Sixth game, sixth win: The Vienna Vikings remain on course for success in the European League of Football (ELF). The reigning champion defeated the Panthers Wroclaw 24:21 after a hard fight and a catch-up race on Saturday evening at the Hohe Warte. The Viennese thus consolidated the lead in the Eastern Conference. The Raiders Tirol won 17:3 at the Barcelona Dragons and are also on course for the play-offs.
The Vikings took the lead – driven by almost 4,000 spectators – as planned with a touchdown by quarterback Chris Helbig. After that, however, the guests from Poland took the initiative and came three times into the Viennese end zone. The Panthers therefore went into the break with a 21:10 lead. In the second half, the Vikings defense turned up the heat and won the ball from the guests five times. In attack, however, only a little succeeded, running back Florian Wegan and shortly before the end Weston Carr turned the game with touchdowns in favor of the defending champion.
“We weren’t perfect today. I don’t know if it was the heat or if we thought it would be easy. We weren’t focused in the first half and it was really a good Panthers defense,” head coach Chris Calaycay summed up. “It was enough to win. We take every win.”
Raiders win in Barcelona
In Barcelona, touchdowns by Jarvis McClam and Lukas Haslwanter and a strong defense were enough for the Raiders to win. With five wins and two defeats, head coach Kevin Herron’s team secured second place in the Central Conference behind the still undefeated Stuttgart Surge. The next opponents are the Ravens from Munich, who are coming to Innsbruck next Saturday. The Vikings receive Berlin Thunder at the same time.
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