German Bowl XXXVI
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| date | October 11, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadion | Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Sports Park | ||||||||||||||||||
| city | Berlin | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Casey Therriault (Quarterback, NYL) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Mats Schwieger (R), Thomas Fotsch (U), Christian Wess (H), Gudrun Bogman (L), Andreas Kopka (B), Denis Maurer (F), Alfons Flaisch-Joneleit (S) |
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| Number of visitors | 12,531 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The German Bowl XXXVI was the 36th edition of the German Bowl final in the highest German football league , the German Football League (GFL), which concluded the 2014 season . It took place on October 11, 2014 in Berlin's Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark .
The defending champions were the New York Lions from Braunschweig. They also qualified for the German Bowl XXXVI and met the Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns there .
The way to the German Bowl XXXVI
The quarter-finals took place on 20/21. September 2014. As in previous years, the teams from the south did not succeed in breaking the dominance of the teams from the north in 2014. While no southern team was able to advance to the semi-finals in 2013, at least the southern champion reached the final in 2014. The semi-finals took place on September 27, 2014. In the semifinals, the northern champion and the southern champion prevailed.
| Quarterfinals 20./21. September 2014 |
Semi-finals September 27, 2014 |
German Bowl XXXVI | |||||||||||
| 1N | New York Lions | 69 | |||||||||||
| 4S | Munich cowboys | 28 | |||||||||||
| 1N | New York Lions | 52 | |||||||||||
| 3N | Cologne Falcons | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2S | Stuttgart Scorpions | 28 | |||||||||||
| 3N | Cologne Falcons | 33 | |||||||||||
| 1N | New York Lions | 47 | |||||||||||
| 1S | Schwäb. Hall unicorns | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1S | Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns | 50 | |||||||||||
| 4N | Kiel Baltic Hurricanes | 24 | |||||||||||
| 1S | Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns | 33 | |||||||||||
| 2N | Dresden monarchs | 27 | |||||||||||
| 2N | Dresden monarchs | 42 | |||||||||||
| 3S | Marburg Mercenaries | 22nd | |||||||||||
Course of the game
The Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns won the Coin Toss and decided to receive the ball. They were then able to complete their first attempt at attack with points after a 29-yard field goal . The New York Lions were able to end their subsequent attack series with points after a 12-yard touchdown run and subsequent PAT . The following series of attacks by Unicorns ended without points with a punt , just as the following series of attacks by the Braunschweiger passed without points through the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the Lions' first series of attacks brought the next points after just 39 seconds. The Lions achieved the second touchdown and the PAT after bridging five yards. The next possession of the Unicorns ended with a fumble on their own 37-yard line. The Lions were able to successfully complete the ball possession that resulted for them. The PAT that followed the 14-yard touchdown run could not be converted. The Unicorns had to complete their next attack series again without points. This time an interception led to the ball being lost. The following series of attacks by the Lions ended after a 15-yard touchdown pass with a subsequent PAT, while the following series of attacks by the Unicorns again ended with a mistake, another interception, without points. The last Lions streak ended with a 2 yard touchdown run followed by a PAT. The last series of attacks by the Unicorns was ended by the half-time break.
The third quarter began with the Lions' possession of the ball, who successfully completed it with a 2-yard tochdown run. The Unicorns were able to block the PAT successfully. The following series of attacks by the Unicorns and the Lions ended without points.
In the fourth quarter, the Lions had the first right of attack and were able to successfully complete this with a 3-yard tochdown run and subsequent PAT. The following series of unicorns ended with another interception. The Lions had to return the captured ball without any further points. This was followed by the last successful series of attacks by the Unicorns. With a 21-yard tochdown pass they could immortalize themselves on the scoreboard again. The Lions were able to block the following PAT. The final whistle ended the Lions' last possession.
While many experts had expected a balanced game between two teams of equal value before the game, the Lions showed themselves to be superior to the Unicorns for the entire game. Only the first quarter was halfway balanced.
Scoreboard
| New York Lions | Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns | team | Move | |||
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| 1st quarter | ||||||
| 0 | 3 | Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns | 29 yard field goal | |||
| 7th | 3 | New York Lions | 12 yard TD run (PAT good) | |||
| 2nd quarter | ||||||
| 14th | 3 | New York Lions | 5-yard TD run (PAT good) | |||
| 20th | 3 | New York Lions | 14 yard TD run (PAT not good) | |||
| 27 | 3 | New York Lions | 15 yard TD pass (PAT good) | |||
| 34 | 3 | New York Lions | 2-yard TD run (PAT good) | |||
| 3rd Quarter | ||||||
| 40 | 3 | New York Lions | 2-yard TD run (PAT not good) | |||
| 4th quarter | ||||||
| 47 | 3 | New York Lions | 3-yard TD run (PAT good) | |||
| 47 | 9 | Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns | 21 yard TD pass (PAT not good) | |||
Final score
New Yorker Lions - Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns 47 : 9
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Schw. Hall Unicorns vs Braunschweig Lions (October 11, 2014). stats.gfl.info, accessed on December 27, 2018 .
- ↑ a b German Bowl XXXVI on October 11, 2014 again in Berlin. American Football Association Germany eV at www.gfl.info , October 20, 2013, accessed on July 15, 2014 .