Jovan Kostovski scored a goal and won a penalty for Orduspor to help his team move one step closer to getting promoted to the top Turkish division, Vladimir Dimitrovski and Mladá Boleslav won the Czech Cup, Darko Tofiloski kept a clean sheet for Košice to help his team avoid relegation, while the teams of Goran Popov, Filip Despotovski, and Kristijan Naumovski lost the domestic cup final in each respective country.
Ukraine, Kubok Ukraini, Dynamo Kyiv – Shakhtar Donetsk 0:2
Goran Popov played the entire game for Dynamo Kyiv who lost the Ukrainian Cup final against their heated rivals Shakhtar Donetsk. Popov made a nice cross from the left in the 21st minute that reached Andriy Shevchenko but his header was saved by the opposing keeper. Popov also picked up a yellow card in the 82nd minute as each team had a player sent off during the game.
Austria, T-Mobile Bundesliga, Mattersburg – Magna Wiener Neustadt 1:1
Ilco Naumoski started for Mattersburg and played until the 80th minute when he was replaced by Dominik Höfel. Naumoski could have scored an easy goal in the 52nd minute but his teammate Patrick Bürger got a little selfish and tried to score himself instead of finding Naumoski who would have scored an easy goal into an empty net. Bürger was through on goal and the opposing keeper charged at him which left Naumoski wide open just to the right of Bürger but he decided to go for goal himself and his shot ended up hitting the post. Naumoski also received a yellow card in the 34th minute.
Austria, Erste Liga, Austria Lustenau – Lustenau 07 1:0
Dejan Stojanovic was an unused substitute for Lustenau 07 as the manager decided to start backup keeper Markus Breuss in the final round of games in the Austrian second division.
Russia, Perviy Divizion, Sibir – Dynamo Bryansk 4:1
Velice Sumulikoski played all 90 minutes for Sibir who picked up a comfortable victory against Dynamo Bryansk.
Russia, Perviy Divizion, Luch-Energiya – Torpedo Moskva 0:2
Artim Polozani started on the bench for Torpedo Moskva before he entered the game in the 88th minute replacing Yevgeni Gavryuk.
Switzerland, Axpo Super League, Zürich – Thun 1:0
Muhamed Demiri started in central midfield for Thun and played all 90 minutes as his team concluded a very successful season by finishing in 5th place, a year after being promoted to the top Swiss division.
Switzerland, Challenge League, Vaduz – Aarau 2:0
Aleksandar Mitreski played the entire game for Aarau while his teammate Aco Stojkov did not play because of an injury.
Denmark, Superliga, Silkeborg – Lyngby 0:1
Bajram Fetai played all 90 minutes for Lyngby who picked up a huge victory in their journey to avoid relegation. Fetai threatened early in the 3rd minute but his dangerous shot was blocked and it went for a corner. Lyngby escaped the relegation zone with this win but they are still not safe as they only have a two points advantage over the team ranked below them with only one game remaining until the end of the season in Denmark.
Czech Republic, Pohár ČMFS, Mladá Boleslav – Sigma Olomouc 1:1 (Mladá Boleslav won the cup by winning 4:3 on penalty kicks)
Vladimir Dimitrovski was not among the 18 players called up by Mladá Boleslav who won the Czech Cup final on penalty kicks after the game was tied at 1:1 after 90 minutes. This win also ensures that Mladá Boleslav will participate in Europa League qualifications next season by winning the Czech Cup.
Romania, Cupa României, Dinamo Bucureşti – Steaua Bucureşti 1:2
Kristijan Naumovski was an unused substitute for Dinamo Bucureşti as he was the #2 keeper behind Cristian Bălgrădean. Dinamo lost the Romanian Cup final against their heated rivals Steaua in the final game of the season in Romania.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Metalac – Partizan 1:1
Aleksandar Lazevski remains out with an injury for Partizan who clinched the title in Serbia.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Smederevo – Vojvodina 0:0
Daniel Mojsov did not play for Vojvodina as he served the second of his three game suspension for hitting a player during a game last week.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Jagodina – Borac Čačak 1:1
Dragan Stojkov played the entire game for Jagodina as did Stefan Spirovski for Borac Čačak.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Sevojno – Inđija 1:0
Gjorgi Tanusev did not play for Sevojno.
Azerbaijan, NBC Bank Azərbaycan Kuboku, Inter Bakı – Khazar Lankaran 1:1 (Khazar Lankaran won the cup by winning 4:2 on penalty kicks)
Filip Despotovski started for Inter Bakı and played until the 94th minute when he was replaced by Ģirts Karlsons. It was 0:0 in the Azerbaijan Cup final after 90 minutes so the game went into extra time. Karlsons, who replaced Despotovski, actually ended up scoring the only goal for Inter Bakı in the 99th minute but the game remained tied after 120 minutes so it went into penalty kicks. Khazar Lankaran eventually came out on top by winning 4:2 on penalties so they won the Azerbaijani Cup.
Poland, Ekstraklasa, Arka Gdynia – Legia Warszawa 2:5
Mirko Ivanovski played all 90 minutes for Arka Gdynia who suffered a convincing home loss against Legia Warszawa. This loss once again puts Arka in the bottom two of the standings since one of the teams below them recorded a victory so Arka pretty much faces a must win situation in the final game of the season this upcoming Sunday against Śląsk Wrocław.
Poland, Ekstraklasa, Polonia Warszawa – GKS Bełchatów 0:0
Zlatko Tanevski was not among the 18 players called up by GKS Bełchatów.
Poland, Unibet 1. Liga, Górnik Łęczna – Kluczbork 2:0
Dejan Miloseski started on the bench for Górnik Łęczna before he entered the game in the 67th minute replacing Eivinas Zagurskas.
Slovakia, Corgoň Liga, Košice – Žilina 1:0
Darko Tofiloski played from the start for Košice and kept a clean sheet to help his team avoid relegation. Tofiloski made his best save in the 26th minute to save a fierce shot from Žilina player Stanislav Angelovič. With the win, Košice finished tied for 10th place on the table and Dubnica will be the team that gets relegated in Slovakia.
Turkey, Bank Asya 1. Lig Play-off, Orduspor – Rizespor 4:0
Jovan Kostovski started for Orduspor and played until the 62nd minute when he was replaced by Abdullah Cetin while his teammate Muarem Muarem was not called up. Kostovski had a good game by scoring a goal and also winning a penalty for his team. Kostovski was fouled inside the area in the 34th minute and the referee pointed to the spot. İrfan Başaran converted the penalty to give Orduspor a 3:0 lead and Kostovski then scored a goal of his own in the 41st minute when he beat the offside trap after a pass by his teammate Ahmet Kuru before he showed good finishing skills and scored past the opposing keeper.
Kostovski’s goal (at 2.35) and penalty won (at 1:20)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=MsM-U9zenb0
Turkey, Bank Asya 1. Lig Play-off, Rizespor – Orduspor 3:3
Jovan Kostovski started for Orduspor and played until the 42nd minute when he was replaced by defender Abdullah Cetin while Muarem Muarem was not called up. The Orduspor manager once again decided to bring on the same defender in both games to replace Kostovski in order to protect their big lead. Orduspor easily advanced to the promotion play-off final where they will face Gaziantep. The winner of this matchup will get promoted to the top Turkish league while the loser will continue to play in the Turkish second division for next season.
Turkey, Bank Asya 1. Lig Play-off, Tavşanlı Linyitspor – Gaziantep 1:2
Milan Ristovski was not among the 18 players called up by Tavşanlı Linyitspor.
Turkey, Bank Asya 1. Lig Play-off, Gaziantep – Tavşanlı Linyitspor 0:1
Milan Ristovski was not called up by Tavşanlı Linyitspor as his team was eliminated from the promotion play-offs and will continue to play in the Turkish second division next season. It was 2:2 on aggregate after the two games but Gaziantep advanced because of the away goals rule.
Sweden, Allsvenskan, Mjällby – Djurgården 3:0
Daniel Ivanovski did not play for Mjällby because of an injury.
Sweden, Allsvenskan, Gefle – Mjällby 0:0
Daniel Ivanovski once again was not called up by Mjällby because of a broken collarbone as his team played two league games within four days.
Kazakhstan, Premier League, Irtysh – Lokomotiv Astana 5:0
Bobi Bozinovski started on the bench for Lokomotiv Astana before he entered the game in the 63rd minute replacing Pyrali Aliyev as his team suffered a heavy defeat against Irtysh.
Kazakhstan, Premier League, Kaisar – Taraz 1:0
Ostoja Stjepanovic started for Taraz and played the first 45 minutes before he was substituted at the start of the 2nd half by Aziz Anarmetov.