Vikings win at AFL points record
133 points in Innsbruck, seven more for the Vikings against the Raiders. The Tyroleans have scored 15 touchdowns in their first two AFL games and lost both. The Vikings, on the other hand, go 2-0.
Florian Grein, In his statement, the head coach of the Raiders brought up perhaps the most apt comparison: “If you look at the scoreboard, you might think it’s basketball.”
133 points! That’s an AFL record. How many other records are still in this game will be raised in detail in the coming days.
The classic and the summit at the same time surpassed everything that was there before. Twelve touchdowns by halftime, split similarly. After a change of sides, seven points made the difference, or what Florian Grein put it: “It doesn’t matter whether we lose 7-0 or 70-63. In defense we have to see that we allow fewer points, that we find a way to stop the opponents.”
Offensive spectacle in Innsbruck. #DaciaVikings win versus die @SWARCO_RAIDERS I am #AFL-Breaker with 70:63. #BleedPurple #BeTheReason pic.twitter.com/mZouYoblOx
— AFC Vienna Vikings (@ViennaVikings) April 9, 2022
The champion has thus scored 105 points in two games and still has no sense of achievement on the credit side.
AFL
Raiders Tirol vs. Vienna Vikings 63:70
(21:21/21:21/7:14/14:14)
SAT April 9, 2022 4:00 p.m. American Football Center Innsbruck
PRESS RELEASE SWARCO ATTACKS TYROL
Home start in the AFL: SWARCO RAIDERS welcome Tirol Vikings in the classic
First home game for SWARCO RAIDERS Tirol in the new Austrian Football League season. Next Saturday, April 9th, the Tyroleans will welcome their big rival of all things – the Dacia Vikings Vienna. The game starts at 4:00 p.m. in the American Football Center.
Tickets for the AFL home opener of SWARCO RAIDERS Tirol are available in the online shop. The SWARCO Raiders AFL home games will also be broadcast on their own Twitch channel. (https://www.twitch.tv/swarcoraiderstirol)
Florian GreinHead Coach of SWARCO RAIDERS Tyrol: “The Vikings are going to be very strong and so we have to get our ‘A Game’ to walk away with a smile at the end of the day. With Nico Hrouda, the Vikings have an Austrian quarterback, which is why they are allowed to use three imports. The matchups will therefore be extremely important and our team needs to take another step forward.”
In the first game of the season, the very young team from Grein delivered an open exchange of blows with the Telfs Patriots. In the end, despite a very strong performance, especially offensively, you had to put up with it 42:44 give up.
The AFL debut of was particularly impressive Isaiah weed. The new quarterback rushed 80 percent of his passes for more than 300 yards and 4 touchdowns. He also had 75 rushing yards and a touchdown on foot. Also the new import running back Mike Gentili impressed with two running touchdowns.
The Vikings were able to win their season debut. Led by the AFL veteran quarterback Nico Hrouda succeeded a clear 43:14-Victory at the Znojmo Knights.
Hrouda also threw for more than 300 yards and 4 touchdowns, but also one interception. Back race Devontae Jordan had more than 100 rushing yards and a touchdown.
PRESS RELEASE DACIA VIKINGER VIENNA
Dacia Vikings head west for AFL cracker vs Raiders
After an exciting football weekend it’s time for the Dacia Vienna Vikings (1-0) in the next game to the SWARCO Raiders (0-1) to Tyrol. In contrast to the Vikings, who started the season with a great second half 43:14 were able to decide for themselves, the Raiders from Tyrol started with a narrow margin 44:42 defeat in the season. The historic duel between the two teams enters the next round on Saturday, April 9th at 4:00 p.m. in the Innsbruck American Football Center. The Tyrolean host Stream the matchup live up > twitch.
The performance of the Dacia Vikings last weekend makes you want more. The defense didn’t let anything burn in the first half and thus provided an optimal condition for the offense to get into the game. Particularly striking here, the Performances of the new signings on both sides of the Dacia Vikings. During Neo-Viking RB #23 Devontae Jordan with 2 rushing touchdowns and more than 100 yards rushing put his stamp on the game, came the American TE #15 Sam Bruner also to a debut touchdown, after a nicely executed run-pass option play. Quarterback #7 Nico Hrouda impressed with his performance against the Znojmo Knights defense with 4 touchdown passes and an average of over 20 yards per pass. On the defensive side of football, the performance of the Dacia Vienna Vikings should not be underestimated either. This is currently DB #26 Zoltan Golita tops the stats chart with 6.5 tackles.
Statement from head coach Ivan Zivko
“Of course it’s a very emotional game for us, since we have a certain history with the Raiders. The most recent chapter in this story was a defeat in the Austria Bowl 2021. Nevertheless, the focus is on ourselves! We have a young and hungry team and we are of course motivated for this game – not only because of the longstanding rivalry. In our opening game against Znojmo Knights, the young team put in an incredible performance, recalling the day’s maturity, calmness and discipline in the second half of the game. We want to build precisely on this achievement.”
It will definitely be an exciting game where expectations of seeing a great game can be set high. Both teams are prepared and willing to give it their all, so fans of both teams can see each other look forward to exciting football action.