German Japan Bowl

Logo of the German Japan Bowl 2010

The German Japan Bowl is an American football game series between the German and Japanese national American football teams. The first game took place on April 24, 2010 in the Düsseldorf ESPRIT arena , just a few months before the American Football European Championship 2010 in Frankfurt am Main . The venue was chosen because of the long football history and the fact that Düsseldorf is home to the largest Japanese community in Germany , the ESPRIT arena (formerly LTU arena) was the home of the two-time World Bowl winner Rhein Fire from NFL Europe until this 2007 was closed. For the German team, the game was primarily a preparation for the upcoming European Championship, but it also served as a comparison with the international level, because Japan is the second strongest football nation in the world. The German Japan Bowl II was held in Kawasaki on April 12, 2014 . There Japan defeated Germany in a shutout 38-0 .

Trivia

• The name German Japan Bowl was chosen based on the Bowl Championship Series .
• The German NFL professional Sebastian Vollmer is invited as a guest, according to AFVD President Robert Huber , participation in the game is not possible due to high insurance costs.
• In addition to the usual match report, the American Football Association Germany is planning a television broadcast on DSF .
• No other football game was played in North Rhine-Westphalia on the day of the first bowl

Game on April 24, 2010

• Final result 24:14 for Japan.
• Attendance: 11,073

Scoring:

• 1st Qtr .:
  • N.Kinoshita 4 yd. Pass from T.Takata (T.Togura Kick) 7: 0
  • M. Schmitt 61 Yd. missed FG-Return (B.Sarshweit kick) 7: 7

• 2nd quarter:
  • K.Togura 27 yd. Field goal 10: 7

• 3rd Qtr .:
  • N. Kinoshita 8 yd. Pass by T.Takata (T.Togura Kick) 17: 7
  • S. Hasegawa 8 yd. Pass by T.Takata (T.Togura Kick) 24: 7

• 4th quarter:
  • J. Morris 6 yd. Run (B.Sarweit kick) 24:14

Game on April 12, 2014

• Final result 38-0 for Japan.
• Attendance: 1,889

Scoring:

• 1st Qtr .:
  • Maeda 6 yd. Pass from Sugawara (Saeki Kick) 7-0

• 2nd quarter:
  • Hagiyama 14th yd. Pass from Katoh (Saeki Kick) 14: 0

• 3rd Qtr .:
  • Saeki 38 yd. Field goal 17: 0

• 4th quarter:
  • Hagiyama 72 yd. Pass from Katoh (Saeki Kick) 24: 0
  • Endoh 15th yd. Pass from Katoh (Saeki Kick) 31: 0
  • Maeda 5 yd. Pass by Hiramoto (Seaki Kick) 38: 0

Web links

• official homepage
• German Japan Bowl II: Game Statistic

Individual evidence

1. ↑ AFVD.de 1st German-Japan-Bowl on April 24th, 2010 . Accessed November 29, 2009.
2. ↑ Yahoo.com The German-Japan Bowl in the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf. Accessed November 29, 2009.
3. ^ German-Japan-Bowl II in Kawasaki. January 3, 2014, accessed December 20, 2015 . 
4. ↑ John Gunning: Japan dominates 38-0 in international powerhouse match-up! April 16, 2014, accessed December 20, 2015 . 
5. ↑ AFCV NRW ( Memento of the original dated February 7, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Accessed December 28, 2009