Rilski Sportist won a friendly tournament in Kumanovo, the hosts finished third

Rilski Sportist won a friendly tournament that was held during the weekend in Kumanovo. The team from Samokov won both its matches while the hosts finished third afrer losing in the semifinal.   On the first day Rilski defeated the champions of Macedonia - MZT Skopje 83-74. The Samokov team played well, led from start to finish and deserved the victory. Darin Ivanov had a great game and scored seven triples.   In the final Rilski met Feni Industries and won 100-94. Rilski was down by 10 points at the break but tied the score and even went up after 30 minutes. In the last quarter the Bulgarians played better, took a 10-point lead and held on for the victory.     The hosts Kumanovo 2009 finished third in the tournament. In the semifinal they lost to Feni Industries 84-86 in a dramatic game. Then for the third place they defeated MZT Skopje 75-74 after leading for most of the match.