BRAUNSCHWEIG LIONS vs SEINÄJOKI CROCODILES 15:7
JUNE 15th 2002, STADIUM HAMBURGER STRAßE

In front of 5.630 spectators the Braunschweig Lions reached the final for the Eurobowl XVI. The team of Headcoach Troy Tomlin defeated the Seinäjoki Crocodiles in a close game with 15:7 (3:7) and will be playing in the Eurobowl final for the second time after 1999. Back then the Lions won the Eurobowl trophy and on July 6th they will have to face the winner of the other semifinal game between the Vienna Vikings and the Bergamo Lions.
From the beginning the finnish champion was a very strong opponent for the german team and especially the passing game was their big strength. Quarterback Adam Lane had a good timing with Jason Tibbits and in the first quarter both players hooked up for the first touchdown of the game. The fans in Braunschweig became quiet a little bit because their team was not in the game yet. The offense struggled many times in the first half but the defense hold the guest team scoreless for the rest of the game. Kicker Marko Rothaar marked the first three points before halftime and in the second half Wide Receiver David DeArmas became the matchwinner for the home team. He caught touchdown passes from Wulf von Borzyskowski and Nicolai Alex and was voted the MVP from the Braunschweig fans. The official EFAF trophy for the Most Valuable Player went to Elzie Anderson who played a good and strong game with his defense collegues.
The Lions defense forced two fumbles and also caught two interceptions. That was too much for Seinäjoki. At the end of the game the Crocodiles had a total of 25 yards rushing. That low number and the interceptions ended all their hopes of advancing to the final. The Lions offense produced almost 300 total yards but was still unable to get on the scoreboard a lot. That is one thing that has to be done better in the next game if the Germans want to win the Eurobowl trophy for the second time after 1999. Either Bergamo or Vienna will be very strong opponents and the fans will get an exciting game of American Football.

Scoring:

1st Quarter Jason Tibbits 15 Yard-Reception (PAT Jukka Satola) 0:7
2nd Quarter Marko Rothaar 35 Yard-Field Goal 3:7
3rd Quarter David DeArmas 12 Yard-Reception (PAT failed) 9:7
4th Quarter David DeArmas 46 Yard-Reception (Conversion failed) 15:7

LIONS 2002 - FINAL TEAM STATISTICS
15.6.2002 - Seinäjoki Crocodiles
First Downs 13
Rushing 10
Passing 2
Penalty 1
Rushing Attempts 36
Yards Gained Rushing 204
Yards Lost Rushing 20
Net Yards Rushing 184
Net Yards Passing 94
Passes Attempted 14
Passes Completed 5
Had Intercepted 0
Sacks - Yards 2 - 15
Total Offensive Plays 50
Total Net Yards 278
Average Gain Per Play 5,6
Return Yards 58
Fumbles: Number - Lost 1 - 1
Penalties: Number - Yards 4 - 45
Interceptions: Number - Yards 2 - 2
Number of Punts - Yards 4 - 140
Average Per Punt 35,0
Punt Returns: Number - Yards 2 - -2
Kickoff Returns: Number - Yards 2 - 58
Third Down Conversions 45% 5 of 11
Fourth Down Conversions 0 of 0

Scoring Punkte TD FG CONV SAF PAT
DeArmas 12 2
Rothaar 3 1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Totals 15 2 1 0 0 0

Punt Kickoff Intercepted
All Returns No. Yards LP No. Yards LP No. Yards LP
Riazzi 2 -2 0 1 14 14
Seidenstricker 1 44 44
Krahl 1 2 2
Schwarz 1 0 0




2

Totals 2 -2 0 2 58 44 2 2


LIONS 2002 - INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
15.6.2002 - Seinäjoki Crocodiles
Rushing Att. Gain Lost Net TD Long Ave.
Riazzi 17 80 12 68 0 13 4,0
Yuma 13 101 3 98 0 36 7,5
v.Borzyskowski 3 12 5 7 0 12 2,3
Drane 1 5 0 5 0 5 5,0
Skoczylas 1 4 0 4 0 4 4,0
Trömel 1 2 0 2 0 2 2,0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Totals 36 204 20 184 0 36 5,1

Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yards TD Long Sacks Rating
v.Borzyskowski 8 4 0 63 1 40 1 157,4
Alex 5 1 0 46 1 46t 0 163,3
Riazzi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0,0


Totals 14 5 0 109 2 46t 2 148,3

Pass Receiving No. Yards TD Long Ave.
DeArmas 4 104 2 46t 26,0
Behre 1 5 0 5 5,0









Totals 5 109 2 46t 21,8

Punting No. Yards Avg. Long In.20 Net
Seidenstricker 4 140 35,0 51 1 34,0

Totals 4 140 35,0 51 1 25,0

Kicking No. Yards Avg. Long TB
Rothaar 4 191 47,8 56 0

Totals 4 191 47,8 56 0

Field Goals Att. Made Long
Rothaar 2 1 39

Extra Points Att. Made
Rothaar 1 0




LIONS 2002 - INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
15.6.2002 - Seinäjoki Crocodiles
Rushing Att. Gain Lost Net TD Long Ave.
Riazzi 17 80 12 68 0 13 4,0
Yuma 13 101 3 98 0 36 7,5
v.Borzyskowski 3 12 5 7 0 12 2,3
Drane 1 5 0 5 0 5 5,0
Skoczylas 1 4 0 4 0 4 4,0
Trömel 1 2 0 2 0 2 2,0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Totals 36 204 20 184 0 36 5,1

Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yards TD Long Sacks Rating
v.Borzyskowski 8 4 0 63 1 40 1 157,4
Alex 5 1 0 46 1 46t 0 163,3
Riazzi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0,0


Totals 14 5 0 109 2 46t 2 148,3

Pass Receiving No. Yards TD Long Ave.
DeArmas 4 104 2 46t 26,0
Behre 1 5 0 5 5,0









Totals 5 109 2 46t 21,8

Punting No. Yards Avg. Long In.20 Net
Seidenstricker 4 140 35,0 51 1 34,0

Totals 4 140 35,0 51 1 25,0

Kicking No. Yards Avg. Long TB
Rothaar 4 191 47,8 56 0

Totals 4 191 47,8 56 0

Field Goals Att. Made Long
Rothaar 2 1 39

Extra Points Att. Made
Rothaar 1 0


OPPONENT FINAL TEAM STATISTICS
15.6.2002 - Seinäjoki Crocodiles
First Downs 13
Rushing 1
Passing 10
Penalty 2
Rushing Attempts 21
Yards Gained Rushing 38
Yards Lost Rushing 13
Net Yards Rushing 25
Net Yards Passing 216
Passes Attempted 31
Passes Completed 16
Had Intercepted 2
Sacks - Yards 0 - 0
Total Offensive Plays 52
Total Net Yards 241
Average Gain Per Play 4,6
Return Yards 46
Fumbles: Number - Lost 2 - 2
Penalties: Number - Yards 7 - 55
Interceptions: Number - Yards 0 - 0
Number of Punts - Yards 3 - 104
Average Per Punt 34,7
Punt Returns: Number - Yards 1 - 10
Kickoff Returns: Number - Yards 4 - 36
Third Down Conversions 29% 2 of 7
Fourth Down Conversions 50% 2 of 4


Scoring Punkte TD FG CONV SAF PAT
Tibbits 6 1
Satola 1 1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Totals 7 1 0 0 0 1

Punt Kickoff Intercepted
All Returns No. Yards LP No. Yards LP No. Yards LP
Tibbits 1 10 10 1 12 12
Ma. Rissanen 1 14 14
Piirto 1 7 7
Lane 1 3 3


Totals 1 10 10 4 36 14 0 0 0


OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
15.6.2002 - Seinäjoki Crocodiles
Rushing Att. Gain Lost Net TD Long Ave.
Mi. Rissanen 18 36 7 29 0 9 1,6
Taylor 1 2 0 2 0 2 2,0
Lane 1 0 3 -3 0 -3 -3,0
Ma. Rissanen 1 0 3 -3 0 -3 -3,0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Totals 21 38 13 25 0 9 1,2

Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yards TD Long Sacks Rating
Lane 31 16 2 216 1 34 107,9




Totals 31 16 2 216 1 34 0 107,9

Pass Receiving No. Yards TD Long Ave.
Tibbits 7 79 1 16t 11,3
Alinen 4 65 0 25 16,3
Ma. Rissanen 4 63 0 34 15,8
Rosblom 1 9 0 9 9,0







Totals 16 216 1 34 13,5

Punting No. Yards Avg. Long In.20 Net
Satola 3 104 34,7 46 0 35,7

Totals 3 104 34,7 46 0 35,7

Kicking No. Yards Avg. Long TB
Satola 2 114 57,0 60 0

Totals 2 114 57,0 60 0

Field Goals Att. Made Long
Satola 1 0


Extra Points Att. Made
Satola 1 1