Our U18 national team played two friendly games past week against Montenegro at the FFM Training Center in Skopje.
photo by FFM: the young Macedonians celebrate a goal
We won the first game with 2:0 while the second one ended up with 1:1 draw. Despite the dismissals of several players due to COVID-19 protocols in the countries where they play, it seems that the coach Vlatko Grozdanoski is creating a compact team in anticipation of qualifications this fall.
13.04.2021
FFM Training Center in Skopje 
Macedonia – 
Montenegro 2:0 (0:0)
Goals: 54′ Davkov, 69′ (pen) Feta
Macedonia: Stefan Tasev; Dario Jovanovski (46′ Ali Ali), Gregori Davkov, Samet Redjepi, Andrej Stojchevski, Vane Krstevski (75′ Djemilj Jahiji), Behar Feta (88′ Martin Talakov), Hristijan Josifoski (75′ Aleksandar Kocev), Mihail Talevski (58′ Antonio Mirkov), Oktaj Rakipi (83′ Reshat Ramadani), Ljupche Kudev.
Montenegro: Ivan Radović; Milan Radović (59′ Nihad Balić), Nikola Vukotić (59′ Damjan Dakić), Nemanja Božović (75′ Viktor Roganović), Jovan Dašić (75′ Jovan Perišić), Viktor Đukanović (75′ Balša Ćetković), Aleksa Ćetković (66′ Dušan Vuković), Damjan Mugoša (59′ Luka Mihaljević), Kristijan Ernec (66′ Đorđe Magdelinić), Milun Joković (68′ Balša Vukotić), Vasilije Delibašić.
15.04.2021
FFM Training Center in Skopje
Macedonia – Montenegro 1:1 (1:0)
Goals: 34′ Feta – 79′ Đukanović
Macedonia: Goce Jovchev; Gregori Davkov, Samet Redjepi, Andrej Stojchevski, Vane Krstevski (66′ Hristijan Josifoski), Behar Feta, Mihail Talevski, Oktaj Rakipi, Ljupche Kudev, Martin Talakov (66′ Antonio Mirkov), Djemilj Jahiji (58′ Aleksandar Kocev).
Montenegro: Ivan Zlajić; Nemanja Božović, Jovan Dašić (90′ Balša Ćetković), Viktor Đukanović (90′ Luka Mihaljević), Aleksa Ćetković (90′ Jovan Perišić), Kristijan Ernec (79′ Filip Tmušić), Damjan Dakić (90′ Viktor Roganović), Đorđe Magdelinić (46′ Damjan Mugoša), Nihad Balić, Balša Vukotić, Vasilije Delibašić (46′ Dušan Vuković).
Coach Vlatko Grozdanoski summoned 20 players for these friendlies:
Stefan Tasev – Makedonija GjP
Goce Jovchev – Vardar
Samet Redjepi – Shkupi
Jovan Bogdanovski – Renova
Gordijan Hristovski – Kadino
Andrej Stojchevski – Akademija Pandev
Gregori Davkov – Vardar
Dario Jovanovski – Vardar
Oktaj Rakipi – Shkendija
Reshat Ramadani – Shkendija
Aleksandar Kocev – Belasica
Hristijan Josifoski – Pobeda
Djemilj Jahiji – Fortuna
Vane Krstevski – Akademija Pandev
Antonio Mirkov – Vardar
Behar Feta – Fortuna
Mihail Talevski – Pelister
Martin Talakov – Borec
Ljupche Kudev – Bregalnica
Ali Ali – Shkendija