With the 60:23 at the Munich Ravens, the Rhenish team in the European League of Football (ELF) extended their winning streak to ten clear successes in ten games and destroyed the last play-off hopes of the ‘Raben’. Once again the protégés needed the head coach Jim Tomsula However, a game quarter start-up time in which the Munich with 3:0 and 10:7 as they took the lead twice in the first leg before impressively underpinning their exceptional position in the ELF 2023.
The hosts showed from the start why they are the best of the new teams in the league. The Ravens’ first attacking streak was only stopped at the visitors’ 17-yard line – by Flag Simon, who reported back after a five-week injury break with a great performance. In general, the defense of the guests proved their special quality (no team in the ELF conceded fewer points), even if the protégés from Defense Coordinator Richard Kent allowed the offensive Munich 23 points. “It was a bit annoying”said head coach Tomsula, “We had several opportunities to force ball losses and intercept passes, but we were a bit unlucky.”
The Ravens defense filleted
So the Bavarians led after the first quarter 10:7before Fire unleashed a veritable firework of attack, once again acted outstandingly Jadrian Clarkwho happily filed the Ravens’ defense with his passes. The Fire playmaker served five different wide receivers with seven touchdown passes – only Clark himself had the 58:28 against the Paris Musketeers already scored a six-point throw more. “My records don’t matter, it’s the team’s success that counts. That’s why we will all continue to work hard and take every opponent seriously.”Clark beamed after being honored as ‘Man of the Match’.
Willie Patterson, Anthony Mahoungou (you swee), Justin Schlesinger, Harlan Kwofie and Tim Sauerland were Clark’s reference stations for the season touchdowns number 39 to 45. The highlight for the numerous Fire fans who traveled to Munich were tight end Sauerland and Willie Patterson: After Sauerland’s Catch & Run for the interim 47:23 The two celebrated with (each) two parallel ‘pre-gymnastics’ backward somersaults.
Running game also convinces and scores
The extremely strong offense line not only gave their playmakers (in the final quarter led Rohat Dayparts the offense sovereign to the last score across the field) enough time, but also repeatedly pushed gaps for the running backs. So in the end there were a whopping 240 yards run for Glenn Toonga (165), Sergey Kendus (41, one touchdown each) and T.J. Alexander to book. Breathe easy after the end of the game: The injury to wide receiver Mahoungu, who limped off the field in the middle of the third quarter, may not be as serious as originally feared.
Here’s how to proceed
Rhein Fire’s away tour will continue next Sunday, again in the Alps. As early as 1 p.m. on Sunday (August 27, 2023), the Helvetic Guards, who had no games this week, were waiting for the Rhinelanders in Wil, Switzerland. In the first leg in Duisburg’s Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena, the Confederates went along 0:51 below, after the return of their playmaker, the guards celebrated at least three wins against the Milano Seamen, Stuttgart Surge and Barcelona Dragons.
ELF WEEK 12
Munich Ravens (5-5) vs. Rhein Fire (10-0) 60:23
(7:10/19:6/28:7/6:0)
SUN August 20, 2023 4:25 p.m. Unterhaching sports park
Preview: Fire travels south to the team of the hour
After nine clear victories in a row, Jim Tomsula’s protégés are the ‘team to beat’ in the European League of Football.
In contrast, the Munich Ravens, the hosts on Sunday after their 32:30-Away win at Stuttgart Surge the ‘team of the hour’ in the ELF. “The Munich team may be a new team, but they are having a great season. You can tell they have experienced coaches and talented players.”judges head coach Tomsula. “And they will fight to the end for their small chance of making the playoffs.”
Accordingly, the Rhinelanders want to be well prepared for the first of three remaining games in the foreign stadium. As early as Saturday morning, the fire entourage set off on the 625-kilometre journey to the Bavarian metropolis, the longest away trip of the season so far. Apart from the minor or major injuries that are usual in football, the physically very tough game showed at the 40:9 no after-effects against the Hamburg Sea Devils, which is why the team focused extremely hard on the – certainly not easy – task against the ‘ravens’ during training.
Ravens have the best receivers in the ELF
Fire defense will be particularly challenged. Lastly, Ravens head coach and offense coordinator John Shoop, who after all has ten years of NFL experience under his belt, on the – after the Rhinelanders – best attack in the league. 3,787 yards gain and 40 touchdowns are only behind Fire’s 4,044 yards and 56 TDs. quarterback Chad Jeffries is gaining space with 2398 yards through passes number three of the ELF and Markell Castle is the league’s leading wide receiver by a wide margin with 67 catches for 1,114 yards and 12 touchdowns.
The Fire fans will especially remember the moments of shock in the first leg when the Munich team returned the kick-off for touchdowns in the Schauinsland-Reisen Arena and after the hosts equalized with the successful Jeffries-Castle combo 14:7 took the lead before the Rhinelanders got the game under control. That was the only time this season that Rhein Fire fell behind.
Munich have to do without Sixten Dragan
A few days before their showdown with Rhein Fire, the Munich Ravens have to accept the next serious injury. Now there is also a wide receiver Sixten Dragan injured. He will be out for the rest of the season.
Sixten Dragan
Sean SheltonDirector of Sports Operations der Munich Ravens: “With Sixten we lose the next talented receiver. And that at exactly a time when it was really rolling. We wish him a speedy recovery.”
At the 32:30– Bayern win in the southern derby near Stuttgart Surge Dragan injured his lower body. By this time he had already caught 4 balls for 56 yards and a touchdown. In total, Dragan caught 8 balls for 116 yards and a touchdown this season. There were also 6 punt returns for 82 yards.
Fire-Offense will come up with something
What will certainly help Fire is the concentrated attitude of players and coaches, the focus on the task at hand. After the triumph against the Sea Devils, the early entry into the play-offs of the six best ELF teams was (almost) not an issue. “Thanks for the congratulations, but the playoffs won’t start for four weeks at the earliest. Until then, there are still three games on the schedule that we can’t handle on our own.”showed for example To Janssen clear where the priorities lie. “Now let’s deal with the Ravens.” Wherein on cornerback Janssen and his colleagues Jannik Seibel on the other hand, an extremely demanding task awaits with top receiver Castle in Haching.
@wpatterson__ of the @Rhein_Fire with the score! Boom. @aroundtheelf pic.twitter.com/UJUml4JQaX
— Justin Aaron (@JustinAaronUH91) August 13, 2023
Apart from Jeffries and Castle, the South German ‘all-purpose weapon’ dominates the attack Marvin slipwho has already scored on runs, passes and returns, and the Nigerian-Irish running back Tomiwa Oyewo. On the other hand, the Munich cover has so far proven to be physically very robust, but by no means stable. In the first leg, the Fire offense gained 529 yards (236 on a run, 293 on a pass), despite being injured by Nathaniel Robitaille and before the obligation of the last outstanding Willie Patterson was played without a US passport recipient (which is otherwise almost obligatory in the ELF). “We’ve watched the Ravens’ games and we’ll think of something to counter their defense.”is Andrew WeidingerOffense Coordinator of Rhein Fire, for sure.
2023-08-23 10:15:47
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