Ante Budimir, Martin Valjent and Aleksandar Trajkovski have been called up by their respective national sides to feature in the opening two games of the UEFA Nations League. Find out how they got on below:
Martin Valjent
Last game: Israel 1-1 Slovakia
Date: Monday, 7th of September 2020
Martin Valjent played the full 90 minutes of Slovakia’s 1-1 draw with Israel in the UEFA Nations League. Michal Ďuriš gave the visitors an early lead when he struck with just 15 minutes on the clock, and despite maintain their lead for the majority of the game, a last-minute leveller from Ilay Elmkies ensured the points were shared. The result leaves Slovakia at the bottom of League B Group 2.
Aleksandar Trajkovski
Last game: Georgia 1-1 North Macedonia
Date: Tuesday, 8th of September 2020
Aleksandar Trajkovski featured for 59 minutes of North Macedonia’s 1-1 draw with Georgia in the UEFA Nations League. The hosts got themselves in front courtesy of a Tornike Okriashvili penalty after just 14 minutes, but a late first-half strike from Stefan Ristovski meant the scores were level come the break. Visar Musliu’s red card with half an hour remaining meant North Macedonia would finish the game with 10 men, but the managed to ensure they left Tbilisi with an important point. One win and a draw from their opening two games leaves Trajkovski’s side with four points and top spot in League C Group 2.
Ante Budimir
Last game: France 4-2 Croatia
Date: Tuesday, 8th of September 2020
Ante Budimir didn’t feature for Croatia in their 4-2 defeat to France in the UEFA Nations League. An earlier defeat to Portugal leaves Budi’s side without a win in their opening two fixtures and bottom of League A Group 3.
