Lovcen is the first finalist

Montegrin Lovcen attained a deserved victory over Feni Industries 81-74 and became the first team reaching the final of EUROHOLD Balkan League 2010 Final Four. This is a big succes for the young team from Cetinje as it is their first participation in the competition, while Macedonian runner-up lost second semifinal in a row.
        The game started equal, with high-speed attacks from both teams. Aleksa
Popovic  scored first in the game, followed by 5-0 streak from Feni. Until the end of the first quarter the lead was changed 7 times as after 10 minutes of play Feni took a little advantage - 22-24. Crucial for the success of Montenegrin team was the
second quarter. With a good defense and a wonderful play by Aleksa Popovic, who scored 18 points in the first 20 minutes, Lovcen managed to outplay their opponent
and took a 8 points lead - 48-40 at the half time.
        After the break Miodrag Cadija`s side continued with their good performance
and kept their lead. Feni Industries made a lot of mistakes in offence, especially under the basket. Two consecutive three-pointers by Petar Stojanovic increased the Lovcens lead to 13 points after 30 minutes on the field. Over the last ten minutes Feni players tried everything to get back in the game and a minute before the end they trailed only by 4.Bojan Trajkovski and Eftim Bogoev missed to score, while Aleksa Popovic made 4 consecutive free-throws and Lovcen celebrated their qualifiyng for the final.
     
         Aleksa Popovic played his best game in the Balkan League this season,
ending with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for index of 37. Bojan Dubljevic made a monster double-double - 18 points and 15 rebounds. Petar Stojanovic added  14 for the winners. Darko Sokolov was the best scorer for Feni with 13 points, while Bojan Trajkovski added 11 points and 7 boards in the losing case.