Midweek internationals performances

M. Ivanovski (#22) and teammates celebrate late win; photo: FacebookDarko Micevski netted one goal for OFK Beograd, Krste Velkoski added another goal for Sarajevo, while several Macedonian players booked spots in the domestic cup finals in the countries where they play their club football.

Italy, Serie B, Bari – Latina 0:1
Stefan Ristovski started in right midfield for Latina and played until the 80th minute when he was substituted by Riccardo Brosco.  The win moved Latina all alone into second place, a position that leads to direct promotion to Serie A.  There are still 7 rounds remaining in the season, so Latina has work to do to keep hold of that second position since Palermo is running away in first place.

Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Dnipro – Volyn 5:1
Vanche Shikov was not included in the 18 player squad by Volyn.

Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Tavriya – Sevastopol 0:2
Boban Grncharov played all 90 minutes for Tavriya and also picked up a yellow card in the 19th minute.  Tavriya allowed one goal in each half on their way to the loss against Sevastopol.

Romania, Cupa României, Dinamo București – Steaua București 1:1
Neither Daniel Georgievski nor Martin Bogatinov were included in the matchday squad by Steaua București, while Kristijan Naumovski stayed on the bench for Dinamo București as the #2 keeper behind Cristian Bălgrădean.

Romania, Cupa României, Astra – Petrolul 2:1
Mirko Ivanovski started on the bench for Astra before he entered the game in the 86th minute replacing Karim Yoda.  Astra scored a late game winner in stoppage time of the 90th minute to advance to the Romanian Cup final where they will face Steaua București.

Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Universitatea Cluj – Botoșani 2:1
Aco Stojkov played the entire game for Botoșani who scored the initial goal early in the game before then conceding two goals to suffer the loss against Universitatea Cluj.

Romania, Liga I Bergenbier, Viitorul – Braşov 0:0
Boban Nikolov was not among the 18 players called up by Viitorul.

Switzerland, Raiffeisen Super League, St. Gallen – Lausanne 0:0
Muhamed Demiri started in defensive midfield for St. Gallen and played all 90 minutes in the goalless draw against Lausanne.

Switzerland, Challenge League, Biel-Bienne – Schaffhausen 1:2
Ezgjan Alioski got the start at left-back for Schaffhausen and played until the 90th minute when he received a red card after committing a foul inside the area.  Biel-Bienne had a chance to equalize on the resulting penalty pick, but their attempt was saved by the Schaffhausen keeper.

Slovakia, Slovnaft Cup, Košice – Ružomberok 4:1
Darko Tofiloski played from the start for Košice and conceded one goal in the 55th minute.  That goal ended Tofiloski’s run of not conceding at 705 minutes.  Košice trailed 0:1 after that goal in the 55th minute, but the home side responded in a resounding fashion by scoring four goals the rest of the way to advance to the Slovak Cup final.  Košice will face Slovan Bratislava in the domestic cup final.

Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Rad – Javor 1:0
Aleksandar Lazevski played all 90 minutes for Rad and was part of a defense that kept a clean sheet in the narrow home victory over Javor.

Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Radnički Niš – Napredak 1:0
Stefan Ashkovski played the whole match for Napredak who conceded the lone goal in the 23rd minute to suffer the loss against Radnički Niš.

Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Radnički Kragujevac – OFK Beograd 1:3
Darko Micevski started in midfield for OFK Beograd and played until the 90th minute when he was substituted by Milos Obradović, while Dragan Chadikovski played the entire game for Radnički Kragujevac.  Micevski scored the third goal for OFK Beograd in the 69th minute with a shot from just outside of the area.

The goal by Micevski (at 1:33):

https://youtube.com/watch?v=vxX_YNpKFkg

Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Partizan – Jagodina 2:0
Nikola Jakimovski opened the game on the bench for Jagodina before he was introduced in the 67th minute to replace Milos Lepović.

Denmark, Superliga, Viborg – Aalborg 0:2
Aleksandar Stankov played from the start for Viborg and also received a yellow card in the 18th minute.

Azerbaijan, Azerbaycan Kuboku, Gabala – Khazar Lankaran 3:0
Dejan Blazhevski started on the wing for Khazar Lankaran and played 60 minutes before he was replaced by Tounkara Sadio, while his teammate Nikola Gligorov got the start in defensive midfield and played until the 75th minute when he was substituted by Elias Ribeiro.

Azerbaijan, Azerbaycan Kuboku, Neftçi – Ravan 1:1
Igor Mitreski was an unused substitute for Neftçi.

Bulgaria, A Group (Relegation Group), Neftochimic – Slavia 0:3
Kire Ristevski played the entire game for Slavia and was part of a defense that kept a clean sheet in the triumph over Neftochimic.  Slavia scored all three goals in the 2nd half to take home all three points.

Bulgaria, A Group (Relegation Group), Lyubimets – Chernomorets 0:4
Aleksandar Damchevski started at left CB for Chernomorets and played all 90 minutes in the comfortable road victory over Lyubimets.

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kup Bosne i Hercegovine, Zrinjski – Sarajevo 1:3
Krste Velkoski started in attack for Sarajevo and played until stoppage time of the 90th minute when he was substituted by Mario Barić.  Moments before being replaced, Velkoski scored the third goal for Sarajevo when he received a pass, rounder the keeper and then slotted a shot into an empty net.  Sarajevo advanced to Bosnian Cup final where they will face Čelik.

Video of the goal by Velkoski:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=UTndlZkcX_Y

Sweden, Allsvenskan, Norrköping – Mjällby 1:1
Daniel Ivanovski began the match on the bench for Mjällby before he made an appearance in the 23rd minute to replace the injured right-back Danny Ervik.

Sweden, Allsvenskan, Häcken – Halmstad 3:0
Leonard Zuta was not included in Häcken squad due to a red card suspension.

Belarus, Kubak Belarusi, Minsk – Neman 1:3
Predrag Rangjelovikj opened the game on the bench for Minsk before he was introduced in the 57th minute to substitute Dmytro Korkishko.  Minsk was officially eliminated from the Belarusian Cup with this loss to Neman.

Slovenia, PrvaLiga Telekom Slovenije, Domžale – Maribor 1:2
Zeni Husmani, usually a defensive midfielder, actually got the start at right-back and played all 90 minutes in the narrow home defeat against the current table leaders in Slovenia.

Greece, Football League Play-offs, Niki Volos – Kerkyra 1:0
Zoran Baldovaliev started on the bench for Kerkyra before he entered the game in the 57th minute replacing Dimitris Souanis.

Croatia, 2.HNL, Inter Zaprešić – Rudeš 1:0
Ilija Nestorovski did not play for Inter Zaprešić due to a yellow cards suspension.

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