Our U18 national team visited Slovenia and played two friendlies in the Slovenian town of Ptuj. Both matches were played in a competitive game and ended with an identical 1:1 draws.

This generation of footballers has no victory since being led by coach Selimi, but for a change, they managed to remain undefeated in two consecutive matches witch is a sign of some progress.

photo by FFM: Macedonian starting line-up from the first match

May 27th, Ptuj
Slovenia – Macedonia 1:1 (1:0)
Goals: 11′ Sven Šunta – 58′ Nenad Damjanoski
Slovenia: Žnuderl; Šimnovec (68′ Kumer-Čelik), Kerin, Drobnič, Bajc (46′ Adrović), Žužek (68′ Drobež), Videnović (68′ Tadić), Šunta (56′ Šabotić), Junčaj (56′ Milojević), Kramberger (68′ Dassena-Ček), Aćimović. Coach: Mišo Brečko
Macedonia: Iloski; Radeski (83′ Ristov), Ristovski, Aslani, Atanasovski, Stojanoski, Damjanoski (90′ Loki), Šabotić, Ali (76′ Zaturoski), Kish (76′ Isljami), Ljatifi (76′ Sharkoski). Coach: Erhan Selimi

Highlights:

May 29th, Ptuj
Slovenia – Macedonia 1:1 (0:1)
Goals: 56′ Alin Kumer Čelik – 29′ Admir Ljatifi
Slovenia: Strajnar; Petrovič (66′ Šimnovec), Vukelić, Tadić (51′ Videnović), Kumer-Čelik, Milojević, Drobež (51′ Šunta), Šabotić (40′ Junčaj), Viher, Dassena-Ček, Adrović (82′ Aćimović). Coach: Mišo Brečko
Macedonia: Beshir; Ceka (70′ Radeski), Ristovski (82′ Murdjeski), Atanasovski, Stojanoski, Loki (56′ Aslani), Damjanoski (56′ Kish), Šabotić, Ali (82′ Sharkoski), Ristov (70′ Zaturoski), Ljatifi. Coach: Erhan Selimi

Highlights:

This is the list of the players that was invited for these friendlies.

David Iloski – Brera Strumica
Onur Beshir – Shkendija

Gorazd Ristovski – Crvena zvezda
Emir Šabotić – Vardar
Luka Atanasovski – Belasica
Abdullah Aslani – Lyngby
Zlatko Radeski – Vardar
Nazif Ceka – Shkendija
David Stojanoski – Bravo
Krenar Hoti – Rabotnichki
Andrej Murdjeski – Vardar
Mert Ademi – Aalen
Bojan Zaturoski – Ohrid Lychnidos
Arif Loki – Köge
Kamencho Andonovski – Brera Strumica
Ariton Mehmed – Shkupi
Nenad Damjanoski – Domžale
Admir Ljatifi – Besa 1976
Marko Kish – New Stars
Semir Isljami – Sion
Igor Ristov – Brera Strumica
Hisar Ali – Besa 1976
Dimitar Sharkoski – Pobeda