The handball players of GRK Ohrid gained a minimal advantage in the final of the European Cup, against Tatabanya. In Hungary, GRK Ohrod won 29:28 (13:8). The rematch will be played on May 31 at the "Biljanini Izvori" hall in Ohrid.
GRK Ohrid missed a chance to celebrate the European Cup trophy today. The team from Ohrid dominated in the first half, not allowing the host to score for 16 minutes, gaining a six-goal advantage (11:5), Tatabanja returned with a three-goal series, and at the break the Macedonian team had a big five-goal advantage.
At the start of the second half, Tatabanya again reduced the gap to three with three goals in a row, and the game continued in that rhythm until the 46th minute.
Similar to the Cup final against Varda, GRK Ohrid entered a "black hole". They allowed the opponent, with their mistakes, to gain a rhythm in the attack, the Moldovan referees made several questionable decisions in favor of Tatabánya, and a bizarre detail also caused a problem, when the GRK Ohrid bench unsuccessfully tried to patch Ovankovic's jersey.
All of this contributed to Tatabanya taking the lead for the first time in the penultimate minute, 28:27.
However, in the final moments, Ivankovic equalized, Pilipovic stood out with a brilliant intervention, and then Djukic set the final score with three seconds left.
The most efficient players in the ranks of GRK Ohrid were Ivankovic and Djukic with seven goals each, five goals, all scored in the second half by Lijapis, and goalkeeper Pilipovic made 10 saves.
