Pelister defeated TFT Skopje 61:58 in the North Macedonian Superleague on October 4, 2026. The result closed a run of three meetings between the sides this season, though the pattern of outcomes has been anything but predictable. By then, Pelister sat third in the table with 14 wins from 22 games, while TFT Skopje led the standings with 19 victories and only three defeats.
The visitors had dominated the previous encounter in May when they won 109:87 away, but Pelister responded with a 90:86 victory at home on May 23. And here's the thing — this latest result suggests the league's hierarchy is not as fixed as the table implies. TFT Skopje may be top on paper, but Pelister have shown they can compete on their own terms.
Looking back at the recent history between these two, the matches have been tight affairs. May 20 saw TFT Skopje edge through 116:112 in a high-scoring affair, while the May 16 meeting ended 109:87 for the visitors. Pelister's other results against MZT Skopje were mixed, with a 58:87 loss followed by an 81:76 win.
TFT Skopje's recent form outside these derbies tells a different story. They lost 69:71 to Маджари on May 12 and 65:97 to Борац Чачак five days earlier. Those results, combined with the three losses to Pelister across May, suggest even the league leaders can be vulnerable.
The 61:58 scoreline reflects a match decided by fine margins. Three points separated the sides, and the outcome could easily have gone either way. For Pelister, it was a statement win against the team sitting above them in the standings.
The result does little to shift the table positions — Pelister remain third, TFT Skopje still top — but it adds context to what the numbers alone cannot show. In a league where the gap between first and third appears small, these head-to-head clashes matter more than the points tally.
