Football: Rhein Fire once again champions in the ELF – More Sports – Sports

In the final in front of the ELF record crowd of 41,364 spectators in Gelsenkirchen, the Düsseldorf team beat the Vienna Vikings 51:20. The franchise from Austria had triumphed in 2022.

The preliminary decision for the team of former NFL head coach Jim Tomsula was made in the second quarter, which the representative from Germany won 23:7. Rhein Fire secured the title for the second time in a row, having won the final against Stuttgart Surge last year.

First Viennese defeat

The Viennese suffered their first defeat of the season in the last game of all games. After a 12-0 record in the main round, the Vikings eliminated the Paris Musketeers in the semifinals (47:31). Rhein Fire, who had only been beaten once before the play-offs began (10:22 at the Madrid Bravos), clearly beat the Spaniards in the wildcard round (40:10) and beat Stuttgart in the semifinals (29:23).

The ELF has had a difficult fourth season. The average attendance of some teams was unsatisfactory, and there were particularly big problems with the Barcelona Dragons. The team from the Catalan metropolis did not continue the first leg against the Munich Ravens when the score was 0:54 and lost the second leg 0:90.

Difficult season for organizers

“This disappoints us,” said ELF commissioner Patrick Esume. However, Barcelona will also be taking part in the coming season, and Nordic Storm from the Danish capital Copenhagen will be the 18th franchise in 2025.

Source: sid