The Macedonian U17 national team played two friendlies against Bosnia-Herzegovina in Skopje. In the first match we suffered a defeat while in the second we won with a goal scored in the dying moments of the match. This was the debut for Dimitar Kapinkovski as coach of this generation of footballers.

photo by FFM: Team photo after the second match

February 18th, Petar Miloshevski Training Center in Skopje
Macedonia – Bosnia-Herzegovina 1:3 (0:0)
Goals: 61′ Nenad Damjanoski – 47′ Din Ramić, 59′ Benjamin Kadirić, 83′ Leon Bogović
Macedonia: Trajkovski; Rochi (72′ Markovski), Djangarovski (72′ Sekirski), Kesikj, Mustafi, Bucevski (65′ Zhaku), Damjanoski (90′ Jevtoski), Angelevski, Hodja (65′ Osmani), Grasheski (72′ Tanchev), Brankovski (65′ Durak). Coach: Dimitar Kapinkovski
Bosnia-Herzegovina: Mujanić; Ćulum, Jelić, Kecman, Mustafić, Bogović (90′ Hodžić), Spahić (Telalović), Ramić (78′ Gostimirović), Đedović, Mehmedović, Oroz (46′ Kadirić). Coach: Muhamed Džakmić

Highlights:

February 20th, Petar Miloshevski Training Center in Skopje
Macedonia – Bosnia-Herzegovina 1:0 (0:0)
Goals: 90+1′ Ditmir Hodja
Macedonia: Trajkov (76′ Jovchev); Stamatoski (65′ Rochi), Sekirski (68′ Djangarovski), Dimovski (68′ Ceka), Mustafi (68′ Kesikj), Zhaku, Osmani (65′ Markovski), Angelevski (65′ Jevtoski), Hodja, Tanchev (68′ Grasheski), Durak (46′ Bucevski). Coach: Dimitar Kapinkovski
Bosnia-Herzegovina: Mujanić (46′ Džaka); Mustafić, Kadirić (46′ Spahić), Hodžić (50′ Bogović), Ćosić, Kelmendi (65′ Kecman), Oroz (46′ Đedović), Mujkić (46′ Mehmedović), Zulović (46′ Ćulum), Telalović (65′ Jelić), Gostimirović (60′ Ramić). Coach: Muhamed Džakmić

Highlights:

Coach Dimitar Kapinkovski called up 24 players for these matches:

Antonij Trajkovski – Rabotnichki
Aleksandar Trajkov – Brera Strumica
Darko Jovchev – Makedonija GjP

Stefan Stamatoski – Vardar
Mateo Kesikj – Brodarac
Martin Djangarovski – Makedonija GjP
Alban Rochi – Brera Strumica
Hristijan Jevtoski -Vardar
Muhammed Mustafi – St Gallen
Stefan Sekirski – Belasica
Nazif Ceka – Shkendija
Andrej Dimovski – Brera Strumica
Lorent Zhaku – Voska Sport
Aleksandar Grasheski – New Stars
Nenad Damjanoski – Domžale
David Angelevski – Pelister
Ivan Tanchev – Brera Strumica
Ditmir Hodja – Voska Sport
Damjan Bucevski – IMT
Blendi Ganiu – Shkupi
Stefan Brankovski – Maribor
Florent Osmani – Shkendija
Ivo Markovski – Vardar
Malik Durak – Venezia

Riste Stoilov from Crvena zvezda could not be a part of these matches due to injury while Christian Markoski from Köln was not cleared to play by the club.