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Penalties Decide First Finalist of Macedonian Cup
HC VARDAR 1961 – HC ALKALOID 4-3 (28-28, 13-14)
Venue: Biljanini izvori in Ohrid. Referees: Ismail Metalari and Nenad Nikolovski. Delegates: Dushko Kamishevski and Marjan Nachevski
HC VARDAR 1961: Espinha (10 saves), Gogov, Stojanovski, Jagurinovski, Alarov, T. Stojanovski, Georgievski, Krsmancic, Tankoski, Lazarevski, Horiha, Srdanovic, Nikolic, Petric, Pinto, Borozan
Seven-meter throws: 2/3 Suspensions: 10 min.
HC ALKALOID: Kizikj, Galevski (1 7-meter, 13 saves), Djonov, Markoski, Mladenovikj, Serafimov, Karasmanakis, Stojkovikj, Velkovski, Simonoski, Ivanovski, Bingo, Francisco, Petkovski, Mitev, Savrevski
Seven-meter throws: 5/6 Suspensions: 14 min.

HC Alkaloid concluded its Macedonian Cup campaign at the semifinal stage, where HC Vardar 1961 secured a place in the final after prevailing in a tense penalty shootout.
HC Alkaloid delivered another strong and competitive performance, holding the lead for most of the match and controlling the scoreline. HC Alkaloid held a slim lead at halftime, and though the opponent briefly edged ahead twice in the second half, they managed to reclaim control. However, in the final minute, they failed to protect their one-goal advantage, conceding in the dying seconds to end the match in a draw.
In the ensuing penalty shootout, Vardar’s players converted one more shot than Alkaloid, booking their ticket to the final.