Our U18 visited Romania and played two friendly matches against the hosts. The young Macedonians were equal opponents in both games. The first match ended with a 1:1 draw, while in the second one we suffered a defeat with two conceded goals in the last five minutes of the match.

photo by FRF: moment of the second match

August 8th, Centrul Național de Fotbal in Buftea
Romania – Macedonia 1:1 (0:0)
Goals: 73′ Matei Tănasă – 65′ Nikola Velichkovski
Romania: Răfăilă; Fărăgău (46′ Aioanei), Duțu (76′ Ștefănescu), Bădescu, Benga, Brășfăleanu (67′ Costea), Călin (67′ Pop), Banu (76′ Dulcea), Stancovici (C) (67′ Cibi), Tănasă (76. Șiman), Melniciuc (67′ Răducan). Coach: Daniel Mogoșanu
Macedonia: Jakimov; Arizankoski (83′ Serafimov), Stojilevski, Markovski, Tairi (64′ Janevski), Stojanov, Zendelovski, Nikolovski (64′ Aliji), Nazifi (78′ Kaba Jakupi), Livoreka (64′ Adili), Mitrov (64′ Velichkovski). Coach: Toni Jakimoski

August 10th, Centrul Național de Fotbal in Buftea
Romania – Macedonia 2:0 (0:0)
Goals: 84′ Matei Tănasă, 89′ Alberto Călin
Romania: Becze; Aioanei (90’+1 Fărăgău), Duțu (C), Ștefănescu (90’+1 Bălan), Benga (60′ Vlăsceanu), Costea (60′ Brășfăleanu), Șiman (46′ Tănasă), Dulcea (46′ Stancovici), Cibi (46′ Banu), Pop 60′ Călin), Răducan (60′ Melniciuc). Coach: Daniel Mogoșanu
Macedonia: Stojanovikj; Markovski (46′ Arizankoski), Stojlevski (C), Dailoski (69′ Serafimov), Bamijoko (46′ Janevski), Stojanov (65′ Kaba Jakupi), Zendelovski (46′ Aliji), Nikolovski (46′ Muhtari), Nazifi (87′ Stojkov), Livorenka (65′ Adili), Mitrov (46′ Velichkovski). Coach: Toni Jakimoski