The match between New Belgrade and Partisan had a similar development of the situation as match in Vitez a week ago, between Knight and „Rats“. Today the home team had the power only for the first half which ended in a draw 10-10, both. In the match Partisan dominated the second half and broke the stubborn resistance of „Rats“.
Novi Beograd took the lead in the 15th minute 4-0 by try of Nikša Unković. Stefan Novaković missed the conversion. In the next attack Partisan’s forward Dušan Milutinović score the try and Džavid Jašari added two more points after a successful conversion for 4-6. Novi Beograd recovered after that and came back into the lead after 26th minute. Nikola Radivojević score a try and Stefan Novaković this time was successful. „Rats“ had advantage once again for 10-6. In 34th minute of the match Branko Čarapić scored to make it 10-10 which was the final score of the first half.
In the second part guests scored 7 tries and deservedly reached two important points. At the end Partisan’s deserved victory: Novi Beograd – Partizan 10-48. With this victory Partisan have secured participation in playoffs. Last game against Radnicki Niš will decide only from which position Partisan will enter the fight for the Balkan champion’s title. From the first or the second place.
Novi Beograd – Partizan 10-48 (10-10)
Beograd 13.05.2017. Venue: Ada Ciganlija rugby ground, Referee: Ivica Djordjevic (Serbia), touch judges: Dušan Virc, Uroš Crnčević (Serbia). Yellow card: Atanas Trimčeski Novi Beograd 24′ min, Dušan Milutinović Partizan 39′ min,
RLC Novi Beograd Tries: 2 – Nikša Unković 15′ min, Nikola Radivojević 26′ min, Goals: Stefan Novaković 1/2
RLC Partizan Tries: 9 – Dušan Milutinović 15′ min, Branko Čarapić 34′ min, Pero Madžarević 46′, 75′ min, Vladimir Milutinović 49′, 78′ min, Vlado Kušić 55′ min, Dario Abidinović 67′ min, Nikola Srbljanin 67′ min,. Goals: Džavid Jašari 3/5, Vladimir Milutinović 3/4.
RLC Novi Beograd: Đorđe GAK, Mirko KATANIĆ, Bogdan RAIČEVIĆ, Tulizani JALUBANE, Velimir GAŠEVIĆ, Jovan GRUBIŠIĆ, Nikša UNKOVIĆ, Aleksandar PANTELIĆ, Darko STOŠIĆ, Ilija TINTOR, Atanas TRIMČESKI, Jakob MULVA, Stefan NOVAKOVIĆ, Substitute: Vuk TOMIĆ, Marko JAKOVLJEVIĆ, Nikola RADIVOJEVIĆ, Milan DANILOVIĆ.
RLC Partizan: Petar KOVAČ, Leo DODIĆ, Mihajlo ILIĆ, Vladimir MILUTINOVIĆ, Džavid JAŠARI, Vlado KUŠIĆ, Dario ABIDINOVIĆ, Denis BAJRAMI, Velibor KARANOVIĆ, Stefan ILIĆ, Branko ČARAPIĆ, Dušan MILUTINOVIĆ, Milan DESPINIĆ. Substitute: Nikola SRBLJANIN, Ronaldo BITIĆI, Dragan ĐURIĆ, Pero MADŽAREVIĆ.
The report in Serbian