Macedonian Football | Squad for Finland & Azerbaijan friendlies revealed

Macedonian senior nationwide workforce coach Blagoja Milevski summoned 26 gamers for the upcoming pleasant matches at house in opposition to Finland and Azerbaijan, which might be final for this yr.

photograph by FFM

Finally again within the workforce is striker Ilija Nestorovski who wasn’t summoned since Milevski took over the teaching function in August 2021. Arijan Ademi is injured, once more, whereas Darko Churlinov, Tihomir Kostadinov and Dejan Iliev stay sidelined.

Again within the workforce is captain Stefan Ristovski, in addition to Kire Ristevski, Boban Nikolov and David Babunski who have been overlooked of the September matches because of lack of enjoying time.

Nonetheless, moreover Aleksandar Trajkovski and Milan Ristovski have been pressured to withdrew because of accidents, so Milevski determined to present a debut name for Martin Mirchevski in addition to returnee Dorian Babunski. Mirchevski has been in nice type within the Serbian high flight this season with 6 targets scored and a couple of assists made, however as an attacking winger he isn’t actually appropriate for Milevski’s formation.

Stole Dimitrievski – Rayo Vallecano
Damjan Shishkovski – Doxa
Kristijan Naumovski – Shkupi
Igor Aleksovski – Rabotnichki

Darko Velkovski – Al-Ettifaq
Visar Musliu – Ingolstadt o4
Ezgjan Alioski – Fenerbahçe
Todor Todoroski – Sumqayıt
Stefan Ashkovski – Lamia
Nikola Serafimov – MOL Vidi
Kire Ristevski – Pyunik
Stefan Ristovski – Dinamo

Enis Bardhi – Trabzonspor
Agon Elezi – Varaždin
Jani Atanasov – Hajduk
Stefan Spirovski – Pyunik
David Babunski – Mezőkövesd
Boban Nikolov – Steaua
Elif Elmas – Napoli

+Milan Ristovski – Spartak
Bojan Miovski – Aberdeen
+Aleksandar Trajkovski – Al-Fayha
Valon Ethemi – Istanbulspor
Ljupche Doriev – Shkendija
Ilija Nestorovski – Udinese
*Martin Mirchevski – TSC
*Dorian Babunski – Debreceni

+ Withdrew because of harm
* Moreover summoned

The workforce will collect on Monday the 14th at midday and can prepare in Skopje.

Macedonia will first host Finland on Thursday the seventeenth at 18.00 CET, whereas 4 days later, on Sunday the twentieth, will host Azerbaijan at 14.00 CET. The early kick-off is as a result of opening of the 2022 FIFA Would Cup in Qatar later the identical day at 16.00 CET. Each matches might be performed on the Nationwide Area Todor Proeski is Skopje.

Previous encounters:

vs. Finland (G5 W1 D1 L3 GD 2:11)
10.01.2002 0:3 defeat (match report) F
17.04.2002 1:0 win (match report) F
17.08.2005 0:3 defeat (match report) Q
07.09.2005 1:5 defeat (match report) Q
23.03.2018 0:0 draw (match report) F

vs. Azerbaijan (G7 W5 D2 L0 GD 14:5)
26.07.2000 2:1 win (match report) F
06.10.2000 3:0 win (match report) Q
05.09.2001 1:1 draw (match report) Q
29.05.2010 3:1 win (match report) F
10.08.2011 1:0 win (match report) F
29.05.2016 3:1 win (match report) F
27.03.2018 1:1 draw (match report) F