Jason Johnson and SWARCO Raiders win the Eurobowl

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Former Eskimo backup quarterback Jason Johnson earlier today led his Austrian team, the SWARCO Raiders, to the Eurobowl championship today, with a 30-19 win over the French champions Courneuve (Paris) Flash. Congrats, JJ!

Click here if you can read German

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Re: Jason Johnson and SWARCO Raiders win the Eurobowl

Way to go, JJ!

[Party Time]

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Atta boy JJ!!

Above article via google translate:

sbruck - The Eurobowl, the most important trophy in the amateur American football in Europe, remains firmly in American hands. The Tyrol Swarco Raiders defeated on Saturday evening, La Courneuve Flash from Paris, the current number one ranking in Europe, in an exciting and varied lot with 30:19 (20:6) and thus defended their title from last year successfully.

Prior to the Vienna Vikings had four consecutive Eurobowl won. With the success of Final succeeded from the Tyrolean Austrian view, a rematch against the French, who on his way to the finals, the Vienna and Graz, the Giants out of the contest was thrown.

Tirolean dominated from the start

In a thrilling game dominated from the start both defensive lines. It was right at the beginning of Innsbruck extreme violation pitch: Legionnaire Matthew Epperson, a partner of the brilliant-Raiders quarterback Jason Johnson, had already after six minutes with a broken ankle from the field, as well as a little later his teammate Emanuel Mark Steiner with the same injury.

With the first really dangerous action, the Raiders the lead. The only 19-year-old Emanuel Trinkl achieved a 29-yard Fieldgoal (7). Immediately after the page break the first half it was again the young Tyrolean Eigenbau player, with his second Fieldgoal (40 yards) 6:0 in the Tyrolean front shot.

Touchdown by Grein as a precedent

When the striking "privateer" Florian Grein, who is also the most important player has been selected, the first touchdown to 13:0 (22) transformed, seemed like a preliminary. But at the recent kickoff Innsbrucker not fit in and just twelve seconds later succeeded Running back Paris-Antoine Saillant a 73-yard touchdown. Tyrol led only 13:6. But Grein managed four seconds before the half-his second touchdown to 20:6.

The "flash" from Paris began in the second half and concentrated Artchill Monney shortened to 13:20 (26th). A wake-up call for the Raiders, which again came into play. Just before the page change from two mid-term it was again Grein, according to one run over 58 yards, the third touchdown at 27:13 succeeded. The third Fieldgoal Trinkl at 30:13 (42nd) made the decision. La Courneuve, by Marc Angelo Soumah's touchdown only to shorten 19:30 (46).

Not just about the sport, but also on the organizational success cheered Raiders manager Daniel Dieplinger. 6500 flocked to the big football party in the Tivoli Stadium in Innsbruck and came fully on their behalf, so that was also a new football viewers record set in Austria .. (APA)

[Numberz]

Re: Jason Johnson and SWARCO Raiders win the Eurobowl

Congrats JJ!...always good to see an old Eskimo do well.

[MoneyGuy]

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Once an Eskimo....

[Esks4ever]

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CONGRATZ!!

[Opus]

Re: Jason Johnson and SWARCO Raiders win the Eurobowl

Well done JJ.....

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Re: Jason Johnson and SWARCO Raiders win the Eurobowl

Watched the game, and it was a close affair most the way, swarco are a top top bunch, back to back eurobowls...

Paris flash were supposed to be the best, but the raiders have the better athlete