This past weekend saw three players who originate from Macedonia score goals in Marko Markovski, Ivica Iliev and Philip Dimov.

Austria, Regionalliga Ost, Austria Wien II – Wiener Sportklub 2:2
Defender Philip Dimov played the whole game for the away side and first equalized the game in the 79th minute.  Moreover, he also received a yellow card in the 70th minute.

Croatia, T-Com 1. HNL, Lokomotiva Zagreb – Dinamo Zagreb 1:3
Defensive midfielder Arijan Ademi started the match on Dinamo’s bench, and participated in the last 15 minutes after replacing Ante Rukavina.

Croatia, T-Com 1. HNL, Zagreb – Cibalia 0:1
Besart Abdurahimi played all 90 minutes for the home team in this narrow loss.

Cyprus, Division A, Olympiakos Nikosia – Nea Salamina 2:1
Robert Stambolziev began the game on Olympiakos’ bench and came on in the 90th minute when he substituted Brazilian international Cesinha.

England, Premier League, West Ham United – Fulham 3:0
Pajtim Kasami was an unused substitute for Fulham while his teammate Alexander Kacaniklic came on in the 59th minute to replace Kieran Richardson.

Germany, Bundesliga, Werder – Hamburger SV 2:0
Aleksandar Ignjovski spent the entire game on Werder’s bench.  The allrounder finds himself in Serbia’s squad for the upcoming qualifiers and if he plays in one of the games, he would no longer be eligible to play for Macedonia.

Germany, 2. Bundesliga, Aalen – Eintracht Braunschweig 0:3
Orhan Ademi was an unused substitute for Braunschweig as his team notched a convincing road victory against Aalen.

Greece, Super League, Xanthi – AEK 1:0
Marko Markovski played the whole game for Xanthi and scored the game winner with a header in the 58th minute to down AEK.

Marko Markovski’s goal (at 1:23):

https://youtube.com/watch?v=KU4QazF3Oqc

Poland, Ekstraklasa, Wisła – Polonia Warszawa 1:3
Ivica Iliev played on the left wing for Wisla and scored the home side’s lone goal in the 62nd minute with a right-footed shot.

Ivica Iliev’s goal (at 4:04):

Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, OFK Beograd – Partizan 1:3
18-year-old Marko Pavlovski made the start for OFK Beograd and played the opening 45 minutes before being substituted at the break.

Serbia, Jelen SuperLiga, Crvena Zvezda – Radnički Niš 3:2
Aleksandar Kirovski stayed on Crvena Zvezda’s bench as the #2 keeper.

Slovenia, 1. SNL, Maribor – Rudar 4:0
Dejan Trajkovski spent the entire game on Maribor’s bench.

Sweden, Allsvenskan, GAIS – Kalmar 1:2
Dime Jankulovski was the starting goalkeeper for GAIS and conceded two goals in this narrow home loss against Kalmar.

Sweden, Division 1 Södra, Utsikten – Kristianstad 1:1
Midfielder Julian Grozdanovski was an unused substitute for the away side.

Switzerland, Axpo Super League, Lausanne – Grasshoppers 0:2
Orhan Mustafi spent the whole game on Grasshoppers bench while his teammate Izet Hajrovic started and played until the 85th minute when he was replaced by Frank Feltscher.

Switzerland, Challenge League, Chiasso – Locarno 1:0
Midfielder Miki Jovanov was an unused substitute for Locarno.

Ukraine, Premyer-Liha, Vorskla – Dnipro 2:2
Jovan Markoski played the entire game in central midfield for Vorskla in this home draw against Dnipro.

USA, Major League Soccer, Los Angeles Galaxy – Vancouver Whitecaps 2:0
Midfielder Michael Nanchoff started on Vancouver’s bench before coming on in the 71st minute to substitute Dane Richards.

USA, Major League Soccer, Philadelphia Union – Columbus Crew 1:2
22-year-old Dilly Duka got the start for Columbus and played until the 66th minute when Justin Meram took his place.