Domestic leagues: Kumanovo defeated Kozuv

KK Kumanovo 2009 took a very important win in the battle for the playoffs in Macedonia. The team visited KK Kozuv in Gevgelija and won a tightly contested game 86-84.

Kumanovo started the game very well and had 15-point lead in the first half. In the second half Kozuv played much better and with 3.30 to go managed to cut the deficit to only 5. With minute to play Kozuv managed to tie the score but with 20 seconds to go Kumanovo went to 4-point lead after being more precise from the three-point line. Then the visitors managed to hold on and took the victory.

Dimitar Karadjovski had 23 points for the winners while Uros Lukovic added 17.   For the home team Zlatko Gocevski finished with 21 points.
After 23 games played Kumanovo sits on third place with 15 wins and 8 losses while Kozuv is 6th with 11-12 record.