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HC Alkaloid Triumphs in the Skopje Derby

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HC ALKALOID – HC BUTEL SKOPJE 32-25 (18-13)

Venue: Avtokomanda in Skopje. Referees: Viktor Nachevski and Danielo Bozhinovski. Delegate: Marjan Ognjanovski

HC ALKALOID: Galevski (11 saves), Kizikj (5 saves), Djonov 1, Þordarsson 2, Markoski, Serafimov 4, Karasmanakis 3, Stojkovic 7, Gjorgiev 2, Velkovski 2, Ivanovski 1, Kosteski 5, Petkovski 1, Borzas 3, Alarov, Gjorgovski 1

Seven-meter throws: 3/3 Suspensions: 14 min.

HC BUTEL SKOPJE: Trajkoski (18 saves), Stojanovski, Subashevski 2, Todeski, Gjorgievski 1, Nikolov 4, Novakovski, Spasovski, T. Uzunchev 4, D. Uzunchev 7, Kiselovski, Kaevski 1, Nikoloski, Mihajlovikj 5, Kozakai 1, Grishikashvili

Seven-meter throws: 2/3 Suspensions: 6 min.

HC Alkaloid secured their fifth Super League victory of the season. Playing on home court at the Avtokomanda Arena, the team defeated HC Butel Skopje (32-25), handing the visitors their second league defeat.

The opening six minutes proved decisive, setting the tone for the rest of the match. HC Alkaloid stormed to a 5-0 lead within the first six minutes, and by the 10th minute, the score stood at 8-3. The margin remained at five or six goals throughout most of the first half, with the visitors briefly cutting the deficit to four (13-17) in the 25th minute before the break.

The blue-and-whites opened the second half just as powerfully, scoring six consecutive goals and completing a 7-0 run that pushed the score into double digits (24-13).

From there, the game leveled out, with the lead fluctuating between 10 and 11 goals until the final minutes, when the visitors narrowed the margin slightly.