The first legs of the UEFA Champions League and Europa League play-off rounds involving Macedonian players took place in midweek matches, while Zeni Husmani scored his first competitive goal for Domžale.
UEFA Champions League, Play-off Round, Dinamo Zagreb – Maribor 2:1
Agim Ibraimi started for Maribor in midfield and played until the 78th minute when he was substituted by Dejan Mezga. Maribor’s lone goal came in the 39th minute on an own goal by Milan Badelj who also happened to then score the game winner in the 74th minute to give Dinamo Zagreb a narrow lead heading into the return leg in Slovenia next week.
UEFA Champions League, Play-off Round, BATE Borisov – Ironi Kiryat Shmona 2:0
Darko Tasevski played all 90 minutes for Ironi Kiryat Shmona who lost the first leg of its against BATE Borisov in Belarus.
UEFA Europa League, Play-off Round, Debrecen – Club Brugge 0:3
Ivan Trichkovski was not included in the Club Brugge squad.
UEFA Europa League, Play-off Round, Ekranas – Steaua București 0:2
Daniel Georgievski played the entire game for Steaua București as did Yani Urdinov for Ekranas. Steaua București scored a goal in each half to collect the first leg win on the road.
UEFA Europa League, Play-off Round, Tromsø – Partizan 3:2
Aleksandar Lazevski made the trip to Norway for Partizan but was left out of the final 18 list while his teammate Stefan Ashkovski was not called up.
UEFA Europa League, Play-off Round, Molde – Heerenveen 2:0
Samir Fazli began on the bench for Heerenveen before he entered the game in the 85th minute replacing Rajiv van La Parra.
UEFA Europa League, Dinamo Bucureşti – Metalist 0:2
Kristijan Naumovski was an unused substitute for Dinamo Bucureşti as he was the #2 keeper behind Cristian Bălgrădean.
Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Brașov – Astra Ploiești 1:2
Mirko Ivanovski played all 90 minutes for Astra Ploiești who recorded a come from behind victory after falling behind 1:0 early in the 3rd minute.
Poland, T-Mobile Ekstraklasa, Lechia Gdańsk – Polonia Warszawa 1:3
Aleksandar Todorovski started at right back for Polonia Warszawa and played the entire game as his team opened the new Polish season with a road win over Lechia Gdańsk.
China, FA Cup, Guangzhou Evergrande – Liaoning 1:0
Vlatko Grozdanoski got the start for Liaoning and played until the 73rd minute when he was substituted by Hu Yanqiang. Liaoning lost the first leg of its Chinese Cup semifinal matchup against Guangzhou Evergrande, the club managed by famous Italian coach Marcello Lippi.
South Korea, K-League, Suwon – Daejeon 2:2
Stevica Ristic began the game on the bench for Suwon before coming on in the 75th minute to take the place of Choi Jae-Soo.
Slovenia, Pokal Slovenije, Pesnica – Domžale 1:2
Zeni Husmani started on the bench for Domžale before he entered the game in the 54th minute to replace Mato Šimunovic. Husmani scored the opening goal in the 70th minute while also picking up a yellow card in the 86th minute.
Ukraine, Kubok Ukraini, Sevastopol – Bukovyna 1:0
Besart Ibraimi was an unused substitute for Sevastopol who advanced to the next round of the Ukrainian Cup.
Latvia, LMT Virslīga, Gulbene – Skonto 0:4
Bojan Gjorgievski played all 90 minutes for Skonto who cruised to a comfortable road victory over Gulbene.