Goals for Nestorovski, Petrovikj, Mahmudov and Sulejmani; converted penalty by Ivanovski, 3 assists by Angelov, 1 by Ristevski and Muarem in this rich midweed for our internationals.
Australia, FFA Cup, Melbourne Victory – Melbourne City 0:2
Daniel Georgievski played the whole game at left-back for Melbourne Victory as his side was eliminated from the Austrialian Cup by local rival City. Georgievski also received a yellow card in the 83rd minute.
Austria, ÖFB Cup, St. Pölten – Sturm 1:1 (5:4 p.s.o.)
Uroš Matić played the entire game for Sturm in a match of the Austrian cup. After 120 minutes the result was 1:1, so the game was decided in a penalty shootout. Unfortunately, Matić was one of Sturm’s two players who missed their penalty, thus his team ended this seasons journey in the cup.
Azerbaijan, Topaz Premyer Liqası, Neftçi – Qarabağ 0:2
Vanche Shikov opened at centre-back for Neftçi and played until the 86th minute, while on the other side Muarem Muarem also started, but played until the 67th minute. Muarem provided the assist for Qarabağ’s first goal in the 29th minute, he passed to Rahid Amirguliev who scored a beauty from around 20 meters.
Bulgaria, Kupa na Bulgaria, Lokomotiv Plovdiv – Oborishte 6:0
Lokomotiv Plovdiv easily reached the next round of the Bulgarian Cup by scoring three goals apiece in each half. Stefan Jevtoski played the second half for Lokomotiv as he came on directly after the break, while his teammate Vancho Trajanov didn’t play.
Croatia, Hrvatski nogometni kup, Inter Zaprešić – Cibalia 1:0
Marjan Altiparmakovski played the whole match for Inter as his team progressed to the quarter-finals of the Croatian Cup after they defeated Cibalia in this single-legged tie.
Croatia, Hrvatski nogometni kup, Šibenik – Osijek 1:2
Milovan Petrovikj started the game for Osijek and also scored a goal – the team’s second of the game. Before that he was shown a yellow card and he was eventually taken off in the 84th minute. Muzafer Ejupi was brought on in the 90th minute.
Petrovikj’s goal (at 2:47):
Croatia, Hrvatski nogometni kup, Rudeš – Rijeka 3:5 AET
Leonard Zhuta started the game for Rijeka while Stefan Ristovski was left on the bench. In fact, it was actually Ristovski who replaced Zhuta in the second half. Rijeka had a 0:3 lead but the hosts managed to return in the game and incredibly they did that by converting three penalties in the second half. However, Rijeka stepped up in the extra time and grabbed the win.
Croatia, Hrvatski nogometni kup, Istra 1961 – Split 1:3
Risto Mitrevski played the whole match for the hosts and saw his team being eliminated from the Cup. For the visiting side, Vlatko Stojanovski was not included in the list of called-up players for the game.
Croatia, Hrvatski nogometni kup, Novigrad – Slaven Belupo 0:1
Mirko Ivanovski played 79 minutes in his club’s win over Novigrad and he has actually scored the lone goal of the match when he successfully converted a penalty in the 32nd minute.
Ivanovski’s goal (at 1:33):
Cyprus, Kýpello Kýprou, Omonoia Aradippou – AEK 0:3
Neither Ivan Trichkovski nor Daniel Mojsov were part of their club’s easy win.
Czech Republic, Pohár FAČR, Brno – Vysočina 2:1
Yani Urdinov remained on the bench in his club’s defeat and elimination from the Czech Cup.
Finland, Veikkausliiga play-out, TPS – Inter Turku 0:0
Inter Turku had an excellent opportunity to avoid playing in the relegation group in the last round of the regular season when they faced rock-bottom PK-35 but they suffered a defeat and will now have to try and avoid relegation in the play-out two-legged match against TPS. The first game ended in a goalless draw and Kosta Manev played the whole match, while Egzon Belica remained on the bench. The return leg is in three days.
Greece, Kýpello Elládos Podosfaírou Group F, AEK – Kerkyra 4:0
Vladimir Dimitrovski is out with an injury and was unavailable to play for the visiting side. He should be back in about 10 days. His team heavily lost the first round game in the group stage of the Greek Cup. Besides AEK, their other opponents are Anagennisi and Lamia.
Hungary, Magyar Kupa, Mád – Újpest 0:4
Viktor Angelov played the whole match for the winning side, while Enis Bardi was left on the bench. Angelov made an amazing contribution assisting on three of the four goals.
Hungary, Magyar Kupa, Csornai – Vasas 2:7
Kire Ristevski played the whole match for the visiting side. He provided an assist on the third goal.
Italy, Serie A, Genoa – Milan 3:0
Goran Pandev watched from the bench as his teammates smashed the big Milan.
Italy, Serie A, Palermo – Udinese 1:3
Ilija Nestorovski brought the lead to Palermo in the 10th minute, but Udinese managed to score three goals in the rest of the match. It is clear that Ile can not safe Palermo alone, he needs support from the other players who so far have shown that they are not capable of playing in the Serie A. He played the whole game while Aleksandar Trajkovski is still out with the same injury.
Nestorovski’s goal (at the beginning):
https://youtube.com/watch?v=DFu71LCEwFc
Italy, Serie B, Trapani – Benevento 1:0
Nikola Jakimovski wasn’t in the visiting side as his teammates hugely disappointed by allowing bottom placed Trapani their first seasonal win.
Kazakshtan, Premier League play-off, Okzhetpes – Astana 0:0
As already known, the season for Agim Ibraimi is already over. A point from this postponed game was enough for his Astana to clinch the new title in kazakhstan, their third in a row and first for Ibraimi. The league season end this weekend with the last round.
Netherlands, KNVB Beker, Den Haag – Telstar 2:1
Denis Mahmudov brought the lead to Telstar in the 39th minute but his team conceded two goals in the 73rd and 81st minute and faced elimination from the Dutch Cup. Mahmudov was booked in the last minute thus played the whole match.
To watch Mahmudov’s goal click here.
Serbia, Kup Srbije, Crvena Zvezda – BSK Borča 3:0
David Babunski started in midfield for Crvena Zvezda second game in a row and played untill 75th minute when he made way for Luka Adžić. Daniel Avramovski was not summoned by Crvena Zvezda for this match.
Game highlights:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=vbEskqZKY8A
Serbia, Kup Srbije, Mladost Lučani – Rad 1:1 (6:4 p.s.o.)
Tome Kitanovski didn’t play for Mladost at this match.
Serbia, Kup Srbije, Novi Pazar – Vojvodina 0:0 (2:3 p.s.o.)
Darko Micevski played all minutes for Novi Pazar. He scored a goal from the penalty spot but Vojvodina advanced to the quarterfinal of the Serbian Cup after a penalty shoot-out.
Micevski’s penalty (at 2:32):
Serbia, Kup Srbije, Čukarički – Javor 1:0
Nikola Stojanov came as a substitution at 54th minute instead of Nenad Sević while his teammates Aleksa Amanovikj and Filip Ristovski didn’t play for Javor.
Slovenia, Pokal Slovenije, Domžale – Krško 2:1
Zeni Husmani started in midfield for Domžale and played whole game. His team advanced to the semifinal of the Slovenian Cup.
Sweden, Allsvenskan, Elfsborg – Norrköping 2:1
David Mitov Nilsson is out of Norrköping’s squad because of injury.
Switzerland, Würth Schweizer Cup, Aarau – Lugano 2:0
Ezgjan Alioski played whole match for Lugano.
Switzerland, Würth Schweizer Cup, Young Boys – Grasshoppers 5:0
Nikola Gjorgjev spent all minutes on the Grasshoppers bench while Taulant Sulejmanov didn’t make the matchday squad for Young Boys due to injury. Grasshoppers was demolished by Young Boys for the second time in three days.
Switzerland, Würth Schweizer Cup 1/16 final, Tuggen – Basel 1:4
Jakup Jakupov, Erzan Murtishi and Valdet Istrefi played whole game for Tuggen in their heavy home defeat. Murtishi was booked at 38th minute of the game.
Switzerland, Würth Schweizer Cup, Kriens – Brühl 5:3 AET
Shkumbim Sulejmani entered the game for Kriens at 73rd minute replacing Jerome Bühler while his teammate Goran Stojanov was unused substitute. Sulejmani scored the fourth goal for his team at 111th minute of the game. Kriens advanced to the 1/8 final of the Swiss Cup.
Turkey, Türkiye Kupasi 3rd round, Fatih Karagümrük – Göztepe 0:3
Adis Jahovikj wasn’t summoned by the visitors in order to be rested for the more important league game this weekend. His team faced a third league side and had no problems advancing to the fourth round of the Turkish Cup.