The Oldenburg Knights will remain in the second-highest German American Football League GFL2. This decision was made on Saturday in the catch-up game in Cottbus.
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Cottbus/Oldenburg – Rescue in the very last game: The Oldenburg Knights American football team has managed to stay in the second highest German league GFL2. In a catch-up game on Saturday, the Oldenburg team won 36:29 against the Cottbus Crayfish. The hosts from Brandenburg had already been relegated before the game.
FINAL GAME FOR STAYING IN GFL2 Oldenburg Knights know (so far) only the way up
The victory meant that Oldenburg not only overtook Cottbus, but also the Bielefeld Bulldogs, who will be relegated along with Cottbus. Bielefeld came out worst in the three-way comparison with the Lübeck Cougars and Oldenburg, which is now decisive. The Knights’ victory was a nail-biter: five minutes before the end of the game, Oldenburg were still behind 28:29 on Saturday. Only then did they score the decisive points for the away win, which means the Knights can now go into their third GFL2 season.
The match in Cottbus had been rescheduled after it had been abandoned in June due to a storm. Since the last league games had already taken place last weekend, it was clear that the decision about Oldenburg’s survival or relegation would be made in this catch-up match.
