Photo: Marina Mihajlović Kraljevo Royal Crowns won the first BAFL tournament in a well organized game in Kraljevo, where they overshad...
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| Photo: Marina Mihajlović |
Kraljevo Royal Crowns won the first BAFL tournament in a well organized game in Kraljevo, where they overshadowed the Bucharest team 35:0.
In this very important game, the Crowns had a lead all game long. The return of Strahinja Stepovic, a long time player for the Crowns, proved key for the team. Starting at his primary position, quarterback, he led Kraljevo to an early lead, scoring on the ground twice capitalizing on the mistakes the Romanian team made on kickoffs. The defense proved to be a powerhouse, containing the Rebels' bulldozer running back, Daniel Duta. The third score was a product of a good passing game where Stepovic connected with Stefan Djuric, the experienced receiver. On halftime, the coaches made a decision to put in the youngster Lazar Pejkovic, who had two passing touchdowns, one to Stefan Djuric and the other to Stepovic. The Rebels had only two first downs during the entire game.
The awards ceremony was opened by Dragana Varevac, mother of a former Crown, deceased Luka Varevac who died tragically three years ago. The trophy was held up by Stepovic, the finals MVP.
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| Photo: Marina Mihajlović |
The BAF league opened up in Bucharest where the Rebels beat the Bears 6:0, and in the second round the Bears beat the Crowns at homefield. Finally, in the do-or-die round, Kraljevo walked out victorious and became BAFL champ. League Standings: 1st Kraljevo Royal Crowns, 2nd Bucharest Rebels 3rd Sofia Bears League expansions are ready for action due next year. Serbian team Bor Golden Bears, a small town team with good management is ready to step in. There are plans for an Alpe Adria Balkan Bowl game where the #1 team from the Alpe Adria League (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia) will face the #1 BAFL team (Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria) and so declare a true victor in the region "superbowl".
Prior to this BAFL faceoff, two games were played, a youth game where the hometown Crowns beat the #1 youth team Belgrade Vukovi 32:8 and the Queens of Kraljevo beat Belgrade's female flag team 32:24. The fellowship of the boys and girls continued later on as the BAFL game began. A lot of support was shown by two football pioneers, Bojan Otasevic and Blazo Bojic, who commentated the entire game with professional and witty comments, only contributing to the amazing atmosphere by the Ibar river
Scoreboard
Kraljevo Royal Crowns vs Bucharest Rebels
Sunday, 10th November at Athletic Stadium Kraljevo
35:0 (14:0, 14:0, 7:0, 0:0)
7:0 Strahinja Stepovic 20 yard run, Ivan Zivanovic good for 1
14:0 Strahinja Strahinja Stepovic 15 y run, Ivan Zivanovic good for 1
21:0 Strahinja Stepovic 45 y pass to Stefan Djuric, Ivan Zivanovic good for 1
28:0 Lazar Pejkovic 50 y pass to Stefan Djuric, Ivan Zivanovic good for 1
35:0 Lazar Pejkovic 35 y pass to Strahinja Stepovic, Ivan Zivanovic good for 1
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