Pandev’s shot at redemption

He may be Macedonia’s star player but Goran Pandev endures a love/hate relationship with the national fans. Ben Lyttleton profiles the Inter Milan dangerman ahead of tonight’s Euro qualifier at the Aviva Stadium.

GORAN PANDEV is the star of this FYR Macedonia team but statistics don’t tell the whole story.

He may be the nation’s all-time leading goalscorer, but he has been for two years, ever since overhauling Georgi Hristov’s record of 16 in 2009.