Our U18 national team visited Albania and played two friendlies in the city of Korçë. Our players played two competitive games, the first of which ended in a draw, and the second we lost with a single goal in the last quarter of the game. Given that we did not score a goal in 180 minutes, for the next games coach Selimi should work on overcoming the inefficiency of his players.

photo by FSHF

March 21st, Skënderbeu stadium in Korçë
Albania – Macedonia 0:0
Albania: Culi; El Malem, Gashi, Sylejmani, Mulaj, Huqi, Arifi, Isa, Shpuza, L. Krasniqi, Hoxha. Coach: Julian Ahmataj
Macedonia: Iloski; Zaturoski (60′ Radeski), Ristovski (70′ Murdjeski), Aslani, Atanasovski, Stojanoski, Ljatifi (78′ Rushani), Andonovski, Ali (78′ Mehmed), Mladenovski (70′ Arnaudovski), Loki (60′ Pereski). Coach: Erhan Selimi

March 23rd, Skënderbeu stadium in Korçë
Albania – Macedonia 1:0 (0:0)
Goals: 73′ Leart Krasniqi
Albania: Culi, El Malem, Gashi, Sylejmani, Mulaj, Huqi, B. Krasniqi, L. Krasniqi, Rifa, Malaj, Hoxha. Also played: Isa, Shpuza, Duka and Nela. Coach: Julian Ahmataj
Macedonia: Trajkovski; Radeski (80′ Loki), Ristovski (46′ Ljatifi), Aslani, Ceka (60′ Shabotikj), Stojanoski (60′ Atanasovski), Rushani (46′ Hasani), Andonovski, Murdjeski (60′ Ali), Muslii (80′ Mehmed), Arnaudovski (46′ Mladenovski). Coach: Erhan Selimi

During the anthem the young Macedonians gave respect top the victims of the Kochani nightclub fire; photo: FFM

This is the list of players that were invited for these friendlies:

David Iloski – Brera Strumica
Pavel Trajkovski – Makedonija GjP
Aleksandar Balev – Pelister

Gorazd Ristovski – Crvena zvezda
Emir Shabotikj – Vardar
Luka Atanasovski – Belasica
Nazif Ceka – Shkendija
Igor Ristov – Brera Strumica
Abdullah Aslani – Lyngby
Zlatko Radeski – Vardar
David Stojanoski – Bravo
Andrej Murdjeski – Vardar
Arif Loki – Köge
Bojan Zaturoski – Ohrid Lychnidos
Igli Hasani – Rabotnichki
Kamencho Andonovski – Brera Strumica
Luan Redžepi Diaz – Concordia Basel
Zdravko Pereski – Brera Strumica
Yasin Rushani – Hamburger
Ariton Mehmed – Shkupi
Admir Ljatifi – Besa 1976
Albion Muslii – Shkendija
Stefan Mladenovski – Crvena zvezda
Hisar Ali – Besa 1976
Anastas Arnaudovski – Varaždin