Oberliga Finale in Nauheim Am 3. August empfangen die Nauheim Wildboys die Frankfurt Pirates zum Oberliga Hessen/Thüringen/Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar Finale. Beide Teams haben sich als Sieger ihrer Gruppe für das Endspiel qualifiziert. Durch einen Sieg (33:22) der Nauheim Wild Boys im Interconferencespiel gegen die Frankfurt Pirates erhielten die Nauheim Wild Boys das Heimrecht und tragen somit zum zweiten Mal nach 2007 das Finale der Oberliga Hessen/Thüringen/Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar aus. Neben den beiden Gruppensiegern stehen sich somit auch der stärkste Angriff (Nauheim mit 302 Punkten) der stärksten Abwehr (Frankfurt mit nur 81 Gegenpunkten) gegenüber. Man darf also gespannt sein, wenn am Sonntag um 16 Uhr im Sportpark Nauheim der stärkste Angriff auf die beste Verteidigung der Liga trifft und damit die zwei besten Teams der Oberliga Hessen/Thüringen/Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar um den Aufstieg in die Regionalliga Mitte kämpfen. 03. August 2008 Kickoff 16:00 Nauheim Wildboys - Frankfurt Pirates Sportpark Nauheim View attachment 1141 Finals Upper League in Nauheim On Aug. 3rd the Nauheim Wildboys are hosting the Frankfurt Pirates to the finals of the upper league Hessia/Thuringia/Rhineland-Palatine/Sarreland. Both teams have qualified as winner of their group for the finals. With a win (33:22) the Wildboys of Nauheim in the Interconferencegame versus the Frankfurt Pirates reached homefield advantage and are for the second time after 2007 host of the final game of the upper league Hessia/Thuringia/Rhineland-Palatine/Sarreland. Last year they lost to Mainz Golden Eagles. So the best Offense – Nauheim with 302 points stand against the strongest defence – Frankfurt with only 81 - We are very excited, who is winning at 4 pm on Sunday to reach the Regional League Central, which is one of Germany’s 3rd string leagues. Final standings: conference A Frankfurt Pirates 8-1-1 = 17: 3 188:81 Marburg Mercenaries 6-3-1 = 13: 7 144:97 Obertshausen Knights 4-6 = 8:12 116:146 Frankfurt Family 1-9 = 2:18 14: 187 conference B Nauheim Wildboys 9-1 = 18: 2 302:109 Heiligenstein Crusaders 6-4 = 12: 8 182:136 Bad Kreuznach Thunderbirds 5-5= 10:10 179:182 Trier Stampers 0-10 = 0:20 7: 194
I'm very excited about the outcome of the finals tomorrow. I will give you all the news of the game. Nauheim ist trying to get to the 3rd league the fourth time in 10 years, but never succeded. We have semi-professional leagues, playing in Germany, founded in 1978. That means you get a little money, but mostly you can't live from it. We have 5 to 6 string leagues, because the teams don't belong to a company of owners. When 50 guys creat a new team, they start in the lowest league of your country. 1st league is German Football League - GFL with 6 teams in each conference NORTH and SOUTH 2nd GFL has similar confereces NORTH and SOUTH with 8 teams each 3rd string is called Regional League beyond 2nd GFL North there is NORTH EAST WEST beyond south there is only CENTRAL and SOUTH 4th string is called Upper League we have six leagues called NORTH EAST WEST and Hess/Thur/RLP/Saar, Baden-Wurtemberg Bavaria 5th string is called Lower League of Countries and has similar 6 names NORTH EAST WEST, CENTRAL, SOUTH-WEST, SOUTH after winning one league, you play the next level in the following year and the last team of the higher league crushes down into the lower one. Only the 12 GFL teams play to start at the German Bowl.
American-style football in Germany? I had no idea. Thanks, Cran, for enlightening BTers to this. It is very interesting and informative.:yes:
Thank you for listening. I will feed this thread with more news and history. There is more football in Germany than NFLE and it was no wonder 5 teams played in Germany. Thanks to the members of the American Forces we learned a lot about this sport.
Hi folks, today was a great american football day. I've become the bolttalk reporter from the upper league finals NAUHEIM WILD BOYS vs. FRANKFURT PIRATES Before the game Offensive and Defensive Linemen and the Offensive Coordinator were optimistic. Wild Boys are 10:0 favorites.
Wild Boys have to kick. Pirates start the first drive. View attachment 1146 View attachment 1147 They get stopped with 3 and out. View attachment 1148
First drive of the nauheim Wildboys. First down with two runs. Then on 3rd down an long View attachment 1149 And a fine catch by Nr. 2 Mario Schlegel TD Wildboys View attachment 1150 7:0 The Pirates don't get anything going, even when WB had a fumble on the snap. 1st Quarter 7:0
In the second quarter the Wildboys made a mistake at a punt return and had to start on their 2 y line. View attachment 1151 The good defence crashed through the line and got a safety. 7 : 2 The following drives were fought hard, a lot of yellow flags on both sides show that the teams had flattering nerves.
After some too short passes, where the receivers couldn't handle it. Two catches and a TD run gave the Pirates a 9-7 lead. This was halftime. View attachment 1152 The Pirates' Cheerleaders are showing some artistics View attachment 1153
I went to the opposite side. Pirates have a press consultant. She told me, the Pirates have a really young team with an American Coach. Only 1 American citizen is allowed to play on the field. Pirates have 1 DEF and 1 OFF player. View attachment 1155 Defensive Back Christian is optimistic, they can handle the lead. View attachment 1156 The Flag reminds me of some black and silver team, we San Diego Fans don't like to see. ... and black and yellow is another combination we like to be against. View attachment 1157
On the Nauheim side the favorite team has got a little anxious. Nauheim has been in the Upper League finals twice in the last 5 years and didn't succeed yet. View attachment 1160 But the team found to their true offence play. Short runs and long passes. View attachment 1159 View attachment 1158 They got 3 unanswered TDs. One a catch and run TD from the 50 yard line. so 14: 9 21: 9 28: 9 was the spectators applause.
View attachment 1161 The final score. and a happy QB and head coach Martin Dieck View attachment 1162 so look winners View attachment 1163
View attachment 1165 This is the winner's trophy. View attachment 1166 Handed over by the league secretary View attachment 1164 And this is just fun for the team. I hope fun for you, too.
Awesome idea, Cran! Only problem is I am not getting ANY pictures attached to your posts! They are all little squares with an "X" and some writing.:icon_shrug:
I don't know what's this is like . I can see all the pictures and when I doubleclick on your quote, they open as pictures.
I logged in without my name and saw no pictures, only written "attachment". But doubleclick opened the pictures. I have three pics for a finish. Handshake between both teams after the game Thank you Frankfurt Pirates for a good event. View attachment 1167 All the winning players View attachment 1168 an emotional speech of Pirates's coach "We'll step forward next year!" View attachment 1169
Next week the German Football League / Liga GFL will start with the 2008 playoffs. We have a north and a south conference with 6 teams each. They play all teams in conf. twice (home and away) and two Interconference games. The standings are (2:0 = win; 1:1 = tie): North 1. Kiel Baltic Hurricanes 17: 7 2. Braunschweig Lions 17: 7 3. Berlin Adler (= eagles) 16: 8 4. Dresden Monarchs 12:12 5. Hamburg Blue Devils 12:12 6. Cologne Falcons 5:19 South 1. Marburg Mercenaries 18:6 2. Stuttgart Scorpions 16:8 3. Munich Cowboys 14:10 4. Weinheim Longhorns 8:16 5. Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns 8:16 6. Darmstadt Diamonds 1:23 1.+2. have homefield advantage vs. 3+4 of the other Confer. Longhorns @ Hurricanes Monarchs @ Mercanaries Berlin @ Scorpions Cowboys @ Lions No. 6 have to play against the No. 1 team of GFL 2. to survive in the elite league (to be continued)
standings German Fooball League Quarterfinals: Berlin Adler @ Stuttgart Scorpions 9 : 6 Munich Cowboys @ Braunschweig Lions 10 : 32 Weinheim Longhorns @ Kiel B. Hurricanes 21 : 47 Dresden Monarchs @ Marburg Mercenaries 21 : 32 Halffinals: Berlin Adler @ Kiel Baltic Hurricanes 12 : 17 Braunschweig @ Marburg Mercanaries 49 : 21 German Bowl 2008 in Frankfurt Arena Braunschweig Lions vs. Kiel Baltic Hurricanes Sep 27th Up and Down games GFL 1 vs GFL 2 Home+Away games (south) Darmstadt Diamonds @ Plattling Black Hawks 36 : 44 Plattling Black Hawks @ Darmstadt Diamons 43 : 33 (north) Cologne Falcons @ Essen Cardinals 23 : 28 Essen Cardinals @ Cologne Falcons 24 : 17 G
The new season of the WILD BOYS NAUHEIM will start tomorrow, SAT APR 25th home opener against Pforzheim Wilddogs :icon_banana::icon_banana::icon_toast:
a comeback in the 4th quarter after trailing the whole game secured the Nauheim Wild Boys their first victory in the Regional League (CENTRAL Germany) Wild Boys vs. Pforzheim Wilddogs 25 : 20 This sunday they played at the Hanau Hornets, a former second league team and lost 14 : 35. The other games on this weekend: Holzgerlingen Twister vs. Pforzheim Wilddogs 19 : 0 View attachment 1414 Badener Greifs Karlsruhe vs. Mainz Golden Eagles 17 : 0 Frankfurt Pirates vs. Jena Hanfries 20 : 27 not played yet Freiburg Sacristans 9 teams play in 3 divisions so 4 games vs. 2 teams in home/away modus an 6 games either home (3) or away (3)
