Many players originating from Macedonia were in action during the weekend with Besart Abdurahimi scoring an important goal and Robert Stambolziev making the first start for his new club.
Australia, A-League, Sydney – Adelaide 1:2
Ivan Necevski was the starting goalkeeper for Sydney and conceded two goals in this narrow loss while his teammate Daniel Petkovski wasn’t called up for this game.
Austria, Bundesliga, Admira – Rapid 0:2
Forward Benjamin Sulimani made the start for the home team and played until the 66th minute when he made way for Patrick Seeger.
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Premijer Liga, Slavija- Leotar 0:0
Lazar Vidic played until the 56th minute for Slavija in this goalless draw.
Croatia, MAXtv Prva Liga. HNL, Zagreb – Dinamo 1:0
Offensive midfielder Besart Abdurahimi played until the 85th minute in the Zagreb derby for the home team and was the man of the match as he scored the lone goal of the game in the 50th minute.
To watch Abdurahimi’s goal, click here (starts at 5:30).
Croatia, MAXtv Prva Liga, Rijeka – Inter Zaprešić 2:1
Borko Gorgiev was an unused substitute for Inter.
Cyprus, Division A, Olympiakos – Apollon 1:1
22-year-old Robert Stambolziev made his first start for Olympiakos and played until the 67th minute in this draw in which he played against Macedonian national team member Bojan Markoski.
Denmark, Superligaen, Silkeborg – Odense 0:2
Left back Bashkim Kadrii played all 90 minutes for Odense and was part of a defense that kept a clean sheet.
England, Premier League, Stoke – Fulham 1:0
Midfielder Pajtim Kasami was an unused substitute for Fulham.
Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Sloboda Užice – Crvena Zvezda 1:2
Aleksandar Rizovski wasn’t called up by Sloboda while Aleksandar Kirovski spent the whole game on the away side’s bench as he was the #2 goalkeeper behind Boban Bajković.
Slovenia, 1.SNL, Maribor – Koper 3:0
Dejan Trajkovski spent the entire game on Maribor’s bench.
Switzerland, Axpo Super League, Sion – Grasshoppers 1:1
Izet Hajrovic played the entire game for Grasshoppers in attacking central midfield. His teammate Orhan Mustafi wasn’t part of the squad for this game.
Switzerland, 1.Liga Classic Gruppe 2, Luzern II – Serrières 0:2
20-year-old centre back Aleksandar Damcevski started on Luzern’s bench and made a late substitute appearance in the 86th minute by replacing Gente Mazreku.
Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Vorskla – Volyn 0:1
Jovan Markoski played until the 67th minute for Vorskla when Evgen Budnik took his place. His team lost against Volyn which lined up Vanche Shikov and Dushan Savic, the latter scoring the game winner in the 75th minute.