Shakhtar
Alan Patrick (55) Viktor Korniienko (65) Taras Stepanenko (68) Dodo (90)
Friendly match
4 - 1
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Regnum Carya
Sileks
Dejan Tanturovski (42)
Preview
Sileks was founded in 1965 and represents the country's top flight. The club won the league title three times and the domestic Cup twice. It has the 365th position in the UEFA club coefficients rankings.
As vice-champions, the team took part in the second qualifying round of the Europa League, losing 0-2 to the Kosovo-based Drita. In the current league campaign, the club from Kratovo sits in the 8th spot: in 18 games they claimed six wins and four draws, along with eight defeats (goal difference is 25-22).
Historical meeting
Five foreigners defend the colours of Sileks (four Serbs and one Bulgarian), and the goalkeeper Daniel Bozhinovski plays for North Macedonia. This season’s top scorers are central midfielder Denis Ristov and winger Ivan Ivanovski (six goals each), the best assist providers are winger Dejan Tanturovski and full-back Angelche Timovski (four completed passes each).
The head coach is a Serb Goran Simov. This 45-year-old specialist has been a team player since the summer of 2014; and on 16 April 2019, after his active career, the player took charge of the team. The preferred formation is 1-4-2-3-1.
Shakhtar met with Sileks twice in the first round of the UEFA Cup qualifying stage back in 1999.The match in Donetsk ended in a 3-1 victory for the Miners, while the Macedonians won 2-1 in the return leg.
Shakhtar Vs. Sileks history
Friendly match
Tue 26
•Jan 2021
Regnum Carya
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