Vigor Skopje defends the title by beating Biljana 007 in three straight games - May 16, 2009 Vigor - Biljana 78-44 Vigor has won its seventh title in the club's history after beating Biljana 78-44 in the playoff Finals. Just as expected the team from Skopje dominated during the entire series winning by large margin in each game on their way to sweeping team from Ohrid. Still this last game will be remembered for very unusual conditions in which it was played. During the halftime, the roof of the arena started to leak because of the rain which has been falling heavily in Skopje. This has caused 20 minute delay for the start of second half. Once the rain stopped and the match could continue, players came out to find the court which was fairly wet. They were able to continue the contest and it was luck that no one got hurt in such conditions. Still, from the opening quarter it was clear that Vigor is on its way to defend the title. They took 8 point lead by the end of first quarter as result was 20-12. In the second they extended that lead to 15 points going into the halftime with 38-23 lead. Then came the delay, which obviously did not affect the hosts as they continued their dominance in this game. At the end of third quarter the score was 56-35. In the last quarter it seemed that Biljana player have come to terms with their faith as they scored only 9 points while their opponent poured in 22. For Vigor, Zorica Ackovska (171-G-88) led the way with 18 points. Aleksandra Sekulovska added 16 while Ana Zivkovik (183-F/C-87) finished the game with 15. For the visitors Vesna Balazoska (172-G-81) also had 18 points and she was supported by Elena Miladinoska (-88) who added 14. Vigor Skopje: Zorica Ackovska 18, Aleksandra Sekulovska 16, Ana Zivkovik 15, Ana Tanturovska (170-G-90) 11 Biljana 007: Vesna Balazoska 18, Elena Miladinoska 14, Bisera Rajcinoska (181-F-90) 6 Ana Zivkovic leads Vigor Skopje to the Cup title Vigor - Skopje Biljana 87:54 Vigor Skopje celebrated the Macedonian Cup title as they held off their archrivals Biljana in the Final game. Ana Zivkovik (183-F/C-87) was pivotal as she produced 24 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists to lead Vigor. Ana Tanturovska (170-G-90) topscored with 25 points for the winners. Vesna Balazoska (172-G-81) exploded with game-high 28 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists for Biljana. Vigor stunned their opponents in the starting minutes. Biljana scored just two points in the first five minutes and trailed 2:13. Vigor Skopje raced comfortably and enjoyed a 25:12 advantage at the first intermission. Biljana however managed to slow their opponents down in the second frame as the teams traded baskets and Vigor led by the same 13 points at the major break. But it was Vigor who forced the issue early in the second half. They opened up a 20+ advantage and never looked back en route to a comfortable win. Zorica Ackovska (171-G-88) added 16 points for the winning team. Bisera Rajcinoska (181-F-90) had 10 points in the loss. In the semis Biljana held off Mladinec 73:56 as Vesna Balazoska provided 25 points. Anzelika Mitrasinovic (170-G-93) answered with 19 points for Mladinec in defeat. Vigor Skopje defeated Kumanovo 68:50 en route to the final. Ana Zivkovik registered 19 points and 11 boards in that game. Sekulovska and Ana Tanturovska finished the semifinal battle with 15 points apiece. Vigor Skopje: Ana Tanturovska 25, Ana Zivkovik 24+13 boards, Zorica Ackovska 16 Biljana: Vesna Balazoska 28, Anzelika Mitrasinovic 19 |
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