American football at the 2005 World Games

2005 World Games – American football
Host Germany Duisburg
Dates July 15–17, 2005
Teams 4
Podium
Champions  Germany
Runners-up  Sweden
Third place  France

American football was a demonstration sport at the World Games 2005 at the MSV-Arena in Duisburg, Germany. The semi-finals were held on July 15 and the medal games two days later. The Final was won by host team Germany who beat Sweden 20–6. Bronze medal was won by France, who beat Australia 14–0

It was the first, and until 2017 only American football tournament at the World Games.

Medals table

Gold Silver Bronze
 Germany (GER)  Sweden (SWE)  France (FRA)

Participants

American football game during the 2005 World Games.

Four teams took part in this tournament:

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
July 15 - MSV-Arena
 
 
 France 7
 
July 17 - MSV-Arena
 
 Sweden 29
 
 Sweden 6
 
July 15 - MSV-Arena
 
 Germany 20
 
 Germany 31
 
 
 Australia 0
 
Third place
 
 
July 17 - MSV-Arena
 
 
 France 14
 
 
 Australia 0

Details

Semifinal: France vs Sweden

Semifinal #1 – Sweden 29, France 7
Period 1 2 34Total
 France 0 0 077
 Sweden 0 17 01229

at MSV-Arena

  • Date: July 15, 2005
  • Game time: 1:59 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: cloudy,40% rain
  • Game attendance: 1,750
  • Referee: A.Olilla
  • Reference:[1]
Game information
Scoring
2nd Quarter
  • SWE – C.Malm 58-yard pass from C.Haraldsson (J.Alnervik kick), 11:05. Sweden 7–0. Drive: 1 plays, 58 yards, 0:08.
  • SWE – P.Lundqvist 37-yard interception return (J.Alnervik kick), 10:45. Sweden 14–0.
  • SWE – J.Alnervik 26-yard field goal, 5:47. Sweden 17–0. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 2:51.
4th Quarter
  • SWE – J.Alnervik 49-yard field goal, 11:16. Sweden 20–0. Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, 0:48.
  • FRA – R.Rousset 24-yard pass from J.Franco (G.Courtois kick), 9:07. Sweden 20–7. Drive: 1 plays, 24 yards, 0:00.
  • SWE – P.Lundqvist 39-yard interception return (J.Alnervik kick failed), 1:48. Sweden 26–7.
  • SWE – J.Alnervik 39-yard field goal, 1:35. Sweden 29–7. Drive: 3 plays, 0 yards, 0:12.
Leading passers
  • FRA – J.Franco – 14/30, 126 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
  • SWE – C.Haraldsson – 9/21, 137 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Leading rushers
  • FRA – S.Octobre – 14 rushes, 22 yards
  • SWE – K.Taalbi – 14 rushes, 48 yards
Leading receivers
  • FRA – R.Rousset – 5 rec, 47 yards, 1 TD
  • SWE – C.Malm – 3 rec, 68 yards, 1 TD

Semifinal: Germany vs Australia

Semifinal #2 – Germany 31, Australia 0
Period 1 2 34Total
 Germany 10 7 7731
 Australia 0 0 000

at MSV-Arena

  • Date: July 15, 2005
  • Reference:[2]

Bronze medal game: France vs Australia

Bronze medal game – France 14, Australia 0
Period 1 2 34Total
 France 7 0 7014
 Australia 0 0 000

at MSV-Arena

  • Date: July 17, 2005
  • Game time: 2:04 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: sunny
  • Game attendance: 5,500
  • Referee: A.Olilla
  • Reference:[3]
Game information
Scoring
1st Quarter
  • FRA – L.Marceline 1-yard run (G.Courtois kick), 7:13. France 7–0. Drive: 1 plays, 31 yards, 0:07.
3rd Quarter
  • FRA – D.Signori 4-yard pass from J.Franco (G.Courtois kick), 5:21. France 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 5:15.
Leading passers
  • FRA – J.Franco – 2/9, 6 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
  • AUS – B.Newton – 8/18, 111 yards
Leading rushers
  • FRA – L.Marceline – 13 rushes, 112 yards, 1 TD
  • AUS – A.Asher – 9 rushes, 10 yards
Leading receivers
  • FRA – D.Signori – 1 rec, 4 yards, 1 TD
  • AUS – P.Raveloson – 3 rec, 57 yards

The Final: Sweden vs Germany

Final – Germany 20, Sweden 6
Period 1 2 34Total
 Sweden 3 0 306
 Germany 0 0 71320

at MSV-Arena

  • Date: July 17, 2005
  • Game time: 5:59 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: light clouds
  • Game attendance: 16,005
  • Referee: M.Introini
  • Reference:[4]
Game information
Scoring
1st Quarter
  • SWE – J.Alnervik 33-yard field goal, 5:42. Sweden 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 6:18.
3rd Quarter
  • SWE – J.Alnervik 29-yard field goal, 7:22. Sweden 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 4:18.
  • GER – M.Biedenkapp 65-yard pass from J.Ullrich (M.Biedenkapp kick), 6:21. Germany 7–6. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:01.
4th Quarter
  • GER – M.Biedenkapp 38-yard field goal, 9:19. Germany 10–6. Drive: 6 plays, 4 yards, 2:30.
  • GER – C.Poschmann 33-yard pass from J.Ullrich (M.Biedenkapp kick), 4:42. Germany 17–6. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:36.
  • GER – M.Biedenkapp 34-yard field goal, 2:28. Germany 20–6. Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, 1:24.
Leading passers
  • SWE – C.Haraldsson – 11/30, 100 yards, 1 INT
  • GER – J.Ullrich – 11/25, 210 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Leading rushers
  • SWE – K.Taalbi – 22 rushes, 75 yards
  • GER – M.Falkowski – 5 rushes, 22 yards
Leading receivers
  • SWE – O.Dahlman – 5 rec, 49 yards
  • GER – M.Biedenkapp – 1 rec, 65 yards, 1 TD

See also

References

  1. ^ "France vs. Sweden" (PDF). duisburg.de. Retrieved 17 Jan 2012.
  2. ^ "Germany vs. Australia" (PDF). duisburg.de. Retrieved 17 Jan 2012.
  3. ^ "France vs. Australia" (PDF). duisburg.de. Retrieved 17 Jan 2012.
  4. ^ "Germany vs. Sweden" (PDF). duisburg.de. Retrieved 17 Jan 2012.

External links

  • American football at the 2005 Games
  • 2005 Games results
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