Stavropol handball players continue to win – MK Stavropol (Caucasus)

In Krasnodar, the “southern elephants” defeated the local “Scythians”

The handball players of the Stavropol “Viktor” won the sixth victory in a row in the championship of Russia in the men’s super league. In Krasnodar, according to the results of the regional derby, the “southern elephants” defeated the local “Scythians”.

Despite the away status of the fight, the guests played like at home – more than a hundred fans came from Stavropol and Budyonnovsk to support their favorites. And the guys did not disappoint their loyal fans. Although the match did not become an easy walk for the favorites from the City of the Cross.

The first half was held in a bitter struggle, and the teams went to the break with the score 15:14 in favor of the “Victorians”. The ball-to-ball game continued in the second half, and in the end the visitors made an impressive spurt – and finally celebrated their success with a difference of eight goals – 33:25.

– I want to thank our fans who came to support the team in Krasnodar. I think it turned out to be a wonderful, enchanting show for them. In the first half, there was a tough and equal fight, but we were a bit unable to cope with the return to defense. The goalkeeper helped SKIF, who hit several important goals. In the second half of the meeting, we played well on defense, everyone was involved, the guys fully completed the set for the match, – said Sergey Gorbok, Viktor’s mentor.

Small consolation for the hosts was the performance of the leader of the Kuban attacks – Tran Xuan Viet with nine goals was recognized as the best scorer of the match. As part of Viktor, lineman Radomir Vrachevich hit the target seven times. Five goals each were scored by Nikita Iltinsky (who demonstrated a 100% conversion rate) and Vitaly Mazurov. Note also the goalkeeper team. Alexander Lysenko and Anton Zabolotsky for two repelled a third of the shots on their possessions – the Stavropol goalkeepers have 12 saves and 32 percent reliability.

– The game was very difficult from the very beginning, the “swing” went almost to the final whistle. Everyone fought to the end, it turned out to be a real southern derby. At the end of the match, we changed the defense to 4-1-1, and the opponents started making mistakes. We had a lot of interceptions, and thanks to the fast breaks we won, – said Radomir Vrachevic.

The next match of the national championship “Viktor”, which is still confidently leading the standings with a 100% result, will be held on November 19 in Stavropol against Omsk “Skif”.

Published in the newspaper “Moskovsky Komsomolets” No. 46 dated November 9, 2022

Newspaper headline:
The sixth victory of “Victor”