Still one month left, but assuming the match will take place let's use this thread for discussion about this friendly game which will take place in Skopje.
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Date: June 2nd
Kick-Off: 18:00 CET
http://ffm.mk/en/a-national-team/news
02JUN
18:00 Macedonia - Iran
A National Team friendly
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What about our second friendly game? I hope we can face Australia, that would be a good matchHope is a good thing, maybe the best of things and no good thing ever dies.Comment
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Although they aren't rated as a good team, most of their team play in decent leagues so regardless it will be a good friendly.
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Their website says 2nd June. Is it 1st or 2nd?IRI's politics is no different than handling a pressure cooker ..... As the pressure builds up, you slowly let the steam out just a tad bit so that you don't see overflow, and once the pressure from below is less, you put the lid down again and raise the temperature.Comment
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Australia is not gona happen , they are playing Greece in Australia in 2 match friendly in that date.Comment
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The match is June 2nd not January 6thComment
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It is time to erase the ghosts of Bosnia defeat with victory over the Macedon'sComment
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Will be a good friendly.Comment
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Macedonia squad call-ups for Iran friendly:
"Angelovski shakes up squad for upcoming friendlies
Eventually the much needed changes occurred as Igor Angelovski summoned new and U21 players for the upcoming friendlies against Azerbaijan and Iran.
Macedonia with a half-new team will start a new era in the national team. Several U21 national team players were called up for the two upcoming friendly games, last before the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. These changes would have been made sooner, but the great results of the U21 national team in the EURO qualifications turned the things around as the U21 NT was given the priority over the needed players. Also summoned are new players like 22-year-old attacking midfielder Dejan Peshevski who plays in Slovakia and Swiss born 18-year-old Nikola Gjorgjev, also attacking midfielder.
Players like Adis Jahovikj, Nikola Gligorov, Ostoja Stjepanovikj, Jovan Kostovski, Mite Cikarski, Armend Alimi, Martin Bogatinov and Goran Siljanovski from the previous squad back in March did not got a call. Also Agim Ibraimi is absent because he is not even training with his team after the incident he had with the board director. First choice keeper David Mitov Nilsson is out with a broken leg, while UEFA confirmed the 4-years suspension for Arijan Ademi.
"I am sorry for Agim Ibraimi and the situation that he is in. For over a month now he is not training with the team. We spoke during my visit of Slovenia and I can confirm that he is still in my plans, but I hope that he will find a new team and will start playing again. The same stands for Nilsson and Ademi, we need them, but we can not go against certain things. I wish them all the best in the future." - said Angelovski.
Probably the fans will have one remark to coach Angelovski, for not calling up Ezgjan Alioski of Lugano who currently plays is great form in Switzerland.
Macedonia will start gathering on the 23rd, then will travel to Austria where in the small town of Schwadorf will face Azerbaijan on the 29th. After the game the team will head back to Skopje where will play against Iran on the 2nd of June.
Aleksovski, Velkovski, Zajkov, Bejtulai, Nikolov, Bardi, Babunski and Radeski will all join the national team after the U21 qualifier against Ukraine on the 27th.
Here is the current squad list:
Goalkeepers:
Stole Dimitrievski - Granada
Igor Aleksovski - Makedonija GjP Macedonia
Defense:
Leonard Zhuta - Rijeka Croatia
Kire Ristevski - Vasas Hungary
Stefan Ristovski - Rijeka Croatia
Vanche Shikov - Austria alt
Darko Velkovski - Vardar Macedonia
Gjoko Zajkov - Charleroi
Egzon Bejtulai - Shkendija Macedonia
Midfield:
Dejan Peshevski - Podbrezová Slovakia
Enis Bardi - Újpest Hungary
Boban Nikolov - Vardar Macedonia
Bojan Najdenov - Rabotnichki Macedonia
Marjan Radeski - Shkendija Macedonia
David Babunski - Crvena Zvezda Serbia
Nikola Gjorgjev - Grasshoppers Switzerland
Ferhan Hasani - Shkendija Macedonia
Forwards:
Goran Pandev - Genoa Italy
Ivan Trichkovski - AEK Larnaka Cyprus
Aleksandar Trajkovski - Palermo Italy
Ilija Nestorovski - Inter Zaprešić Croatia
These two friendlies will be the last test before the Russian World Cup qualifiers that start in September when Macedonia will visit Albania in the opening round on the 5th."
http://www.macedonianfootball.com/in...onal&Itemid=64Comment
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^ Their squad definitely looks beatable to us, their best players are all past their prime. The main core is some Balkan leagues apart from two Serie A players...the GK plays for Granada's B-team. I expect Team Melli to beat this side at least 2-0. We have a more talented team, I don't think the Macedonian league is competitive.Comment
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I think you're right but the article also mentions that their U-21 team players are being included and it seems they have a very talented bunch in that group. They're doing quite well in their qualification group so far.Originally posted by Kiarash View Post
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Looking forward to this match!Comment
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Guys so what has happened to the promise of having high quality friendlies to prepare for wc qualification? Only Macedonia so far?Comment
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