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HC ALKALOID – HC VARDAR 1961 33-30 (18-17)

Venue: Avtokomanda in Skopje. Referees: Mihajlo Ilievski and Metodija Ilievski. Delegate: Dragan Nachevski

HC ALKALOID: Galevski (5/1 saves), Kizikj (3 saves), Djonov 2, Markoski, Kosteski 6, Mladenovikj, Serafimov 8, Karasmanakis, Stojkovikj 1, Mitev 8, Gjorgiev 4, Velkovski 1, Simonoski 2, Bingo 1, Silva, Petkovski

Seven-meter throws: 4/4 Suspensions: 10 min.

HC VARDAR 1961: Espinha (7 saves), Gogov, Jagurinovski, Alarov, Stojanovski, Georgievski 4, Hanser, Krsmancic 2, Tankoski 3, Kooij 2, Lazarevski 6, Horiha 5, Srdanovic 3, Nikolic 1, Margheli 4, Kosevski

Seven-meter throws: 2/3 Suspensions: 4 min.

Following their 33-30 triumph over Eurofarm Pelister in the Super Cup, HC Alkaloid began the Super League with an identical victory of 33-30 against HC Vardar 1961 in a major derby encounter.

From the start of the game, both teams played strong, executing swift transitions and quick yet potent attacks. We held a three-goal lead (8–5) after 12 minutes since our team was more suited for this game. The opposition team’s coach then requested a time-out, which allowed the game to pick up a more balanced pace.

At this time, HC Alkaloid controlled the outcome for a while, but HC Vardar managed to tie the score and even took the lead once. However, Nikola Kosteski’s incredible goal earned HC Alkaloid a goal edge at halftime.

In the second half, our team took back control. Marko Mitev pushed the assault and found ways to get past the opposition’s defense. Meanwhile, our defense was able to stop their main goal scorers thanks to vital saves by goalkeepers Kizikj and Galevski. HC Alkaloid began to assert their dominance ten minutes into the game, establishing leads of 25-21 and 26-22, paving the way to victory.

Vardar made a valiant effort to move closer, closing the gap to 24-26, but was stopped there. We quickly responded with two goals, bringing the score to 29–25, but then the weather began to impact the game. Although we briefly faced pressure at 31-29, two more goals secured our final 33-30 win and earned us our first Super League points of the season.