The Macedonian U19 national team played two friendlies against Georgia in Skopje.
photo by FFM
In the first game we suffered a heavy defeat while in the second one our team provided a minimal victory. It should be noted that in these two matches coach Jakimoski could not count on more than ten players from the original list.
August 12th, Petar Miloshevski Training Center in Skopje
Macedonia –
Georgia 2:6 (1:3)
Goals: 31′ Anes Meljichi, 60′ Nikola Velichkovski – 6′ 17′ Sandro Avaliani, 25′ Nikoloz Ninidze, 79′ Aleksandre Peikrishvili (pen), 90′ Giorgi Gogsadze, 90+5′ Daniel Kvartskhava
Macedonia: Lj. Djekov; Tairi (62′ Slavkov), Mitrevski, Stojilevski, Kaba-Jakupi, Nuhija, Nikolovski (46′ Miholov), Danev (54′ Velichkovski), Meljichi (80′ Shakjipi), Livoreka (62′ Nuredinovski), Mitrov. Coach: Toni Jakimoski
Georgia: Kopaliani; Narimanidze, Gobeshia (81′ Nikolaishvili), Bukia (46′ Tkeshelashvili), Chikovani (62′ Sadgobelashvili), Peikrishvili, Kantidze (46′ Mashava), Kvelashvili (81′ Tkalia), Ninidze (62′ Kvartskhava), Tsetskhladze (81′ Gogsadze), Avaliani (62′ Khachidze). Coach: Vasil Maisuradze
August 14th, Petar Miloshevski Training Center in Skopje
Macedonia –
Georgia 1:0 (0:0)
Goals: 66′ Dimitar Danev
Macedonia: Jakimov; Arizankoski (Stojanovski), Kaba-Jakupi (67′ Bogdanovski), Stojilevski, Slavkov, Nuhija, Nazifi (90′ Miholov), Nikolovski, Danev (85′ Livoreka), Velichkovski (67′ Mitrov), Gj. Djekov. Coach: Toni Jakimoski
Georgia: Kurtanidze; Narimanidze, Gobeshia (77′ Nikolaishvili), Tsetskhladze, Chikovani (77′ Gogsadze), Peikrishvili, Kantidze (63′ Mashava), Kvelashvili, Avaliani (63′ Kvartskhava), Sadgobelashvili (77′ Bukia), Khachidze (46′ Ninidze). Coach: Vasil Maisuradze
Coach Toni Jakimoski called up 22 players for these friendlies:
Petar Jakimov – Rabotnichki
Ljupche Djekov – AP Brera Strumica
Hadis Tairi – Struga
Andrej Arizankoski – Pobeda
Indrit Shakjipi – Shkendija
Hristijan Stojanovski – Pelister
Anes Meljichi – Shkendija
Marko Stojilevski – AP Brera Strumica
Maksim Slavkov – Makedonija GjP
Matej Mitrevski – Vardar
Lorik Kaba-Jakupi – Shkendija
Gjorgji Djekov – AP Brera Strumica
Altin Nuredinovski – New Stars
Teodor Nikolovski – Rabotnichki
Amir Nuhija – Shkendija
Dino Miholov – Bregalnica
Fikret Livoreka – Rabotnichki
Aleksandar Bogdanoski – Kozhuf
Zani Nazifi – Besa 1976
Dimitar Danev – Rabotnichki
Alex Mitrov – Belasica
Nikola Velichkovski – Rabotnichki