Ohrid and Zagreb played out a 30-30 draw in a club friendly match on 21 August 2026. The result leaves both sides with a point each after what proved to be an evenly matched encounter. And here's the thing — neither team managed to find any separation in the final minutes, which is unusual for a game where both sides had been scoring freely.
Ohrid arrived in reasonable form, having won four of their previous five matches. They beat RK Vojvodina 29-19 on 19 August and Struga 37-23 on 12 August, showing they could put up numbers against opposition. Their only setback in that period came against Eurofarm Pelister on 20 May, where they lost 22-25.
Zagreb's recent record told a similar story of consistency. They secured a 24-21 victory over RK Vojvodina on 18 August and bounced back from a 26-29 defeat to Kielce two days earlier with a 29-26 win over Tata Banja on 13 August. They had also beaten Slovenia-Gradec 34-27 on 5 August and Nexe 34-26 in May.
Both teams had been finding the net regularly, but the draw suggests neither could impose their will when it mattered. To be fair, friendlies often produce open games, and 60 goals between them is not out of the ordinary. What stood out was how neither side could hold the upper hand for long.
For Ohrid, the result maintains their momentum from the summer window. They cannot afford to let this slip into a pattern of draws, but at least they showed they can compete with established European sides. Zagreb, meanwhile, by then knew they had found their level — not quite enough to win, but certainly not short of what they expected.