The derby match of the sixth round of the Kosovo Super League in basketball was against Bakşim, which continued with a perfect record at the beginning of the season.
On Saturday, in a gym packed with spectators and with a fiery atmosphere at "Sezaoi Surroi", Bashkimi recorded its sixth victory of the edition, defeating GO+ Peja, who suffered their first defeat.
Bashkimi won 83:79, while the match was decided only in the last minutes.
Bashkimi ended the first half with an eight-point lead, 43:35.
The Peja team came back strongly in the second half. They won the third quarter 26:22, closing in on four points. With five and a half minutes left in the game, they even had a one-point lead, 71:70.
But, it was the locals who, even with the great help of the public, recorded victory in the end with a four-point lead.
Kyan Anderson had the best stats in the Union's victory with 16 points, eight assists and six rebounds.
De'Quon Lake also contributed with 14 points and seven rebounds.
Among the local players, the best was Lejson Zeqiri with 14 points and eight rebounds.
GO+ Peja was not helped by the good play of Cesare Edwards, who finished the game with double figures of 16 points and 11 rebounds.
Last year's runner-up, Bashkimi, continues to lead the table with 6 wins from as many matches. GO+ Peja has five wins and one loss.