Matchen avgjordes i när det var 8 sek kvar via en touchdown-passning från Mean Machines quarterback Dawson Herl till wide receiver Matthew Retzlaff. Detta var kulmen på en dramatisk, matchvinnande drive i slutminuterna som gav Mean Machines segern.
Matchen försenades i en halvtimme av ett åskväder och blixtar. Men när blixtarna skingrades fortsatte Herl att vara elektrisk framförallt genom sina precisa passningar. Det blev en spännande match som böljade fram och tillbaka, där Mean Machines tog ledningen med 20-9 innan Örebro tog över och ledde med 24-20, ledda av quarterbacken Anthony Ratliff-Williams med erfarenhet från spel i NFL och var framstående spelare vid University of North Carolina.
I slutminuterna var Herl lugn under press och hittade Retzlaff längst bak till höger i målzonen med en perfekt touchpassning.
Den 4 juli, på USA:s 250-årsdag, kommer Mean Machines att jaga sitt rekord, sitt 16:e nationella mästerskap, mot Tyresö Royal Crowns på Sola Arena i Karlstad med matchstart kl 17 vi hoppas många kommer och hejar fram våra hjältar - Go Machines!
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In an absolute thriller, the Stockholm Mean Machines upset the Örebro Black Knights 27–24 on Sunday, June 28 in the American Football Superserien semi-final played at Östermalms IP. With the win, Stockholm advances to the Swedish Championship game.
The game was highlighted by a touchdown pass from Mean Machine’s quarterback Dawson Herl to Matthew Retzlaff with eight seconds left in the game. This was the cumulation of a dramatic, game-winning drive in the final minutes that delivered the margin of victory to the Mean Machines.
The game was delayed for a half hour by a threatening thunderstorm and lightning. But when the lightning cleared, Herl continued to be electric through the air. It was a thrilling back and forth affair with the Mean Machines jumping out to a 20-9 lead before Örebro took over and led 24-20, led by quarterback Anthony Ratliff-Williams, with experoence from the NFL and was a star at the University of North Carolina.
In the final minutes Herl was cool under pressure, finding Retzlaff in the back right of the endzone with a perfect touch pass.
On July 4, the USA’s 250 birthday, the Mean Machines will chase their record 16th national championship against the Tyresö Royal Crowns at Sola Stadium in Karlstad with kick-off at 5pm. We hope many of you will join us in Karlstad to support our heroes to victory - Go Machines!
