Royals – Crocodiles 14.08.2020
Wasa Royals otti Pohjanmaan herruuden kukistamalla Seinäjoki Crocodilesin Botnia Bowlissa lukemin 42-32. Kolmella voitolla Royals on käytännössä varmistanut paikkansa play off peleissä.
Botnia Bowl 2020 oli hyökkäysten juhlaa. Molemmat joukkueet etenivät pallon kanssa yli 400 jaardia. mikäli pisteitä jaettaisiin jaardien perusteella, olisivat ne menneet Seinäjoelle. Royal voitti kuitenkin pisteidentekokilpailun ja otti samalla kolmannen perättäisen voiton Vaahteraliigassa nousten jälleen sarja paalupaikalle.
Royals on onnistunut saavuttamaan hyökkäykselleen tasapainoisen pelotteen, jossa tykinkuulamaisesti etenevä Tom Suoste rokottaa välittömästi vastustajia, mikäli puolustajat keskittyvät vaarallisen Alpha Jallohin varjostamiseen. Suoste raastoin kentällä perjantaina tilastoihinsa ”ainoastaan” 53 jaardia, mutta miehen merkitys kentällä oli suurempi kuin jaardit tai yksi juostu touchdown.
Alpha Jalloh oli myös perjantaina suurten pelien mies. Laitahyökkääjän kaksi maalia käytännössä ratkaisivat pelin vaasalaisille. Royals on erikoistunut yllättämään vastustajansa viime hetken rosteriyllätyksillään. Perjantain pelissä tässä roolissa oli veteraani puolustaja Thomas Ceken, joka palasi liigakentille näyttävästi kotiyleisön hurratessa Kaarlen kentän lehtereillä. Royalsin puolustuksen odotetuin kotidebytoija oli yhdysvaltalainen Zachary Blair, joka oli mies paikallaan, mutta ei erottunut rinnalla pelaavien tukimiesten joukosta.
Kentän kuningas oli Powella
Illan näyttävimmät suoritukset kirjattiin Crocodilesin keskushyökkääjä Christian Powelille. Väkivahva juoksukone eteni peleillään 352 jaardia irtautuen kolmasti maalintekoon vastustajien tuskaillessa taklaustensa kanssa. Powelin ylivoima ei kuitenkaan riittänyt perjantaina voittoon saakka ja Crocodiles ajauti tilanteeseen, jossa paikka play off peleissä saattaa olla kivisen tien takana.
Croco-puolustuksessa Jaska Värinen oli jälleen kerran joukkueensa tilastorohmu yhdeksällä taklauksellaan. Veikka Lehtonen säesti rinnalla 8,5 taklauksellaan. Perjantaina miesten huippusuorituksetkaan eivät kantaneet vierasjoukkuetta voittoon saakka.
Crocodilesilla tulee kahdessa viimeisessä ottelussaan vastaan Porvoo Butchers sekä kovakuntoinen Kuopio Steelers. Joukkueen on voitettava molemmat pelit haaveillakseen pelaamisesta jalkapalloa edes teoriassa myös syyskuussa.
CROCODILES vs ROYALS (Aug 14, 2020)
Scoring Summary |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2020
CROCODILES vs ROYALS (Aug 14, 2020 at Vaasa)
CROCODILES (1-2) vs. ROYALS (3-0)
Date: Aug 14, 2020 Site: Vaasa Stadium: Kaarlenkentta Attendance: 673
Score by Quarters | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score |
CROCODILES | 6 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 32 |
ROYALS | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
SCORING SUMMARY | CRO -ROY | |||
1st | 05:55 | ROY | Jalloh A 4 yd run (Kangas S kick) | |
4 plays, 62 yards, TOP 1:45 | 0 - 7 | |||
03:57 | CRO | Robitaille N 5 yd pass from Cutlan S (Cutlan S kick failed) | ||
4 plays, 80 yards, TOP 1:48 | 6 - 7 | |||
2nd | 07:06 | ROY | Peterson N 36 yd pass from Gwinner B (Kangas S kick) | |
6 plays, 50 yards, TOP 2:20 | 6 - 14 | |||
06:46 | CRO | Powell C 70 yd run (Cutlan S pass failed) | ||
1 play, 70 yards, TOP 0:15 | 12 - 14 | |||
03:00 | CRO | Powell C 40 yd run (Cutlan S pass failed) | ||
4 plays, 53 yards, TOP 2:17 | 18 - 14 | |||
00:33 | ROY | Jalloh A 51 yd pass from Gwinner B (Kangas S kick) | ||
6 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:27 | 18 - 21 | |||
3rd | 05:46 | ROY | Suoste T 5 yd run (Kangas S kick) | |
12 plays, 40 yards, TOP 6:06 | 18 - 28 | |||
02:04 | ROY | Peterson N 20 yd pass from Gwinner B (Kangas S kick) | ||
5 plays, 50 yards, TOP 2:01 | 18 - 35 | |||
01:02 | CRO | Powell C 74 yd run (Cutlan S kick) | ||
3 plays, 78 yards, TOP 0:56 | 25 - 35 | |||
4th | 02:08 | CRO | Cutlan S 33 yd run (Cutlan S kick) | |
15 plays, 84 yards, TOP 7:41 | 32 - 35 | |||
01:09 | ROY | Jalloh A 46 yd pass from Gwinner B (Kangas S kick) | ||
3 plays, 50 yards, TOP 0:54 | 32 - 42 |
Kickoff time: 18:30 End of Game: 21:05 Total elapsed time: 2h35min Referee: Sipi Jani Umpire: Immonen Marko Linesman: Suojanen R-V Line judge: Vierikko Piia Back judge: Toijala Harri Field judge: Holmberg Jenny Side judge: Karppinen Juuso Temperature: +20 Wind: 4m/s SE Weather: Pilvinen |
Team Statistics |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2020
CROCODILES vs ROYALS (Aug 14, 2020 at Vaasa)
Team Totals | CRO | ROY |
FIRST DOWNS | 19 | 20 |
Rushing | 10 | 8 |
Passing | 6 | 10 |
Penalty | 3 | 2 |
NET YARDS RUSHING | 362 | 128 |
Rushing Attempts | 29 | 34 |
Average Per Rush | 12.5 | 3.8 |
Rushing Touchdowns | 4 | 2 |
Yards Gained Rushing | 387 | 146 |
Yards Lost Rushing | 25 | 18 |
NET YARDS PASSING | 120 | 302 |
Completions-Attempts-Int | 10-21-1 | 17-24-0 |
Average Per Attempt | 5.7 | 12.6 |
Average Per Completion | 12.0 | 17.8 |
Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 4 |
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 482 | 430 |
Total offense plays | 50 | 58 |
Average Gain Per Play | 9.6 | 7.4 |
Fumbles: Number-Lost | 1-1 | 1-1 |
Penalties: Number-Yards | 8-106 | 11-109 |
PUNTS-YARDS | 1-30 | 1-16 |
Average Yards Per Punt | 30.0 | 16.0 |
Net Yards Per Punt | 30.0 | 16.0 |
Inside 20 | 0 | 0 |
50+ Yards | 0 | 0 |
Touchbacks | 0 | 0 |
Fair catch | 0 | 0 |
KICKOFFS-YARDS | 6-219 | 7-367 |
Average Yards Per Kickoff | 36.5 | 52.4 |
Net Yards Per Kickoff | 21.3 | 29.1 |
Touchbacks | 1 | 1 |
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
Average Per Return | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 6-143-0 | 3-71-0 |
Average Per Return | 23.8 | 23.7 |
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 |
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
Miscellaneous Yards | -10 | 0 |
Possession Time | 21:47 | 26:13 |
1st Quarter | 6:18 | 5:42 |
2nd Quarter | 4:29 | 7:31 |
3rd Quarter | 2:43 | 9:17 |
4th Quarter | 8:17 | 3:43 |
Third-Down Conversions | 4 of 10 | 5 of 10 |
Fourth-Down Conversions | 4 of 4 | 2 of 3 |
Red-Zone Scores-Chances | 1-3 | 3-5 |
Touchdowns | 1-3 | 3-5 |
Field goals | 0-3 | 0-5 |
Sacks By: Number-Yards | 1-6 | 1-8 |
PAT Kicks | 2-3 | 6-6 |
Field Goals | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Points off turnovers | 0 | 7 |
Individual Statistics |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2020
CROCODILES vs ROYALS (Aug 14, 2020 at Vaasa)
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FUMBLES: CROCODILES-Powell C 1-1. ROYALS-Jalloh A 1-1. |
Drive Chart |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2020
CROCODILES vs ROYALS (Aug 14, 2020 at Vaasa)
Drive Started | Drive Ended | Consumed | |||||||||
Team | Qtr | Spot | Time | Obtained | Spot | Time | How Lost | Pl-Yds | TOP | RZ | |
CRO | 1st | C35 | 12:00 | Kickoff | R28 | 07:40 | Missed FG | 9-37 | 4:20 | # | |
CRO | 1st | C20 | 05:45 | Kickoff | R00 | 03:57 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 4-80 | 1:48 | # |
CRO | 2nd | C20 | 10:45 | Fumble | C50 | 09:26 | Fumble | 4-30 | 1:19 | ||
CRO | 2nd | C30 | 07:01 | Kickoff | R00 | 06:46 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 1-70 | 0:15 | |
CRO | 2nd | C47 | 05:17 | Punt | R00 | 03:00 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 4-53 | 2:17 | |
CRO | 2nd | C46 | 00:29 | Kickoff | R31 | 00:00 | End of half | 4-23 | 0:29 | ||
CRO | 3rd | C22 | 05:38 | Kickoff | C20 | 04:05 | Punt | 3--2 | 1:33 | ||
CRO | 3rd | C22 | 01:58 | Kickoff | R00 | 01:02 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 3-78 | 0:56 | |
CRO | 4th | C16 | 09:49 | Downs | R00 | 02:08 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 15-84 | 7:41 | |
CRO | 4th | C20 | 01:09 | Kickoff | R12 | 00:33 | Interception | 4-68 | 0:36 | # | |
ROY | 1st | R38 | 07:40 | Missed FG | C00 | 05:55 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 4-62 | 1:45 | # |
ROY | 1st | C48 | 03:52 | Kickoff | C00 | 10:45 | Fumble | 11-48 | 5:07 | # | |
ROY | 2nd | R50 | 09:26 | Fumble | C00 | 07:06 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 6-50 | 2:20 | |
ROY | 2nd | R32 | 06:46 | Kickoff | R37 | 05:17 | Punt | 3-5 | 1:29 | ||
ROY | 2nd | R20 | 03:00 | Kickoff | C00 | 00:33 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 6-80 | 2:27 | |
ROY | 3rd | C40 | 11:52 | Kickoff | C00 | 05:46 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 12-40 | 6:06 | # |
ROY | 3rd | R50 | 04:05 | Punt | C00 | 02:04 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 5-50 | 2:01 | # |
ROY | 3rd | C47 | 01:01 | Kickoff | C16 | 09:49 | Downs | 7-31 | 3:12 | # | |
ROY | 4th | R50 | 02:03 | Kickoff | C00 | 01:09 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 3-50 | 0:54 | |
ROY | 4th | R20 | 00:33 | Interception | R14 | 00:00 | End of half | 1--6 | 0:33 |
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | ||||
CROCODILES | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Half | Half | Total | ||
Time of possession | 06:18 | 04:29 | 02:43 | 08:17 | 10:47 | 11:00 | 21:47 | ||
3rd Down Conversions | 0/2 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 1/4 | 2/4 | 2/6 | 4/10 | ||
Average field position | C27 | C35 | C22 | C18 | C33 | C20 | C27 | ||
4th Down Conversions | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 4/4 | ||
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | ||||
ROYALS | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Half | Half | Total | ||
Time of possession | 05:42 | 07:31 | 09:17 | 03:43 | 13:13 | 13:00 | 26:13 | ||
3rd Down Conversions | 0/1 | 3/5 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 3/6 | 2/4 | 5/10 | ||
Average field position | R45 | R34 | C46 | R35 | R38 | R46 | R42 | ||
4th Down Conversions | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 0/1 | 2/3 |
Drive Chart (By Quarter)
Drive Started | Drive Ended | Consumed | |||||||||
Team | Qtr | Spot | Time | Obtained | Spot | Time | How Lost | Pl-Yds | TOP | RZ | |
CRO | 1st | C35 | 12:00 | Kickoff | R28 | 07:40 | Missed FG | 9-37 | 4:20 | # | |
ROY | 1st | R38 | 07:40 | Missed FG | C00 | 05:55 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 4-62 | 1:45 | # |
CRO | 1st | C20 | 05:45 | Kickoff | R00 | 03:57 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 4-80 | 1:48 | # |
ROY | 1st | C48 | 03:52 | Kickoff | C00 | 10:45 | Fumble | 11-48 | 5:07 | # | |
CRO | 2nd | C20 | 10:45 | Fumble | C50 | 09:26 | Fumble | 4-30 | 1:19 | ||
ROY | 2nd | R50 | 09:26 | Fumble | C00 | 07:06 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 6-50 | 2:20 | |
CRO | 2nd | C30 | 07:01 | Kickoff | R00 | 06:46 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 1-70 | 0:15 | |
ROY | 2nd | R32 | 06:46 | Kickoff | R37 | 05:17 | Punt | 3-5 | 1:29 | ||
CRO | 2nd | C47 | 05:17 | Punt | R00 | 03:00 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 4-53 | 2:17 | |
ROY | 2nd | R20 | 03:00 | Kickoff | C00 | 00:33 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 6-80 | 2:27 | |
CRO | 2nd | C46 | 00:29 | Kickoff | R31 | 00:00 | End of half | 4-23 | 0:29 | ||
ROY | 3rd | C40 | 11:52 | Kickoff | C00 | 05:46 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 12-40 | 6:06 | # |
CRO | 3rd | C22 | 05:38 | Kickoff | C20 | 04:05 | Punt | 3--2 | 1:33 | ||
ROY | 3rd | R50 | 04:05 | Punt | C00 | 02:04 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 5-50 | 2:01 | # |
CRO | 3rd | C22 | 01:58 | Kickoff | R00 | 01:02 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 3-78 | 0:56 | |
ROY | 3rd | C47 | 01:01 | Kickoff | C16 | 09:49 | Downs | 7-31 | 3:12 | # | |
CRO | 4th | C16 | 09:49 | Downs | R00 | 02:08 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 15-84 | 7:41 | |
ROY | 4th | R50 | 02:03 | Kickoff | C00 | 01:09 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 3-50 | 0:54 | |
CRO | 4th | C20 | 01:09 | Kickoff | R12 | 00:33 | Interception | 4-68 | 0:36 | # | |
ROY | 4th | R20 | 00:33 | Interception | R14 | 00:00 | End of half | 1--6 | 0:33 |
Defensive Statistics |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2020
CROCODILES vs ROYALS (Aug 14, 2020 at Vaasa)
## | CROCODILES | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL/Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blkd | Sack/Yds | QBH |
34 | Varinen J | 8 | 2 | 9.0 | 2.0/4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
25 | Lehtonen V | 7 | 3 | 8.5 | . | 1 | 1-0 | . | . | . | . | . |
24 | Jallow S | 4 | 1 | 4.5 | 2.0/9 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.0/6 | . |
3 | Germany A | 3 | 3 | 4.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
20 | Robitaille N | 3 | 2 | 4.0 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
99 | Saarimaa H | 3 | 1 | 3.5 | 1.0/3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
90 | Drew W | 2 | 3 | 3.5 | 1.0/2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
2 | Lynda H | 2 | 2 | 3.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
52 | Kallio V | 2 | . | 2.0 | 1.0/1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
77 | Lundberg L | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0/1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
40 | Sadeharju S | . | 1 | 0.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
26 | Havulehto M | . | 1 | 0.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
## | ROYALS | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL/Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blkd | Sack/Yds | QBH |
55 | Carrasco C | 5 | 3 | 6.5 | 2.0/21 | 1 | . | . | . | . | 1.0/8 | . |
29 | Lundstrom P | 5 | 1 | 5.5 | . | . | 1-0 | . | 1 | . | . | . |
22 | Persson M | 1 | 6 | 4.0 | 1.5/3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
42 | Blair Z | 1 | 6 | 4.0 | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . |
21 | Khalifa R | 3 | 1 | 3.5 | . | . | . | 1-0 | . | . | . | . |
20 | Penesumbu J | 3 | . | 3.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
7 | Latikka L | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
97 | Kass M | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.5/1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
99 | Ceken T | . | 3 | 1.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
31 | Manderbacka J | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
52 | Haapamaki J | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
51 | Maenpaa N | . | 1 | 0.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Participation Report |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2020
CROCODILES vs ROYALS (Aug 14, 2020 at Vaasa)
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CROCODILES: 11-Maenpaa M, 12-Kaleva J, 21-Hanhisalo A, 22-Mehtonen M, 28-Huhtala I, 30-Maki V-M, 33-Takanen E, 35-Kiiski H, 47-Hietala Tim, 52-Kallio V, 53-Harju N, 79-Leiner J, 85-Rantala P, 99-Saarimaa H. |
ROYALS: 3-Savolainen J, 11-Kangas S, 20-Penesumbu J, 44-Ranta J, 52-Haapamaki J, 72-Kylmaluoma E, 81-Viinamaki R, 88-Tuovinen A, 90-Arvila A. |
Play-by-Play Summary |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2020
CROCODILES vs ROYALS (Aug 14, 2020 at Vaasa)
ROY Voittaa kolikonheiton siirtaa valinna CRO palauttaa pohjoisesta | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro35 | ROY ball on ROY35. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy35 | Start of 1st quarter, clock 12:00. |
Kangas S kickoff 49 yards to the CRO16, Robitaille N return 19 yards to the CRO35 (Penesumbu J). | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro35 | Powell C rush over right tackle for 34 yards to the ROY31, 1ST DOWN CRO (Carrasco C). |
Cro | 1-10 | at Roy31 | Powell C rush over left tackle for 3 yards to the ROY28 (Blair Z). |
Cro | 2-7 | at Roy28 | Powell C rush over left tackle for no gain to the ROY28 (Blair Z;Latikka L). |
Cro | 3-7 | at Roy28 | Cutlan S short middle pass incomplete, QB hurry by Persson M. |
Cro | 4-7 | at Roy28 | Powell C rush over left end for 7 yards to the ROY21, 1ST DOWN CRO, out-of-bounds (Lundstrom P). |
Cro | 1-10 | at Roy21 | Cutlan S short middle pass incomplete (Latikka L). |
Cro | 2-10 | at Roy21 | Cutlan S screen right pass complete to Thomas T for 1 yard to the ROY20. |
Cro | 3-9 | at Roy20 | Cutlan S sacked for loss of 8 yards to the ROY28 (Carrasco C). |
Cro | 4-17 | at Roy28 | Cutlan S field goal attempt from 45 BLOCKED, recovered by CRO Team Crocodiles at ROY38 spot at ROY38, clock 07:40 (blocked by Blair Z). |
Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, TOP 06:05 | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy38 | Jalloh A deep right pass complete to Hersi M for 48 yards to the CRO14, 1ST DOWN ROY (Lehtonen V). |
Roy | 1-10 | at Cro14 | Gwinner B short left pass complete to Peterson N for 7 yards to the CRO7 (Varinen J). |
Roy | 2-3 | at Cro07 | Gwinner B rush quarterback draw for 3 yards to the CRO4, 1ST DOWN ROY (Lehtonen V). |
Roy | 1-G | at Cro04 | Jalloh A rush reverse for 4 yards to the CRO0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:55. |
Kangas S kick attempt good. | |||
ROYALS 7, CROCODILES 0 | |||
Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, TOP 00:00 | |||
Kangas S kickoff 50 yards to the CRO15, Robitaille N return 46 yards to the ROY39, out-of-bounds, PENALTY CRO illegal block 41 yards to the CRO20, 1st and 10, CRO ball on CRO20. | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro20 | CROCODILES drive start at 05:45. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro20 | Powell C rush over left tackle for 33 yards to the ROY47, 1ST DOWN CRO, out-of-bounds (Lundstrom P). |
Cro | 1-10 | at Roy47 | Powell C rush over left guard for 44 yards to the ROY3, 1ST DOWN CRO (Lundstrom P). |
Cro | 1-G | at Roy03 | Lehtonen V rush up middle for loss of 2 yards to the ROY5 (Persson M). |
Cro | 2-G | at Roy05 | Cutlan S short right pass complete to Robitaille N for 5 yards to the ROY0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:57. |
Cutlan S kick attempt failed. | |||
ROYALS 7, CROCODILES 6 | |||
Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, TOP 01:53 | |||
Cutlan S kickoff 35 yards to the ROY30, Jalloh A return 22 yards to the CRO48 (Jallow S). | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Cro48 | ROYALS drive start at 03:52. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Cro48 | Suoste T rush up middle for 6 yards to the CRO42 (Jallow S). |
Roy | 2-4 | at Cro42 | Peterson N rush over right end for loss of 1 yard to the CRO43 (Varinen J). |
Roy | 3-5 | at Cro43 | Gwinner B screen left pass incomplete to Suoste T. |
Roy | 4-5 | at Cro43 | Gwinner B rush quarterback draw for 5 yards to the CRO38, 1ST DOWN ROY (Germany A;Varinen J). |
Roy | 1-10 | at Cro38 | PENALTY ROY false start (Tuovinen A) 5 yards to the CRO43. |
Roy | 1-15 | at Cro43 | Gwinner B short middle pass complete to Hersi M for 13 yards to the CRO30 (Varinen J), PENALTY ROY illegal block 15 yards to the ROY42, NO PLAY. |
Roy | 1-30 | at Roy42 | Gwinner B rush quarterback draw for 14 yards to the CRO44 (Germany A;Lynda H). |
Roy | 2-16 | at Cro44 | Gwinner B short middle pass complete to Jalloh A for 18 yards to the CRO26, 1ST DOWN ROY (Germany A;Havulehto M). |
Roy | 1-10 | at Cro26 | Barrow N rush up middle for loss of 2 yards to the CRO28 (Drew W). |
Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, TOP 05:07 | |||
ROYALS 7, CROCODILES 6 |
Roy | 2-12 | at Cro28 | Start of 2nd quarter, clock 12:00. |
Roy | 2-12 | at Cro28 | Gwinner B deep middle pass incomplete to Jalloh A (Robitaille N). |
Roy | 3-12 | at Cro28 | Gwinner B short left pass complete to Suoste T for 11 yards to the CRO17 (Robitaille N;Varinen J). |
Roy | 4-1 | at Cro17 | Suoste T rush up middle for 1 yard to the CRO16, 1ST DOWN ROY (Lehtonen V). |
Roy | 1-10 | at Cro16 | Jalloh A rush reverse for 15 yards to the CRO1, fumble forced by Lehtonen V, fumble by Jalloh A recovered by CRO Lehtonen V at CRO0, touchback. |
Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, TOP 05:07 | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro20 | CROCODILES drive start at 10:45. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro20 | Powell C rush up middle for 6 yards to the CRO26 (Latikka L). |
Cro | 2-4 | at Cro26 | Cutlan S short right pass complete to Thomas T for 18 yards to the CRO44, 1ST DOWN CRO (Khalifa R). |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro44 | Cutlan S deep left pass incomplete to Sarkala JO (Manderbacka J). |
Cro | 2-10 | at Cro44 | Powell C rush up middle for 6 yards to the 50 yardline, fumble forced by Carrasco C, fumble by Powell C recovered by ROY Lundstrom P at 50 yardline. |
Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, TOP 01:19 | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy50 | ROYALS drive start at 09:26. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy50 | Gwinner B rush scrambling for 1 yard to the CRO49, out-of-bounds (Lehtonen V). |
Roy | 2-9 | at Cro49 | Gwinner B short left pass complete to Peterson N for 4 yards to the CRO45 (Robitaille N;Lehtonen V). |
Roy | 3-5 | at Cro45 | PENALTY ROY false start 5 yards to the 50 yardline. |
Roy | 3-10 | at Roy50 | Gwinner B short middle pass complete to Peterson N for 11 yards to the CRO39, 1ST DOWN ROY (Germany A). |
Roy | 1-10 | at Cro39 | Suoste T rush up middle for 3 yards to the CRO36 (Lehtonen V). |
Roy | 2-7 | at Cro36 | Gwinner B deep left pass incomplete to Jalloh A. |
Roy | 3-7 | at Cro36 | Gwinner B deep left pass complete to Peterson N for 36 yards to the CRO0, 1ST DOWN ROY, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:06. |
Kangas S kick attempt good. | |||
ROYALS 14, CROCODILES 6 | |||
Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, TOP 02:25 | |||
Kangas S kickoff 56 yards to the CRO9, Robitaille N return 21 yards to the CRO30 (Lundstrom P). | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro30 | CROCODILES drive start at 07:01. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro30 | Powell C rush over left tackle for 70 yards to the ROY0, 1ST DOWN CRO, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:46. |
Cutlan S pass attempt failed. | |||
ROYALS 14, CROCODILES 12 | |||
Drive: 1 plays, 70 yards, TOP 00:15 | |||
Cutlan S kickoff 33 yards to the ROY32, downed. | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy32 | ROYALS drive start at 06:46. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy32 | Suoste T rush over right tackle for 6 yards to the ROY38 (Lehtonen V;Sadeharju S). |
Roy | 2-4 | at Roy38 | Gwinner B screen left pass incomplete to Hersi M, dropped pass. |
Roy | 3-4 | at Roy38 | Suoste T rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the ROY37 (Lundberg L). |
Roy | 4-5 | at Roy37 | Kangas S punt 16 yards to the CRO47, downed. |
Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 01:29 | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro47 | CROCODILES drive start at 05:17. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro47 | Powell C rush up middle for 5 yards to the ROY48 (Carrasco C;Persson M). |
Cro | 2-5 | at Roy48 | Powell C rush up middle for 4 yards to the ROY44 (Carrasco C;Blair Z). |
Cro | 3-1 | at Roy44 | Powell C rush up middle for 4 yards to the ROY40, 1ST DOWN CRO (Persson M;Lundstrom P). |
Cro | 1-10 | at Roy40 | Powell C rush up middle for 40 yards to the ROY0, 1ST DOWN CRO, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:00. |
Cutlan S pass attempt failed. | |||
CROCODILES 18, ROYALS 14 | |||
Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, TOP 02:17 | |||
Cutlan S kickoff 65 yards to the ROY0, touchback. | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy20 | ROYALS drive start at 03:00. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy20 | Suoste T rush over left end for 7 yards to the ROY27 (Drew W;Lehtonen V). |
Roy | 2-3 | at Roy27 | Suoste T rush up middle for 4 yards to the ROY31, 1ST DOWN ROY (Saarimaa H). |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy31 | Gwinner B deep left pass complete to Peterson N for 17 yards to the ROY48, 1ST DOWN ROY (Robitaille N). |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy48 | PENALTY ROY false start (Peterson N) 5 yards to the ROY43. |
Roy | 1-15 | at Roy43 | Gwinner B short right pass complete to Suoste T for loss of 3 yards to the ROY40 (Varinen J). |
Roy | 2-18 | at Roy40 | Gwinner B short middle pass complete to Jalloh A for 9 yards to the ROY49 (Robitaille N). |
Roy | 3-9 | at Roy49 | Timeout ROYALS, clock 00:40. |
Roy | 3-9 | at Roy49 | Gwinner B deep left pass complete to Jalloh A for 51 yards to the CRO0, 1ST DOWN ROY, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:33. |
Kangas S kick attempt good. | |||
ROYALS 21, CROCODILES 18 | |||
Roy | 1-G | at Roy35 | PENALTY ROY unsportsmanlike conduct 15 yards to the ROY20. |
Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, TOP 02:31 | |||
Kangas S kickoff 45 yards to the CRO35, Powell C return 11 yards to the CRO46 (Latikka L). | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro46 | CROCODILES drive start at 00:29. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro46 | Cutlan S deep left pass incomplete to Robitaille N (Lundstrom P). |
Cro | 2-10 | at Cro46 | Powell C rush up middle for 1 yard to the CRO47 (Kass M;Ceken T). |
Cro | 3-9 | at Cro47 | Cutlan S deep right pass complete to Thomas T for 13 yards to the ROY40, 1ST DOWN CRO (Khalifa R). |
Cro | 1-10 | at Roy40 | Timeout CROCODILES, clock 00:09. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Roy40 | Cutlan S deep left pass incomplete to Germany A, PENALTY ROY pass interference (Manderbacka J) 9 yards to the ROY31, 1ST DOWN CRO, NO PLAY. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Roy31 | Timeout ROYALS, clock 00:02. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Roy31 | Timeout CROCODILES, clock 00:02. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Roy31 | Thomas T deep left pass incomplete. |
Cro | 2-10 | at Roy31 | End of half, clock 00:00. |
Cro | 2-10 | at Roy31 | CRO ball on CRO35. |
Drive: 4 plays, 23 yards, TOP 00:29 | |||
ROYALS 21, CROCODILES 18 |
Cro | 2-10 | at Cro35 | Start of 3rd quarter, clock 12:00. |
Drive: 4 plays, 23 yards, TOP 00:29 | |||
Cutlan S kickoff 54 yards to the ROY11, Jalloh A return 49 yards to the CRO40 (Varinen J). | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Cro40 | ROYALS drive start at 11:52. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Cro40 | Gwinner B screen right pass complete to Peterson N for 1 yard to the CRO39 (Germany A). |
Roy | 2-9 | at Cro39 | Gwinner B rush scrambling for 6 yards to the CRO33 (Lehtonen V). |
Roy | 3-3 | at Cro33 | PENALTY CRO offside defense 5 yards to the CRO28, 1ST DOWN ROY. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Cro28 | Gwinner B rush over right tackle for 10 yards to the CRO18, 1ST DOWN ROY (Lynda H;Drew W). |
Roy | 1-10 | at Cro18 | PENALTY CRO offside defense 5 yards to the CRO13. |
Roy | 1-5 | at Cro13 | Gwinner B short middle pass incomplete to Peterson N, dropped pass. |
Roy | 2-5 | at Cro13 | Gwinner B rush up middle for 1 yard to the CRO12 (Jallow S;Lundberg L). |
Roy | 3-4 | at Cro12 | Jalloh A rush reverse for 6 yards to the CRO6, 1ST DOWN ROY, out-of-bounds (Robitaille N). |
Roy | 1-G | at Cro06 | Gwinner B sacked for loss of 6 yards to the CRO12 (Jallow S). |
Roy | 2-G | at Cro12 | Barrow N rush up middle for loss of 3 yards to the CRO15 (Jallow S). |
Roy | 3-G | at Cro15 | Gwinner B short middle pass complete to Peterson N for 15 yards to the CRO0, clock 07:07, PENALTY ROY face mask (Evwaraye S) 15 yards to the CRO30, NO PLAY. |
Roy | 3-G | at Cro30 | Gwinner B short middle pass complete to Barrow N for 15 yards to the CRO15 (Varinen J). |
Roy | 4-G | at Cro15 | Peterson N deep right pass incomplete to Jalloh A, PENALTY CRO pass interference (Lynda H) 10 yards to the CRO5, 1ST DOWN ROY. |
Roy | 1-G | at Cro05 | 1st and 5. |
Roy | 1-G | at Cro05 | Gwinner B rush quarterback draw for no gain to the CRO5 (Saarimaa H). |
Roy | 2-G | at Cro05 | Timeout ROYALS, clock 05:54. |
Roy | 2-G | at Cro05 | Suoste T rush up middle for 5 yards to the CRO0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:46. |
Kangas S kick attempt good. | |||
ROYALS 28, CROCODILES 18 | |||
Drive: 12 plays, 40 yards, TOP 06:14 | |||
Kangas S kickoff 49 yards to the CRO16, Powell C return 36 yards to the ROY48 (Penesumbu J), PENALTY CRO illegal block (Kaleva J) 30 yards to the CRO22, 1st and 10, CRO ball on CRO22. | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro22 | CROCODILES drive start at 05:38. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro22 | Powell C rush up middle for no gain to the CRO22 (Kass M). |
Cro | 2-10 | at Cro22 | Powell C rush up middle for loss of 2 yards to the CRO20 (Kass M;Persson M). |
Cro | 3-12 | at Cro20 | Cutlan S short right pass incomplete to Powell C, dropped pass. |
Cro | 4-12 | at Cro20 | Cutlan S punt 30 yards to the 50 yardline, out-of-bounds. |
Drive: 3 plays, minus 2 yards, TOP 01:33 | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy50 | ROYALS drive start at 04:05. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy50 | Suoste T rush over right tackle for 11 yards to the CRO39, 1ST DOWN ROY (Drew W). |
Roy | 1-10 | at Cro39 | PENALTY CRO offside defense (Saarimaa H) 5 yards to the CRO34. |
Roy | 1-5 | at Cro34 | Gwinner B rush scrambling for 4 yards to the CRO30 (Varinen J). |
Roy | 2-1 | at Cro30 | Gwinner B screen right pass complete to Jalloh A for 5 yards to the CRO25, 1ST DOWN ROY (Germany A). |
Roy | 1-10 | at Cro25 | Gwinner B rush over left guard for 5 yards to the CRO20 (Varinen J). |
Roy | 2-5 | at Cro20 | Timeout ROYALS, clock 02:11. |
Roy | 2-5 | at Cro20 | Gwinner B deep middle pass complete to Peterson N for 20 yards to the CRO0, 1ST DOWN ROY, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:04. |
Kangas S kick attempt good. | |||
ROYALS 35, CROCODILES 18 | |||
Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, TOP 02:07 | |||
Kangas S kickoff 53 yards to the CRO12, Powell C return 10 yards to the CRO22 (Haapamaki J). | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro22 | CROCODILES drive start at 01:58. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro22 | Powell C rush over left end for 4 yards to the CRO26 (Persson M;Blair Z). |
Cro | 2-6 | at Cro26 | Cutlan S short left pass incomplete to Robitaille N. |
Cro | 3-6 | at Cro26 | Powell C rush over left end for 74 yards to the ROY0, 1ST DOWN CRO, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:02. |
Cutlan S kick attempt good. | |||
ROYALS 35, CROCODILES 25 | |||
Drive: 3 plays, 78 yards, TOP 00:57 | |||
Cutlan S kickoff 12 yards to the CRO47, Arvila A return 0 yards to the CRO47. | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Cro47 | ROYALS drive start at 01:01. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Cro47 | Gwinner B rush scrambling for 16 yards to the CRO31, 1ST DOWN ROY, out-of-bounds. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Cro31 | Suoste T rush over right guard for 7 yards to the CRO24 (Lynda H). |
Drive: 2 plays, 23 yards, TOP 03:12 | |||
ROYALS 35, CROCODILES 25 |
Roy | 2-3 | at Cro24 | Start of 4th quarter, clock 12:00. |
Roy | 2-3 | at Cro24 | Gwinner B short middle pass complete to Peterson N for 6 yards to the CRO18, 1ST DOWN ROY (Varinen J). |
Roy | 1-10 | at Cro18 | Gwinner B rush scrambling for 1 yard to the CRO17 (Kallio V). |
Roy | 2-9 | at Cro17 | PENALTY CRO offside defense (Sinisalo T) 5 yards to the CRO12. |
Roy | 2-4 | at Cro12 | Gwinner B rush quarterback draw for loss of 1 yard to the CRO13 (Kallio V). |
Roy | 3-5 | at Cro13 | Gwinner B short right pass incomplete to Jalloh A, dropped pass. |
Roy | 4-5 | at Cro13 | Gwinner B rush up middle for loss of 3 yards to the CRO16 (Saarimaa H). |
Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, TOP 03:12 | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro16 | CROCODILES drive start at 09:49. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro16 | Powell C rush over left tackle for 7 yards to the CRO23 (Carrasco C;Blair Z). |
Cro | 2-3 | at Cro23 | Powell C rush up middle for no gain to the CRO23 (Persson M;Ceken T). |
Cro | 3-3 | at Cro23 | Cutlan S short left pass complete to Robitaille N for 11 yards to the CRO34, 1ST DOWN CRO, out-of-bounds. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro34 | Powell C rush up middle for 1 yard to the CRO35 (Maenpaa N;Blair Z). |
Cro | 2-9 | at Cro35 | Cutlan S short right pass complete to Sarkela JA for 4 yards to the CRO39 (Khalifa R). |
Cro | 3-5 | at Cro39 | Powell C rush over left end for 2 yards to the CRO41 (Lundstrom P). |
Cro | 4-3 | at Cro41 | PENALTY CRO false start (Sarkela JA) 5 yards to the CRO36. |
Cro | 4-8 | at Cro36 | PENALTY ROY offside defense (Penesumbu J) 5 yards to the CRO41. |
Cro | 4-3 | at Cro41 | Powell C rush over right end for 6 yards to the CRO47, 1ST DOWN CRO (Khalifa R;Blair Z). |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro47 | Cutlan S deep right pass incomplete to Robitaille N. |
Cro | 2-10 | at Cro47 | Powell C rush up middle for 3 yards to the 50 yardline (Carrasco C). |
Cro | 3-7 | at Cro50 | Cutlan S deep right pass incomplete to Germany A. |
Cro | 4-7 | at Cro50 | Cutlan S short right pass complete to Thomas T for 8 yards to the ROY42, 1ST DOWN CRO (Penesumbu J). |
Cro | 1-10 | at Roy42 | Powell C rush up middle for no gain to the ROY42 (Ceken T;Persson M). |
Cro | 2-10 | at Roy42 | Cutlan S deep right pass incomplete to Robitaille N. |
Cro | 3-10 | at Roy42 | Cutlan S short middle pass complete to Thomas T for 9 yards to the ROY33. |
Cro | 4-1 | at Roy33 | Timeout CROCODILES, clock 02:15. |
Cro | 4-1 | at Roy33 | Cutlan S rush scrambling for 33 yards to the ROY0, 1ST DOWN CRO, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:08. |
Cutlan S kick attempt good. | |||
ROYALS 35, CROCODILES 32 | |||
Drive: 15 plays, 84 yards, TOP 07:46 | |||
Cutlan S kickoff 20 yards to the ROY45, out-of-bounds, ROY ball on 50 yardline. | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy50 | ROYALS drive start at 02:03. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy50 | Suoste T rush over right tackle for 3 yards to the CRO47 (Lynda H). |
Roy | 2-7 | at Cro47 | Suoste T rush up middle for 1 yard to the CRO46 (Drew W;Saarimaa H). |
Roy | 3-6 | at Cro46 | Timeout CROCODILES, clock 01:17. |
Roy | 3-6 | at Cro46 | Gwinner B deep right pass complete to Jalloh A for 46 yards to the CRO0, 1ST DOWN ROY, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:09. |
Kangas S kick attempt good. | |||
ROYALS 42, CROCODILES 32 | |||
Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards, TOP 00:54 | |||
Kangas S kickoff 65 yards to the CRO0, touchback. | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro20 | CROCODILES drive start at 01:09. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro20 | Cutlan S deep left pass complete to Lynda H for 33 yards to the ROY47, 1ST DOWN CRO, out-of-bounds (Manderbacka J). |
Cro | 1-10 | at Roy47 | Cutlan S short middle pass incomplete to Robitaille N (Latikka L), PENALTY ROY pass interference (Latikka L) 5 yards to the ROY42, 1ST DOWN CRO, NO PLAY. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Roy42 | Cutlan S deep right pass complete to Thomas T for 18 yards to the ROY24, 1ST DOWN CRO. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Roy24 | Timeout CROCODILES, clock 00:50. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Roy24 | Cutlan S rush scrambling for loss of 13 yards to the ROY37 (Carrasco C), PENALTY ROY personal foul (Carrasco C) 25 yards to the ROY12, 1ST DOWN CRO. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Roy12 | 1st and 10. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Roy12 | Cutlan S pass intercepted by Khalifa R at the ROY0, Khalifa R return 0 yards to the ROY0, touchback. |
Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, TOP 00:36 | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy20 | ROYALS drive start at 00:33. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy20 | PENALTY ROY 12 men on the field (Gwinner B) 5 yards to the ROY15. |
Roy | 1-15 | at Roy15 | Team Royals rush kneel down for loss of 1 yard to the ROY14. |
Roy | 2-16 | at Roy14 | End of game, clock 00:00. |
Drive: 1 plays, minus 6 yards, TOP 00:33 | |||
FINAL SCORE | |||
ROYALS 42, CROCODILES 32 |
Play Breakdown Summary |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2020
CROCODILES vs ROYALS (Aug 14, 2020 at Vaasa)
CROCODILES ROYALS Down RUN PASS Total Down RUN PASS Total OVERALL.......... 28 22 50 OVERALL.......... 33 25 58 1ST DOWN......... 15 8 23 1ST DOWN......... 19 7 26 2ND DOWN-SHORT... 1 0 1 2ND DOWN-SHORT... 2 2 4 2ND DOWN-MIDDLE.. 1 3 4 2ND DOWN-MIDDLE.. 4 2 6 2ND DOWN-LONG.... 5 3 8 2ND DOWN-LONG.... 3 5 8 3RD DOWN-SHORT... 1 0 1 3RD DOWN-SHORT... 0 0 0 3RD DOWN-MIDDLE.. 0 1 1 3RD DOWN-MIDDLE.. 2 0 2 3RD DOWN-LONG.... 2 6 8 3RD DOWN-LONG.... 0 8 8 4TH DOWN......... 3 1 4 4TH DOWN......... 3 1 4 CROCODILES ROYALS Formation RUN PASS Total Formation RUN PASS Total ............... 28 22 50 ............... 33 25 58 |
Perjantai-iltana taistellaan Vaasassa Kaarlen kentällä Pohjanmaan jenkkifutisherruudesta ja Botnia Bowlin hallinnasta. Wasa Royals isännöi kotiyleisön edessä Seinäjoki Crocodilesia.
Lyhyt ja tiivis kausi tarjoaa jokaisella sarjakierroksella varsinaisia herkkupaloja. Vaasassa taistellaan jo tosissaan pudotuspelipaikkojen ohella välieräpelien kotiedusta. Lähempänä sellaista on tällä hetkellä puhtaasti sarjansa käynnistänyt Royals
Wasa Royals lähti kauteen varsin matalan profiilin joukkueena, mutta viimeisten kolmen viikon aikana paljon on tapahtunut ja samalla Royals on noussut taistelemaan tosissaan jopa runkosarjan voitosta. Mikäli puinen kiertopalkinto jää perjantaina Vaasaan, on joukkueen pudotuspelipaikka lähes varma.
Royals värväsi rosteriinsa sarjan siirtoikkunan karmeja hipoen kolme huikeaa vahvistusta. Nuori pelinrakentaja Brandon Gwinner on aloittanut erinomaisesti omaten kahden pelikierroksen jälkeen liigan parhaan heittojen onnistumisprosentin (60,0%). Maaginen Alpha Jalloh on sarjan kiinniottotilaston kakkosena ja osoittanut jälleen sen, että jokainen pallon kosketus saattaa johtaa päätyyn saakka. Royalsin kolmas amerikkalainen, Zachry Blair pelasi voitokkaassa Wolverines-pelissä säästellen, mutta ehti mm. blokkaamaan vastustajan lisäpisteyrityksen kertaalleen. Amerikkalaispelaajien osalta paketti Vaasassa on liigan parasta A-ryhmää.
Illan isäntäjoukkueen heikoin kohta löytyy rosterin kapeudesta. Tuuraajia on niukanlaisesti, mikäli joku avainpelaajista loukkaantuu. Juoksupeliin Royalsilla löytyy onneksi kaksi vahvaa muurinsärkijää, Tom Suoste ja Nico Barrow, joiden juoksu-uhka pelaa aikaa Gwinnerille onnistua heitoissaan. Toistaiseksi Vaasaa voidaan pitää korona-kesän suurimpana liigayllätyksenä
Christian Powell pääsi vauhtiin
Seinäjoki Crocodilesin kausi käynnistyi yskähdellen Helsingissä. Kotikentällä kakkoskierroksella saatiin kuitenkin balsamia kaikkiin mahdollisiin haavoihin. Viime kauden nelosen selkeä voitto hallitsevasta mestarijoukkueesta on nostanut seinäjokisten itsetunnon uusiin lukemiin. Erityisesti keskushyökkääjä Christian Powelin onnistuminen on merkki krokotiilien heräämisestä.
Crocodilesin walesilainen pelinrakentaja Spencer Cutlan on toistaiseksi sarjan QB-tilaston pohjilla onnistuttuaan kuljettamaan palloa ilmateitse peleissä 120 jaardin keskiarvolla. Peli-ilme toisella sarjakierroksella oli kuitenkin jo kirkastunut, joten illan vierasjoukkue on saamassa hyökkäystään tasapainoon. Osansa ryhtiliikkeessä on ollut toisen britin, Timothy Thomasin paluu joukkueeseen.
Crocodiles-puolustuksen ykkösnyrkkinä on tälläkin kaudella taklannut maamme tukimiesparhaimmistoon kuuluva Jaska Värinen. Värisellä on kasassa yhteensä 16 taklausta, joista peräti 15 on tehty soolona. Perjantaina on odotettavissa voimakasta juoksupeliä keskeltä ja sen torjumisessa suomalaistukimiehellä tulee olemaan suuri rooli.
Botnia Bowl Royals – Crocodiles käynnistyy perjantaina klo 18.30. Suora lähetys Ruutu+ kanavalla alkaa jo 18.00. Osallistu kansallisiin koronatalkoisiin ostamalla lippusi ajoissa ennakkoon. Tämä onnistuu Lippu.fi sivulla.