The handball players of Alkaloid and Vardar played a fantastic match in the final round of the first phase of the Men's Super League.
In the duel in Avtokomanda, neither team managed to create more than a two-goal lead until the very end, when Vardar won 25-28.
In the first half, Vardar was the one who was constantly in the lead, with the exception of the very start when Alkaloid took a 1-0 lead. At the break, Vardar left with a goal advantage of 13:14.
The same picture in the second half. In the 34th minute Alkaloid managed to take the lead, and even had a two-goal lead on two occasions (19-17). But Cupic's team knew how to make up for it and take control of the score again. The hosts were constantly chasing a two-goal deficit, but they failed to make up for it. In the end, Vardar celebrated with 25-28, which was the biggest difference in the match.
Jaka Maus was the top scorer for the winning team with 10 goals. New signings Uroš Mitrović and Dimitri Horiha scored 6 each. Uroš Borzač was the top scorer for Alkaloid with nine goals.
Thus, Vardar, with 21 wins and only 1 loss, will enter the playoff competition as the first ranked team.
The last team in the group is Butel, which defeated Tikvesh 33:25 at home today.
