HC ALKALOID – HC E. PELISTER 2 29-27 (16-14)

Venue: Avtokomanda in Skopje. Referees: Gjorgi Nachevski and Slave Nikolov. Delegate: Kamer Metalari

HC ALKALOID: Cvetkovski, Galevski (19 saves), Djonov 4, Markoski 1, Stojkov 3, Mladenovikj 1, Serafimov 3, Ilieski 3, Stojkovikj 2, Mitev 3, Gjorgiev, Simonoski 3, Omeragikj, Todeski, D. Mitev, Savrevski 5

Seven-meter throws: 4/8 Suspensions: 8 min.

HC E. PELISTER 2: Angeleski, Mulikj, Mitrevski 1, Jovanovski, Dimovski, Pechurica, Dimitrovski 4, Talevski 4, Petrovikj 8, Gjorgovski 4, Ivanovski 2, Butorac, Belistojanovski 4, Ristevski

Seven-meter throws: 1/4 Suspensions: 6 min.

HC Alkaloid won its tenth championship victory in tonight’s last home match of the season. Our club defeated the team of E. Pelister 2 with a 29-27 win and scored three new points.

The match had an even score for the most part, and coach Kiril Lazarov made rotations to give different players a chance. HC Alkaloid finished the first half with a two-goal advantage (16-14). After the score was tied at the start of the second half, our team got into a better rhythm, and following the 18-18 tie, went on a 5-0 run to take a 23-18 lead, which basically meant victory.

Alkaloid also led 28-22, before the visiting team reduced the difference at the very end, but there was never any real danger for our victory.

Goalkeeper, Ivan Galevski, stood out in this match with 19 saves. Right back, David Savrevski, was the most efficient player in our team scoring five goals.

In the last round, we will play against the Vardar 1961 team on the away field for second place in the table.

HC MULTI ESSENCE – ZRK GOLDEN ART 30-21 (17-6)
Sports venue: “Avtokomanda” in Skopje. Referees: Ilija Davidovski and Boban Stojanovski. Delegate: Mitko Gjorgievski

HC MULTI ESSENCE: Shtakovski, Dimevski 5, Grujevski 1, Dimitrievski 2, D. Uzunchev 2, Trichkovski 1, Omeragikj 5, Velkov, Ermanoski, T. Uzunchev 2, Prodanovski, Jordanov 4, Karasmanakis 2, Ninovski 1, Kostovski 4, Georgievski 1

Seven-metre throws: 3/3 2-minute Suspensions: 4 min.

ZRK GOLDEN ART: Spasovski, Karakalashev, Gligorov 2, Stojmenov 1, Stamenkovikj 4, Stefkov, Stojanoski
4, Trajkov, Angeleski 3, Bozinovski 2, Petroeski, Terzievski, Siljanov 2, Leshnikoski 2, Ashtalkoski 1,

Seven-metre throws: 1/1 2-minute Suspensions: 4 min.

HC Multi Essence maintained their championship dominance with 16 wins in as many games. Our team,
which is now the season champion and a future member of the Super League with three rounds
remaining, outperformed ZRK Golden Art and won convincingly, 30-21.

Despite having previously won the championship cup, the HC Multi Essence handball players were
motivated in today’s match and removed any doubts about the winner in the first half, which they won
17-6. The game became more relaxed in the second half, but the gap remained steady, and the victory
was never jeopardized.
There are still two rounds remaining in the championship, in which our team will compete against HC
Aerodrom and HC Drachevo.

HC ALKALOID – HC VARDAR 1961 22:31 (9:14)
Sports venue: “Biljanini Izvori” in Ohrid. Referees: Gjorgi Nachevski and Slave Nikolov. Delegates: Aco
Nikolovski and Marjan Nachevski
HC ALKALOID: Trajkovski, Galevski, Djonoc 1, Mladenovikj 1, Markoski 1, Serafimov 6, Ilieski, Stojkovikj 3,
M. Mitev 3, Gjorgiev 2, Simonoski 1, Omeragikj 1, Kofiloski 1, Petkovski, D. Mitev, Savrevski 1
Seven-metre throws: 2/4 2-minute Suspensions: 4 min.

HC VARDAR 1961: Tomovski, Manaskov 12, Jagurinovski 1, Stoilov 1, Alarov 1, Morales 2, Georgievski 6, Dobrkovikj, Karapaleski 1, Lazarevski 3, Taleski 3, Dutra 2, Djukikj, Atanasovski, Mishevski
Seven-metre throws: 6/7 2-minute Suspensions: 6 min.

The semi-final game in the final four competition was HC Alkaloid’s final game in the Cup of Macedonia
this season.
Our team met the team of Vardar 1961 in the semifinals. The first 10 minutes of the game (5-5) were evenly matched until our team entered a stretch of bad execution, technical errors, and even missed
shots from clear positions, and the opponent took advantage of that and made a scoring run of 6:0.

This was the key moment of the game, determining the overall rhythm of both playing and scoring. Our
team maintained balance, but we were unable to negate the opponent’s advantage. We were down 9-
14 at halftime, but we came back in the second half to win 19-22, 21-24.
But, once again, we lost concentration, and the opponent pulled away by an impossible margin. HC Alkaloid presently has two more matches left in the domestic championship. We play at home against E. Pelister 2 and then on the away field against HC Vardar 1961 in the race for second place.

HC BUTEL SKOPJE – HC ALKALOID 20-22 (9-11) 

Sports venue: “Anton Dimitrov” in Skopje. Referees: Dimitar Mitrevski and Blagojche Todorovski. Delegate: Marjan Nachevski 

HC BUTEL SKOPJE: Simjanovski, Subashevski, Mladenovski 2, Stojanovski, Gjeorgievski 2, Nikolov 7, Krstevski, Mojsoski 4, Spasovski, Stojcevikj, Manaskov 1, Blazhevski 1, Jeftikj, Mihajlovikj, Majikj 2, Davitkovski 1 

Seven-metre throws: 4/8 2-minute Suspensions: 10 min. 

HC ALKALOID: Trajkoski, Galevski, Djonov 3, Markoski 2, Stojkov, Mladenovikj 1, Serafimov 7, Ilieski, Stojkovikj, Gjorgiev 2, Simonoski 1, Omeragikj 1, Kofiloski, Petkovski 2, D. Mitev 2, Savrevski 
Seven-metre throws: 2/4 2-minute Suspensions: 14 min. 

Tonights win in the playoffs was another for HC Alkaloid. With a 22-20 win over city rival HC Butel Skopje, our team celebrated on the opponents field. 
This was HC Alkaloids eighth win in the playoffs, bringing their total of points gained to 30. 
Results-wise, the matchup with Butel Skopje was fascinating, as is usual when these two teams play. 

After 15 minutes of play, HC Alkaloid tied the score at 4-4 after Butel had taken a 3-0 lead before taking a 6-4 lead and gradually taking control. 
In this game, the home team only managed to take the lead twice more (8-7 and 9-8), after which our team maintained control until the very end. 

At halftime, Alkaloid led 11-9 thanks to Blagojche Trajkoskis clutch play, which allowed him to block crucial shots. In the following period, the game was played with a two- to four-goal advantage for our team, and HC Alkaloid maintained its lead with two goals at the start of the second half, taking the lead with a four- gol difference (13-9). 
The home team got as close as 20-22 in the last seconds, but Alkaloid kept control of the clock and won without much drama.