Macedonia book the last ticket for Qatar 2015

Macedonia - Greece 35:23 (19:9) / First leg 27:25 - aggregate score: 62:48

The Boris Trajkovski is a tough arena to play in for any away team. Many a European club side has had to realise this fact when visiting the arena in Skopje for a VELUX EHF Champions League match, and on Sunday night, the Greek national team had the same experience. Being two goals down already after their home match against Macedonia, Greece were under pressure already before the first whistle in Skopje, and as soon as the match had started, they were never even close to produce the sensation it would have been, if they had sent out Macedonia and qualified for Qatar.

The home team left no one in doubt, which team would eventually have the upper hand. Very quickly they forged ahead to 8:2, and soon they increased this lead to 13:3 and 19:8. After a ten goal lead at half time, Macedonia continued in convincing style in the last 30 minutes and temporarily enjoyed a 14-goal lead before finally winning by 12 (35:23).