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HC Alkaloid Cruise to Victory Ahead of European Opener
HC ALKALOID – HC STRUGA 33-22 (16-8)
Venue: Avtokomanda in Skopje. Referees: Metodija Ilievski and Mihajlo Ilievski. Delegate: Erik Belimov.
HC Alkaloid: Kizikj, Galevski, Þordarsson 5, Suholeznik 1, Nikola Kosteski 6, Stojkovikj 3, M. Mitev 1, Gjorgiev 2, Velkovski 2, Nikolov 4, Petkovski 3, D. Mitev 5, Borzas 1, Alarov, Gjorgjovski.
Seven-meter throws: 6/7. Suspensions: 12 minutes.
HC Struga: Tutenkoski, Pajkoski 1, Petrov 1, Kostovski 1, Rajatoski, Jukic 1, Rodic 4, Shilegov 5, Tankoski 1, Georgievski, Dimoski, Krstanoski 2, Manaskov 4, Kostoski 1, Simonovski 1, Kostadinovski.
Seven-meter throws: 5/5. Suspensions: 18 minutes.
Three days before their first European fixture of the new season, HC Alkaloid faced Struga at the Avtokomanda arena in a Round 7 clash in the Macedonian Super League.
Head coach Kiril Lazarov’s men wasted little time asserting their dominance. In just six minutes, between the 8th and 14th minutes of the first half, they took firm control with a 6-0 run, turning a 3-3 deadlock into a commanding 9-3 lead.
HC Alkaloid went into the break with an eight-goal cushion (16-8), and just four minutes into the second half, they stretched their lead to double digits for the first time (19-9). The hosts maintained their grip on the game over the next ten minutes, reaching their biggest lead of the match in the 44th minute at 27-13. The 14-goal margin held until the 57th minute, when Struga scored three unanswered goals to narrow the gap.
Nikola Kosteski led the scoring for HC Alkaloid with six goals, while Ulfar Þordarsson added five.