet again.

Poland, Orange Ekstraklasa, Lech Poznań – Legia Warszawa 1:0
Zlatko Tanevski and Lech got the better of Pance Kumbev and Legia.  Tanevski was an unused substitute for the home team while Kumbev played all 90 minutes for the visitors and received a yellow card in the 25th minute.  Kumbev saved his team a goal in the 46th minute on a shot that hit the post by beating the opposing player to the ball on the rebound and clearing it from danger.  Kumbev then had a chance to open the scoring in the 50th minute but his header was just wide of goal. 

Czech Republic, 1. Gambrinus Liga, Slovačko – Liberec 0:0
Ilija Nestorovski got the start for Slovačko and played until the 58th minute when Petr Svancara took his place.  Nestorovski also received a yellow card in the 33rd minute for protesting to the referee.

Hungary, Soproni Liga, Nyíregyháza – Debreceni
Postponed because of poor lighting at the stadium so no game for Mirsad Mijadinoski and Debreceni.

Bulgaria, A PFG, CSKA Sofia – Montana 1:1
Igor Mitreski was not called up by CSKA Sofia.

Bulgaria, A PFG, Chernomorets – Levski Sofia 1:1
Darko Tasevski remains out with an injury for Levski.

Bulgaria, A PFG, Slavia Sofia – Botev Plovdiv 3:0
Robert Petrov and Slavia Sofia did not have to play but will receive an automatic 3:0 win and three points as Botev was removed from the top Bulgarian League due to financial difficulties and a number of related issues.

Bulgaria, A PFG, Lokomotiv Plovdiv – Pirin 2:0
Dragi Kocev played all 90 minutes for Pirin while his Macedonian teammate Zoran Zlatkovski started on the bench before he entered the game in the 82nd minute.

Serbia, Jelen Superliga, Partizan – Spartak Zlatibor Voda 2:0
Aleksandar Lazevski was not called up by Partizan.

Serbia, Jelen Superliga, Vojvodina – BSK Borca 2:0
Mario Gjurovski began the game on the bench for Vojvodina before he came on in the 58th minute replacing Janko Tumbasevic.

Serbia, Jelen Superliga, Hajduk – Rad 2:1
Aleksandar Todorovski started and played until the 82nd minute for Rad.  He also received a yellow card in the 53rd minute.

Serbia, Jelen Superliga, Javor – Napredak 1:0
Filip Petrov started on the bench for Javor and entered the game in the 70th minute while Dragan Stojkov also started on the bench for his team Napredak before he came on in the 83rd minute.

Serbia, Jelen Superliga, Borac – Metalac 1:0
Stefan Spirovski got the start for Borac and played until the 80th minute when he was replaced by Dusan Martinovic.

Serbia, Jelen Superliga, Mladi Radnik – Smederevo 0:0
Zoran Todorov played all 90 minutes for the visitors.

Croatia, T-Com 1.HNL, Rijeka – Dinamo Zagreb 2:2
Vlade Lazarevski played the entire game for Rijeka.

Croatia, T-Com 1.HNL, Cibalia – Istra 1961 0:0
Armend Alimi started for Istra and played until the 68th minute when Traore took his place.  Alimi attempted a free kick from distance in the 29th minute but it was wide of goal.  Then Alimi threatened with a header in the 36th minute but it was just over the goal.

Israel, Ligat Toto, Hapoel Akko – Maccabi Petah Tikva 2:2
Vanco Trajanov was an unused substitute for Maccabi Petah Tikva.

Israel, Liga Leumit, Hapoel Kiryat Shmona – Maccabi Herzliya 1:0
Zoran Baldovaliev played all 90 minutes for the home team.

Slovenia, 1.SNL, Olimpija – Gorica 5:0
Agim Ibraimi played until the 72nd minute for Olimpija and scored a goal in the 69th minute to give his team a 4:0 lead at that point.  They went on to add one more in the 89th minute as they recorded a convincing victory.  Ibraimi was very active and threatened as early as the 1st minute but his shot was saved by the opposing keeper.

Uzbekistan, Uzbek League, Bunyodkor – Shurtan Guzar 1:1
Stevica Ristic started and played until the 59th minute for Bunyodkor.

Germany, Regionalliga West, Bochum II – Düsseldorf II 2:1
Goran Slavkovski did not play for Bochum II.

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