The Serbian National team headed over to Bolzano, Italy, on the weekend of July 25th for a friendly American football national game against Italy. Among the participants for the Serbian team were 12 Wild Boar players and Laza, who is the national team defensive coordinator.
The Serbs put up a good showing, losing 28-7. Although, reports indicated that a huge momentum changer right before halftime was taken away. Igor Vukuje (WR/KR from the Klek Knights) returned a kickoff for a TD breaking a 7-7 tie, except there was a block-in-the-back call that took the TD and the lead away. The Italians came out in the second half with a good aerial attack, adding 3 TD’s for the margin of victory.
I was proud to hear the report from Laza concerning the game. It sounded like the Serbs played exceptional well. The Italians were surprised not only by how they played, but by the Serbs knowledge of the game, preparation, and desire. Indeed, the game of American football has surely evolved in its 6 year existence.
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- Laza going over a drill the day before the game with both teams DL’s
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- The stadium in Bolzano, Italy
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- Pre-game meeting between the teams
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- Captains heading out to the field
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- Milan, LB from the Wild Boars, attempting to block the kick
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- Vukuje jumping for a ball amidst 2 Italian defenders
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- Scele and Tomic with the Serbian flag
