The Hornets are caught off guard on the very first Fuldaer Drive. The hosts quickly lead 7-0 by touchdown and extra kick. In return, Hanau loses the right to attack. Fulda uses the gift and increases by touchdown to 13: 0 – de Saan Hardwick intercepts the extra point attempt. With a brilliant run across the field, he entered the Fulda end zone and achieved the 13: 2 connection.
Hanau comes into play better in the second quarter. A short run by Tettey Awah brings the 13: 8 connection from Hanau’s point of view. Despite the subsequent hit, the Hornets are not really gaining momentum: “EIn this phase of the game we did not manage to set the tone “, sums up Lukas Ludewig briefly.
Especially the lively quarterback of the Saints can hardly be brought under control by the Hornets. By half time, the Saints had a 21: 8 lead. Fulda loses the ball and Hanau first secures the right to attack. A facemask penalty nullifies the action. Fulda keeps the ball and marks the 29: 8 intermediate result.
Little does it come together at the Hornets. The Brothers Grimm townspeople in East Hesse are too nervous and remain below the actual level of performance. Above all, Fulda shines with runs and achieves the final result of 35: 8 with another touchdown run 4 minutes before the end of the game.
Above all, the lack of veterans Richard Nelson and Alexander Höhl was sorely missed on the Hanau side: “If you are missing two old warriors in a young team, it is difficult to compensate “, explains press spokesman Achim Korn.
In a few words, head coach Rick Holland summed up his game: “Welcome to reality“, Were the opening words with which the American started his speech and continued to demand full commitment and participation in training from his protégés.
Despite the defeat, there was no disappointment on Hanau’s side: “The boys tried what was possible. In contrast to us, Fulda has an absolutely experienced team that has been playing together for some time. Plus the veterans with Bundesliga experience mentioned above, which of course gives you additional security. We haven’t given up. After Awah’s follow-up touchdown, we did not succeed in starting again, which Fulda knew how to prevent with his routine“, Then press spokesman Korn did not draw a very negative conclusion from the game.
On Sunday, however, the Fulda Saints will keep their fingers crossed for the Hornets. The Hornets receive the championship leader and title contender Kassel Titans in their own stadium. So far, the North Hesse are still unbeaten – if the Hornets succeed in the coup, the race for the title would be open again and Saints and Hornets would be back in the race. “It is a Herculean task, but nothing is impossible. The Eintracht in Munich on Sunday clearly showed us that “, Hornetslautsprecher Korn is optimistic about the next batch.
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