Kadikoy Bulls won today in Balkan Super League quarter final match against Radnički Niš 35-28 (18-16). Turkish champion won against Serbian club for the second time in less than four months. Bulls defeated in the group stage Radnički from Novi Beograd. It is interesting that both games were played in the Asian part of Istanbul.
Bulls played great in the first 20 minutes. Federico Valdez scored a tries on 5th and 17th min, Furkan on 14th Celiktutan was precise in the kick on goal only once for the lead of 14-0. The guests returned on 29th min, when Ivan Pantic scored a try. A minute later Djordje Stosic scored a second try for Radnicki and first goal. Kadikoy then lead with 14-10. Four minutes later the Harald Flohr increased the lead to 18-10 after the try. By the end of the first half-time Radnicki scored in 37th minute with the try of Marko Cuk and conversion by Djordje Stosic reduced the lead to 18-16 for Bulls.
In 44th minute Lazar Zivkovic scored a try and Djordje Stosic had a successful conversion on the goal for the first and only lead for Radnicki Nis of 18-22. On 47th minute Frederico Valdez equals a score with his 3rd try on the match. Furkan Keskin (try) and Frederico Valdez (conversion) 12 minutes later brought the Turkish champion again into lead of 28-22. Ogulhan Demir (try 69th min) and Frederico Valdez (conv. on 70th min and drop-goal in 72nd min) increased this lead to 35 -22. In the last minute Marko Makera scored a try for the final result Kadikoy 35-26 Radnicki Nis.
Kadikoy Bulls VS Radnički Niš 35-26 (18-16)
Balkan Super League quarter-finals: Istanbul 22.09.2018. Kick-off 12:00. Stadium:Beylerbeyi 75.Yil Stadyumu Spectators: 100. Referee: Ali Mert Orbalac (Turkey) Touch Judges: Ogulhem Tirendez, Gokdag Zeroglu (both Turkey), Sin Bin: Doruk Celiktutan (kadikoy Bulls) Lazar Zivkovic (Radnicki Nis).
Kadikoy Bulls: Omer Faruk Pir, Çağdaş Çiçek, Furkan Keskin, Ozan Işık, Federico Valdez, Onur Ersoy, Doruk Celiktut, Atalay Algay, Ogulhan Demir, Gem Severkan, Alican Acar, Harald Flohr, Ilter Bolbol, Substitution: Joey Garange, Nurgtton Ten, Omer Koltuk, Gren Kemal Sen.
Radnički Niš: Aleksandar Pavlovic, Djordje Stepanovic, Ivan Pantic, Lazar Zivkovic, Marko Milenkovic, Djordje Stosic, Aleksandar Ilic, Marko Cuk, Mihajlo Jovic, Veljko Stankovic, Bojan Andjelkovic, Milan Rakic. Substitution: Marko Djordjevic, Marko Todorovic, Aleksandar Stosic, Marko Makera.
Huge fan of the Balkan Super League. I myself am a fellow league lover from Papua New guinea. Go Locomotiv Sofia. Good luck to all teams in the play offs.