GOG on Wednesday evening claimed their first win in the Champions when they ran away with a 31-28 away against HC Eurofarm Pelister.
GOG’s 24-year-old left wing Frederik Bjerre was the man to watch on the night as he needed only 38 minutes to score 10 times in a true defence battle, and finished on 13 goals in a match of two completely different halves.
After beating HC Zagreb and showing a great deal of promise despite their defeat in Paris, Pelister started in express mode, and opened up a five-goal gap at 10-5 lead thanks to a rock-solid defence.
GOG looked shaken, but instead of caving in, they first levelled before the break (14-14), then took control in the second half.
Outstanding Frederik Bjerre was the key to turning the match around. Thanks to a 5-1 run, GOG took their first four-goal advantage at 19-15 and never looked back, even though the hosts came close again at 24-23.
Even an overall of 17 goals of the duo Dejan Manaskov and Filip Kuzmanovski and the frenetic support from the stands were not enough for the Macedonian champions.