Crash Eagles Kaarst are number three in Europe

The pessimists could have considered the misadventure on the road to Delémont as a bad omen. The determined Kaarst Crash Eagles coach stopped with a broken V-belt. The required repair prolonged the already exhausting journey. It was not until after twelve o'clock that the German roller skating champion reached Rossemaison in the Swiss Jura – the training session planned in the "Biwi Forum" was flat. Fortunately, coach Georg Otten and his men are firmly in life. The Eagles, who belonged to the nearest favorite circle, ended the evening in a friendly atmosphere and furiously started the next day in the Eurocup tournament, which they were finally to finish in third place.

That the German guests had to dig in their pockets, she also barely disturbed, Otten noted almost amused: "Switzerland is really expensive.For a pizza salami and a beer, you have to pay 24 francs, with us , you only pay half. "Nevertheless, at the beginning of the day at noon, a rather impressive 13: 0 victory over the Salzburg Dark Vipers The next win 6: 4 on the SHC Givisiez (Switzerland) sent the Eagles in As long-time group winners in the second round, Kaarst made it 6: 1 to Austria's Lunatics Wien and finished the round against the Borehamwood Crusaders 7: 7 in England to tie in at 3: 7. final, still against Givisiez, the Germans showed Nehmerqualitäten: Nils Lingscheidt and Tim Dohmen brought it with 0: 2 behind the team at the same level, in the additional time scored Christian von Berg the redemptive goal at final score of 3-2 19659013] INFO [19659013] Thimo Dietrich is part of the Euro Star Team

Best Goalkeeper Joel Vuilleumier (SHC Rossemaison)

Best Field Player Paul Tanner (London Street Warriors), Thimo Dietrich Crest Eagles Kaarst), Clement Stemer (SHC Rossemaison), Michael Tanner (Street Warriors of London)

Placement 1st Gentofte, 2nd Rossemaison, 3rd Kaarst, 4th London, 5th Cologne, 6th Lugano, 7. Givisiez, 8. Borehamwood, 9th Biel, 10th Vienna, 11th Iserlohn, 12th Salzburg

It was only in the semi-finals that Kaarster's victories announced: despite odds of scoring, they beat the hosts of SHC Rossemaison with 2: 7 and scored three goals in penalty. When the last mermaid felt Otten to the legendary saying of the former world football champion Andreas Brehme recalls: "Chop ax on the foot, shit hastily on the foot!" Much better then, in the small final, than the Eagles against the London Street Warriors with safe Won 5: 2. The title eventually allowed the Gentofte Starz of Denmark to impose 4-2 against Rossemaison. Otten was very pleased with the performance of his troupe, but striker Thimo Dietrich brought to the star team: "We are the youngest number 3 team in Europe and we can live with that … We are happy. "Another team was much worse: for the unfortunate German runner-up Samurai Iserlohn, who even trusted the two Krefelder penguin LED professionals, he was only eleventh, Le champion title HC Köln-West Rheinos has only found its form at the end of the tournament and took fifth place. "This shows how close it was and how much the level of Participating clubs were high, "said Otten, summing up:" Last year, we were in the quarterfinals, now in the semifinals. This is fine. You must remember how difficult it is to do it here. "