Picture: Michael Freitag
The Hamburg Sea Devils indulge in improved their chronicle to 2-1 after operating assist Glen Toonga led the group to a 14-0 shutout clutch over the Leipzig Kings.
Regardless of a 1-1 chronicle, the Sea Devils got here into week 3 as one in all the league’s favorites following the defensive-demolition of the Berlin Snarl in week 1 after which a 23-21 loss to league-favorites Barcelona Dragons in week 2.
Their success has been as a result of a mix of an overwhelmingly stacked protection and Glen Toonga who’s thus a methods having the exact initiating as loads as a season of his profession. And on this Northern Convention showdown, Hamburg confirmed simply that profitable recipe.
As anticipated, Hamburg’s protection carried out lights out, sacking Leipzig quarterback Jordan Barlow thrice and forcing simply as many interceptions. They held the Kings offense to easily 128 yards the full sport, regardless of them usually having favorable subject location.
It turned all all the way down to the Sea Devils offense to stage up. Nonetheless an absence of manufacturing from German quarterback Salieu Ceesay and simply eight carries from Glen Toonga left the sport 0-0 at half of time.
Nonetheless a commerce in assault and a deal with the operating sport for the Sea Devils led to an explosion of yardage throughout the 2nd half of. Toonga rushed the ball 18 instances throughout the 2nd half of and scored every the Hamburg touchdowns to seize the sport.
Essentially the most spectacular aspect of Toonga ending the sport with 214 yards and two touchdowns turned his burst and steadiness between the tackles. Toonga is taking part in the best stage of soccer he ever has on the age of 27, and he’s making it stare simple.
With the clutch, Hamburg strikes to the excessive of the Northern Convention standings adopted by the Wroclaw Panthers, additionally at 2-1. The Berlin Snarl, with a chronicle of 1-2, are third whereas Leipzig has dropped to final at 0-3.
Subsequent up for Hamburg are the Panthers, this Sunday, June 26 in Wroclaw, Poland. Leipzig can be on the avenue this week, in Berlin, the arrange they will face the Snarl.
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