Several football players in foreign leagues have Macedonian origin and still have the chance to play for Macedonia. Here is a review of their performances:
Australia, A-League Play Offs, Wellington Phoenix – Newcastle United Jets FC 3:1 AET
Ben Kantarovski played the whole game for the Jets.
Australia, A-League Play Offs, Sydney FC – Melbourne Victory 2:2 AET
Ivan Necevski was the whole game on Sydney’s bench.
Austria, Bundesliga, FK Austria Wien – LASK Linz 0:1
Emin Sulimani started on the bench and came in in the 70th minute for Florian Klein.
Austria, Erste Liga, Red Bull Juniors Salzburg – FK Austria Wien II 1:1
Benjamin Sulimani played until the 80th minute for Austria when he was substituted by David Oberortner.
Germany, 2.Bundesliga, TSV 1860 München – FC St. Pauli 2:1
Aleksandar Ignjovski played the whole game for the home team and assisted to the game winner in the 57th minute. This was already the 5th assist from Ignjovski so far although he plays as a defensive midfielder for 1860.
Switzerland, Axpo Super League, FC Zürich – FC Luzern 1:0
Admir Mehmedi came in instead Xavier Margairaz in the 87th minute of the game.
Switzerland, Axpo Super League, FC St. Gallen – FC Aarau 2:2
Orhan Mustafi started for Aarau and played until the 63rd minute when he was substituted by Patrick Alphonse Bengondo. It was Macedonian national team player Aco Stojkov who assisted to Mustafi’s goal in the 58th minute.
Ukraine, Premier Liga, Vorskla Poltava – Metalurg Zaporizhya 1:1
Jovan Markoski played the whole game for Vorskla in this draw at home.
Friendly, Germany U20 – Switzerland U20 1:1
Orhan Mustafi played the whole game and scored Switzerland’s only goal in the 61st minute.
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