Aco Stojkov played in his first friendly for Aarau this summer, Darko Tofiloski on trial at Košice, Zoran Zlatkovski and Dragi Kocev with a goal for Pirin, and the Czech season got underway with the clubs of Ilija Nestorovski and Vladimir Dimitrovski both getting impressive wins.
Ukraine, Vyshcha Liha, Dynamo Kyiv – Tavriya Simferopol 2:1
Goran Popov is still not fully healed from his injury and once again did not play for Dynamo Kyiv.
Russia, Premier-Liga, Tom’ Tomsk – Anzhi Makhachkala 1:4
Goran Maznov started on the bench for Tom’ before he came on the 63rd minute replacing Sergei Skoblyakov.
Austria, T-Mobile Bundesliga, Austria Wien – Mattersburg 2:0
Ilco Naumoski was serving the first of his five game suspension.
Czech Republic, 1. Gambrinus Liga, Slovácko – Teplice 3:0
Ilija Nestorovski started on the bench for Slovácko before he entered the game in the 84th minute replacing Petr Švancara.
Czech Republic, 1. Gambrinus Liga, Ústí nad Labem – Mladá Boleslav 0:2
Vladimir Dimitrovski was an unused substitute for Mladá Boleslav.
Sweden, Allsvenskan, Mjällby – Brommapojkarna 0:0
Daniel Ivanovski did not play for Mjällby.
South Korea, K-League, Jeju United – Gangwon 5:0
Baze Ilijoski won’t remmember this game for good although he played the full 90 minutes for Gangwon.
South Korea, K-League, Ulsan Hyundai – Seongnam Ilhwa Cunma 0:1
Sasa Ognenovski was not part of Seongnam’s team that travelled to Ulsan.
Friendly, Marburger – Eintracht Frankfurt 0:3
Aleksandar Vasoski did not play for Eintracht because of a blister in his foot while his teammate Oka Nikolov was rested by Eintracht manager Michael Skibbe.
Friendly, Strasbourg – Aarau 4:1
Aco Stojkov played the 2nd half for Aarau and won a penalty for his team in the 80th minute which was converted by David Marazzi. This was his first appearance in a friendly for Aarau after a lengthy injury.
Friendly, Neftçi Baku – Gabala 1:1
Both Slavco Georgievski and Igor Mitreski started for Neftçi.
Friendly, Pomorac – Istra 1961 1:1
Armend Alimi played from the start for Istra 1961.
Friendly, Pirin – Lokomotiv Plovdiv 3:1
Dragi Kocev played the 1st half for Pirin and scored on a header in the 31st minute after a good cross from Ivanov. Kocev’s teammate Zoran Zlatkovski played the 2nd half and scored his team’s third goal in the 71st minute from five meters.
Friendly, Legia Warszawa – ŁKS Łódź 2:1
Pance Kumbev played the 2nd half for Legia Warszawa.
Friendly, Košice – Leeds United 0:1
Darko Tofiloski started on the bench for Košice before he came on in the 31st minute and played the remainder of the game. He conceded a goal in the 57th minute but also saved a penalty in the 75th minute. He also made some other nice saves and kept his team in the game.
Friendly, NK Interblock – Inter Zaprešić 0:2
Aleksandar Trajkovski started on the bench before he entered the game in the 2nd half.
Friendly, Zwolle – Heerenveen 0:2
Samir Fazli played the 2nd half for Heerenveen and won a penalty for his team in the 52nd minute which was converted by Roy Beerens.
Friendly, Górnik Łęczna – Znicz Pruszków 4:1
Dejan Miloseski played the 2nd half for Górnik Łęczna.