South Region vs Locomotive

Match report

The third and fourth placed play off in the Balkan Super League was was played today, at FC Arsenal in Tivat, local Montenegro side South Region defeating Locomotive Sofia from Bulgaria 36-18, thanks to a Vladan Celebic hat trick.

“We worked very hard to achieve third place and the final scoreline does not reflect how close the game was and how Sofia matched us for so much of the way,” said South Region captain, Mitar Boskovic.

“I don’t think anyone at the beginning of the Balkan League expected us to fight for third place and win bronze. The players showed quality, knowledge and desire, and certainly great credit goes to our coaches. A new season awaits us in April, and I believe that we can repeat the success, “said South Region President Igor Adzaip.

South Region vs Locomotive Sofia 36-18 (18-8)

Balkan Super League season 2021, match for 3th place. Stadium: FK Arsenal Tivat. Referee: Vladan Kikanović (Serbia). Attendance: 100.

Points for South Region: 8 tries – S. Popović 1 i 52 min, M. Bošković 2 min, V. Čelebić 9, 18 i 55 min, S. Arsić 60 min, Bruhimi 78 min. Goals: S. Popović 2/8.

Points for Locomotive Sofia: 4 tries – S. Cvetanov 5 min, J. Sherwod 25 min, T. Rohe 43 min, D. Ivanov 64 min. Goals: 1/4 T. Rohe.

South Region: Vujović, Subet, Čelebić, Brahimi, Ivanović, Popović, Bošković, Baljaj, Đalović, Kontić, Arsić, Cenaj, Miždalo. Rezerve. Stošić, Adžić, Novaković, Perović.

Locomotive Sofia: Rohe, Cvetanov, Kostadinov, Atanasov, Ivanov, Parizov, Cleary, Penov, Sherwod, Hristev, Atanasov, Borisov, Manchev, Rezerve: Bothev, Krastev, Mot, Simeonov.