The Macedonian U18 national team played two friendly matches against Bulgaria past week.
photo by BFS
In both matches, an equal game was shown, but our players did not take advantage of their chances, including a missed penalty in the first match, which ultimately resulted in two defeats. Coach Kapinkovski used these two matches to give different players a chance and to test several tactical game options.
26 February, Pandev Sports Center in Strumica 
Macedonia – 
Bulgaria 1:2 (1:0)
Goals: 14′ Flori Ilazi – 61′ Dimitar Mrankov, 73′ Kristian Mihaylov
Macedonia: Trajkov; Rochi (68′ Stamatoski), Varoshanoski, Dimovski (68′ Ceka), Hodja (68′ Sejmenov), Angelevski (80′ Misajlovski), Mrmachovski (46′ Bucevski), Ilazi (68′ I.Markovski), Velkov (60′ Gjerasov), Tanchev (60′ Zhaku), Sekirski (68′ P.Markovski). Coach: Dimitar Kapinkovski.
Bulgaria: Vladimirov; Tunchev (67′ Palazov), Gyurov (46′ Kirilov), Gogev (46′ Mrankov), Stoilov, Peychev (46′ Krumov), Nyagolov (65′ Stoichkov), Angelov (65′ Genchev), Fernandes (46′ K.Mihaylov), Motev (67′ Kichukov), Pulev (46′ V.Mihaylov). Coach: Atanas Ribarski.
Highlights:
28 February, Tsar Samuil stadium in Petrich
Bulgaria – Macedonia 2:0 (2:0)
Goals: 8′ (pen) Radostin Stoilov, 35′ Venislav Mihaylov
Bulgaria: Vladimirov (81′ Stoyanov); Stoichkov (64′ Nyagolov), Tunchev (75′ Pulev), Palazov (75′ Gyurov), Stoilov (64′ Peychev), Mrankov (64′ Gogev), V. Mihaylov (75′ Kichukov), K. Mihaylov (64′ Angelov), Genchev (64′ Fernandes), Krumov, Motev (75′ Kirilov). Coach: Atanas Ribarski.
Macedonia: Trajkovski; Rochi (66′ Stamatoski), Dimovski (66′ Varoshanoski), Zhaku (55′ Taleski), Osmani (36′ Mrmachovski), Velkov (55′ Misajlovski), Tanchev (70′ Gjerasov), I.Markovski (55′ Angelevski), Sekirski (90′ Ramadani), Ceka, Sejmenov (55′ Bucevski). Coach: Dimitar Kapinkovski
Highlights:
Coach Dimitar Kapinkovski called up 24 players for these matches:
Aleksandar Trajkov – Brera Strumica
Antonij Trajkovski – Vardar
Andrej Dimovski – Brera Strumica
Alban Rochi – Struga
Stefan Sekirski – Novaci
Luka Varoshanoski – Kozhuf
Stefan Stamatoski – Vardar
Nazif Ceka – Shkendija
Pavel Markovski – Mineralac 
Muaz Ramadani – Makedonija GjP
David Angelevski – Pelister
Lorent Zhaku – Rabotnichki
Bojan Velkov– Brera Strumica
Matej Gjerasov – Sileks
Ivan Tanchev – Brera Strumica
Florent Osmani – Arsimi
Slavcho Misajlovski – Teteks
Jovan Mrmachovski – Pelister
Gabriel Taleski – Brera Strumica
Flori Ilazi – Shkendija
Ivo Markovski – Vardar
Matej Sejmenov – Brera Strumica
Ditmir Hodja– Rabotnichki
Damjan Bucevski – Makedonija GjP