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HC ALKALOID – HC FRUITLAND BOREC 42-30 (23-16)

Venue: Avtokomanda in Skopje. Referees: Ivo Georgievski and Igor Naumovski. Controller: Kamer Metalari.

HC ALKALOID: Kizikj; Trajkovski (15 saves), Djonov 4, Petrov, Karasmanakis 3, Stojkovikj 2, M. Mitev, Velkovski, Ivanovski 11, Bingo 4, Francisco 2, Petkovski 4, D. Mitev 5, Savrevski 4, Garbeski 3, Nakovski.

Seven-meter throws: 4/5. Suspensions: 2 minutes.

HC FRUITLAND BOREC: Solev (17 saves), Dimov, Stojanovski 4, Trajkovski 2, Trifunovski 7, Ivchevski, Ivanov, Cherubim 3, Dimitrov, Petrov 1, Tabakov 1, Milanov 6, Cvitanovic 3, Stojmenov 2, Pavlov 1, Mitrevski (2 saves).

Seven-meter throws: 3/4. Suspensions: 12 minutes.

HC Alkaloid notched their 17th league win, cementing their exclusive top spot in the Super League standings after tonight’s clash with HC Fruitland Borec.

In a dominant performance against the Veles outfit, HC Alkaloid cruised to victory with a 12-goal margin. Coach Kiril Lazarov took the opportunity to give extra minutes to players who hadn’t travelled to Italy—especially two promising youngsters from the youth squad, Maksim Garbeski and Antonio Nakovski.

The mixed line-up posed no scoring issues, as HC Alkaloid steadily built their lead from 6-3 to 10-5 and maintained total control throughout the first half, which ended at 23-16.

In the second half, the team kept the same rhythm and player selection, controlling the game while the visitors from Veles fought hard to keep the deficit under ten goals for much of the period. Ultimately, another scoring surge sealed an even more emphatic victory.

New signing Martin Ivanovski exploded onto the scene with 11 goals, becoming HC Alkaloid’s top scorer in his league debut, while Damjan Mitev contributed five goals and goalkeeper Trajkovski made 15 crucial saves.

Next up, HC Alkaloid faces another European challenge. On Saturday in Skopje, they will take on SSV Brixen to secure their quarterfinal placement in the EHF European Cup, followed by a domestic derby against HC Eurofarm Pelister in Bitola.