Are the 'KF' clubs Albanian ones?

 

Yep

Shkëndija have actually got a decent squad - the second best apart from Vardar but they got a hard draw

Renova are rubbish (anyone can come 4th in our piss poor league) but they got an easy draw on the other hand

 

Vardar roud:

 

Renova vs Dacia has been rescheduled to 18:00 CET on Tuesday, 30th of June due to only 1 stadium (Phillip II Arena) in the whole country meeting UEFA standards

Shkëndija vs Aberdeen remains on Thursday, 2nd of July at 21:05 CET, also at the Phillip II Arena

 

Shkendija will rebuild it's stadium and it will soon meet UEFA standarts. Seems weird though that only one stadium meets UEFA standarts in Macedonia while you invested billions of € for Shkupi project .

Shkendija's new stadium will be similar to Elbasan Arena (4 million € project).

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Renova could get past Dacia, but I know nothing about Dacia....

I am hoping Renova advances, because they could play Zilina in the next round.

 

1st Leg Result:

Renova 0 - 1 Dacia

 

0-0 at HT between Shkendija and Aberdeen.

Another Scottish club, St Johnstone, suffered quite a bad defeat earlier today against the Armenian side Alashkert.

 

Shkendija equalize late against Aberdeen, 1-1, Aberdeen will probably advance but this goal gives Shkendija some hope at least.

 

Hopefully Shkendija passes through , it's very difficult and sincerely i had 0 hopes on both albanian teams from Macedonia . I saw the lineup of Shkendija and well getting back Cuculi gives more breath to the defensive line.
Shpetim Duro is a good coach and he has already showed that in Macedonia two seasons ago. He knows the club , and his mourigno style lineups always surprise me.

Kirovski's goal:
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I expected more from Renova tbh. Even though they don't have any solid players, losing to a Moldovian side at home is never a good thing

Shkendija did well but i'm not sure they can hold their own in Scotland

 

Rabotnicki came from behind and advanced to the next round and they got some luck as well with Jelgava beating Litex Lovech on away goals meaning Rabotnicki face the Latvians in the next round. Rabotnicki couldn't ask for a better draw though Jelgava shouldn't be underestimated after eliminating a Bulgarian side

Shkendija apparently gave Aberdeen a legit scare but they lose on away goals. From what I read they created some good chances but failed to convert and the Aberdeen fans are angry

Renova lost badly to Dacia

 

Massive chance for Rabotnicki this time around to get to the 3rd qualifying round :excited:

Shkendija can be proud of what they've achieved. 2 draws against a respectable team (hardest one to be encountered by the Macedonian EL teams). Also, the signings of Hasani and Radeski were particularly late so you wonder what could have been if they had played longer with their team mates.

Renova :yuck:

 

Good result for Vardar in Cyprus, 0-0.

 

good result, but Vardar was very inferior in the second half when the players got tired. if they can get better, next week they can eliminate APOEL.

 

its a solid result but 0:0 at home isn't also bad for APOEL, usually a clean sheet at home puts them in an advantage as now they only need a scoring draw while Vardar can only advance with a win

 

0-0 is a decent result for both teams

Vardar parked the bus with their 5-3-2 formation They will need a lot of luck if they are to go through using the same tactic during the return (home) leg though

I read somewhere that tickets are only 100 denari so hopefully there will be a solid crowd next Tuesday night

For now it's Rabotnicki's turn to make us proud on Thursday night as they play in Latvia vs Jelgava

 

I got some money on Rabotnicki, hope it pays off.

Hope it's a good omen that their biggest win in UEFA competitions came against Latvian opposition [6-0 vs. Skonto].

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FK_Jelgava#/media/File:FK_Jelgava_Logo.svg

Jelgava have quite a charming club logo, wouldn't you say?

 

Rabotnicki suffered a disappointing 1-0 defeat in Latvia but they managed to overcome the same setback last time vs Estonian opposition so they still have a chance

Vardar vs APOEL tonight at 20:00 at the Phillip II Arena

Vardar's coach is saying that they won't park the bus again btw

 

Vardar lacks a real and good striker. too bad, this APOEL isnt like it used to be...

now Rabotnichki on Thursday, our last team in Europe.

at least for once our main stadium was crowded and there was a greta athmosphere.

the last moments of both halfs:

2o_-POpAhyk

PwDRzyvBWtE


the singing of the fans + the message from Komiti:

gessUa8qHnA

 

APOEL aren't the side they were when Trickovski etc. played for them but they were still the better side over the 2 legs

Vardar imo still have too many players that are good enough for the Macedonian League (not very hard) but not good enough to make an impact in European football

Hopefully Samsonenko realises this and gives the board a bollocking

 

Rabotnicki overturn their first leg deficit and won 2:0 at home

They go on to play Trabzonspor in the next round, the Turks are favorites but they did just struggle to get past a side from Luxembourg, I think Turkish sides are still in pre-season mode

 

The exact same result over two legs as their first qualifying round tie vs Flora

Rabotnicki as per usual in Europe are beating the teams they should. They have beaten solid teams in the past (Debrecen, Anorthosis) but they are yet to claim a scalp of a big team in a big league so logic says that Trabzonspor will be a bridge too far even if they are still in pre-season mode...

If they manage to overcome Trabzonspor over 2 legs then it will be the biggest win in the clubs history!

 

Rabotnicki vs Trabzonspor at 20:00 CET in the Phillip II Arena tonight

Even though Trabzonspor weren't overly impressive vs that team from Luxembourg, they come in as overwhelming favourites

A win for Rabotnicki will surely be the best result achieved in the club's history

 

What do you think of Suad Sahiti? Is he as good as he looks on youtube?

 

Good start for Rabotnicki, they take the lead and Trabzonspor haven't even sniffed the goal yet in the opening 25 minutes

 

What a win by Rabotnicki!

Didn't watch the second half because of Hajduk but it looks like Trabzonspor woke up and started to create chances while Rabotnicki didn't do much. Will still be a tough task for Rabotnicki, but importantly they didn't concede an away goal and if they can score in Turkey they will have a chance. But as usual with ex-YU sides, they will probably bunker for 90 minutes and hope for the best :yawn:

 

Rabotnički roud:

Cue the 'Rabotnički - the pride of Macedonian football' quotes

Trabzonspor had a few chances to make it 1-1 but Cardozo wasn't his clinical self. That said, Rabotnički could/should have made it 2-0 through a header from Anene. Overall, it was a fair result though and Rabotnički only started really defending after 63' when CDM Trajchevski replaced Iljoski (a ST)

Historic win but as HS said, this tie is very far from over!

It is all dependant on Trabzonspor really. It is obvious that they have better players. Rabotnički will bunker for 90 mins in Turkey and try to get a counter attack goal but if Cardozo and co. don't underestimate their opponents again and play sharp non pre-season football then they will stroll through.

It is also important to note that Trabzonspor have a lot of players out through injury and extended leave who i'm unsure if they will play the return leg

 

Rabotnicki have forced ET on Trabzonspor who despite playing with 10 men are only down one but being totally outplayed

 

I have impression that Rabotnicki was stolen in 90th minute, i think ball passed the line.