Kumanovo holds off Kozuv in a great game
KK Kumanovo 2009 recorded third straight win in group A of SIGAL-UNIQA Balkan League. The team hosted KK Kozuv in the Macedonian derby of this round and took 84-76 victory after a great encounter. The teams played really hard and gave their all from the first minute. It was a very good spectacle for the people in the gym who witnessed a lot of lead changes and turnarounds during the contest. Finally in the decisive moments the hosts showed better nerves and won the match. It gives them a 3-0 record and ties them with Beroe at the top while Kozuv now stands at 1-3 with its third straight defeat. Next week Kumanovo will host Beroe in the derby for the first place as the team from Gevgelija will have a break and then will visit Bashkimi.
Both teams exchanged points early but then Kozuv scored 8 points in a row to go up by 7. After that moment the visitors led until the break and their advantage even reached 10 points in the second period. Shortly after that Kumanovo made an 8-0 run to close the gap to a single point as was the difference after 20 minutes.
Both teams kept fighting hard early in the second half and were very very close. They exchanged baskets and were really putting on a show for the fans in the gym. Finally with little over two minutes to play the hosts went up by 5 points and then both teams exchanged two free throws. After they both missed but when Kozuv didn′t score again it was all over.
Danilo Mijatovic had another good game for Kumanovo with 20 points and 6 rebounds. Stefan Zivanovic also did well with 19 points as Miladin Pekovic had 14 against his former team.
Milivoje Mijovic played well for the visitors with 20 points. Nikola Djurasovic and Kenyon McNeail also did good with 18 points apiece as the American had also 8 assists.
FULL STATS FROM KK KUMANOVO 2009 - KK KOZUV GAME
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1 | KB Sigal Prishtina | 8 - 2 | 18 |
2 | PAYABL EKA AEL | 6 - 4 | 16 |
3 | KB Peja | 6 - 4 | 16 |
4 | KK Lovcen 1947 | 4 - 6 | 14 |
5 | KK Plevlja | 0 - 8 | 8 |