Sunday, 20. December 2015
FCK Rolling Devils in the fourth attempt and third one in a
row have missed on participation on the Final Four of DRS-Pokal. The finalist of
previous season, RSB Thuringia Bulls, turned out too strong for Kaiserslautern,
who lost 65:97. The Bulls are the only team in the 1st and 2nd division, that
has won all games in the current season so far. Rolling Devils thus could play the
game as clear underdog and seek their small chance for a sensation without any
pressure. And indeed, Kaiserslautern managed to keep the game completely open
in the first quarter (20:22) and up to the mid of the second quarter (35:37).
Then Thuringia Bulls after some changes with a 10:0-run got into the lead with
35:47 at half time. However, Rolling Devils again shortened this lead to merely
8 points up to the mid of the third quarter and the sensation still seemed
possible. However, then Bulls star players André Bienek, Aliaksandr Halouski and
Joakim Linden then demonstrated their extra class, scored successfully leading
to a 48:69 at the end of the third quarter. The Bulls also won the final
quarter clearly (16:29), however, the final score of 65:97 somehow hid the
strong performance of Rolling Devils. Next weekend, the second half season
startes with an away game for Kaiserslautern in Elxleben – another time against
RSB Thuringia Bulls.
