European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday. June 27,1988 the stars and stripes pagans Hanau wins Usa eur soccer b Rusty Bryan staff write Hanau West Germany nobody could justify inc Means bul the end was just Fine with Hanau. The hornets needing a Victory in sunday s sixth and final game of the round Robin Usa eur soccer championship unleashed a smothering defense on Cheout manned Heidelberg generals in coasting if that can be said of playing three games in four Days to a 4-0 Triumph and the 19s8 Usa eur Crown. The win completed an undefeated rip through the Lourcy for the v corps champions who beat 21st support come representative Nord deutschland 2-0 on thursday and battled defending Champion Nymberg to 1-1 tie Friday. Also undefeated was runner up which put Hanau into its must win configuration with a 4-1 Vic tory Over nor deutschland in sunday s first what you might have read in the Stan and stripes that outcome put the Vii corps Champion knights in position to retain the championship had Heidelberg and Hanau tied in the finale. But the hornets won despite paying inc Price i injuries for the grueling Post season schedule. Starting midfielder Brian Smitti and Oil army Forward John Edmond were lost during the v corps playoffs and speedy striker Waller Farrell who scored twice on sunday was starting for inc first Lime in the tourney Afler being slowed by a play olt in scheduling was roundly criticized by the participants. We played a Home and Home series sat urday and sunday three weekends in a Row before we got to this tournament said Peter born the Hana coach. Thai s crazy it should be More like the european cup where you have a few Days Between games Saia an exhausted but elated James Henderson a Hanau defender who also plays for the German a Icagic club . I m lir cd from All that running and fall ing and getting kicked. It s too bad for a team . Which has a lot of potential but they re just so nil nil re goalie Pat Delaney blamed the round Robin format for the knights goal drought during the tournament. That was tactics he said. The other teams were tired of numb org s winning nil the Lime and played for the he said of thursday s 0-0 draw Wilh Heidelberg and la game with Hanau. These games should be a Gui Check Wilh overtimes and penalty kicks los Lilc i was surprised at the Way it turned out born have great respect for numbers and expected to play them for the title. They blew it when they did beat no but Hanau did. I Pinnau 4, Heidelberg 0 Farrell. Whose slashing shouting runs through in Heidelberg defense belied his injured thigh converted two defensive mistakes by inc generals into goals. His first Opportunity came when a Bolch cd Clearing attempt just in front of the Heidelberg penalty area dropped the Ball at his feet with a Clear path at goalie Roland Mattern. Farrell put his Shoi just under the crossbar Logie Hanau a 2-0 Edge. H is second goal a head Ball from just outside the goal Mouth came after Mattern let a slow bouncing crossing pass Roll past him to Farrell s wailing forehead. But Farrell s goals would prove to be just for fun Oscar Najarro had Given Hanau All the scoring it would need in the 29th minute when he drilled a free kick into the upper right Corner of the Heidelberg net Sis Polo in in Qto go i Lanau s Waller Farrell outruns Heidelberg s Cecil cupid. In route to i Lorr Tets third goal from just outside the penalty area. We were hoping to pop in a couple of goals and then play defense said Hanau s Kevin Irvin in de scribing the champions strategy which unfolded jus about As planned. The generals position tourney winners found the experienced Hanau defense impenetrable. Their main Nehl spot was the defensive Hustle shown by Paul Williams who had a Long but productive Day if it racing Farrell and Richard czech for dangerous lobs. Our defense is what got us Here said born. We havea 53-4 goal advantage against military Hanau goalie Wayne Hausser did t gel Man saves today Henderson said. " Marshall Segur our stopper is a tank with tags and he broke up everything before it got to czech made it 4-0 in inc game s Sll minute off a assist from Steve Stephen As Hanau finished at 17-0-4 with a schedule which included games with several German club teams Nurnberg 4. Nerd deutschland 1 the knights spent almost As much Lime Hilling the postas they did i iting the no in a Waltz Over the players. Trying to build up significant goal difference in Case Ofa lie Between Hanau and Heidelberg the knights hit the Post twice and the crossbar once were turned away by a Sas Pipilo by Kan s hurry Prantl 4battling nil goalie Darin Liow ser handful of Heady saves from player go Alibi per Braj Cav disc and just Miuca on three open s Ron Lamison opened the scoring in the game s loan minute with a shot off a feed from Tom Koguc which ricocheted off the left Pov and into the net behind a diving Cassise. Cassise was victimize seven i nulls birr by 3 Marr Prantl s crossing pass which it Law by from 40 cards out and found the upper right Corr of use nil Devol got one past Diane a at the is minute Mark to Cut Nord deutschland s half time deficit to 2-j,but a furious last five minutes before the whistle Cost the players the services of cassic. La was injure while turning Back the Las of five Nair Berb chances. Pranlal. An attacking defender in number s overlap Ping style assisted on the knights final two goals steering a pass across the Goalmouth to a sliding who convened for 3-1. And tapping an indirect free kick from inside inc Penally spot to midfielder Eddy Al bugles who rammed it in for the final margin. Pranlal and leu Gocs handled most of the organisation for the knights with Prantl and . Matthews and Eldon Johnson breaking up nil rushes and Vleugel escorting things out when the knights were on the attack. Despite thei r run nor up medals the knights completed hair third straight unbeaten season. Their a corps re Cord in the last five years is 7i -0-3. Izmir takes Small units slow pitch Crown Iraklion Greece Jerry Anderson cracked a three run Homer in the first inning to spark the offence and owl fielder Karl Upton crushed a Florin pcs rally Wilh a fifth inning defensive Gem a Izmir Turkey whipped the team from Belgium 11-3 sunday to win the Safe Small units slow pitch softball championship. Upon snagged a Fly Ball in the fifth and tossed out a runner at third base. His defensive prowess and blistering Offenstein the tournament 13-for-j8 Wilh nine homers and 27 runs batted in earned him inc tourney s most valuable player Honor. With the title on the line and a fierce wind blowing in it was Anderson though who took Over the offensive heroics Anderson s three run blast Wen through the Teeth of a biting wind. The Safe softball wind steered the Ball from its i Centerfield trajectory to within id feet of inc foul pole before losing its bite. The Homer followed singles by Darrell Murphy and Jim Cachot and Pul Izmir up 3-0. Florennce countered Wilh a Solo run inthe second inning on a two out rib Dou ble by Steve Nelson. Izmir came right Back with five Runson six hits and a sacrifice Fly in the Bot Tom of Fth second. Bollom of the order hitlers Ken Tyrce. Don Hurley and Jeff Pope started the inning Wilh singles to Load the rapped a sacrifice Fly to score Tyrce and Cachol. Kevin Reed and an Derson ripped singles to boost the score to 8-1. Anderson s single brought in two runs. Izmir s offence was baking bul so Wasj Orenics attack. Flora ones out hit Izmir Lfi-15, bul just when inc wheels seemed greased Izmir s defense jammed a suck in the spokes. Hornnes was on a Roll in the fifth inning. Nelson. Lou Dydek Eddie Henry and John Lewis led the inning off with consecutive singles. Lewis base hit scored Nelson John Harvey grounded into a Force out to the plate to Cool things Down be fore Zeno Rodriguez smashed a deep fluid Upton in left Field. The Fly allowed hcnrj1 to tag up from third. But the shot was t deep enough for Lewis to take third. Upton picked off Lewis and he rally died. Izmir picked up five double plays in the game to counter Florenne s 16 Hiss. Anderson paced the Izmir attack with a 3-for-3 Day Al the Plait two Home Sand six Bis. Teammate Tyrce Albo had three hits Nelson and Lewis each had three hit for Florenne to Lead the 16-Hil barrage. Chosen to the All tournament it a were shape first baseman Uarrell Han son Izmir second baseman Catechol shape shortstop Lee Pang Raphan Flor Cannes third baseman Many Sypulski Catcher Pope Izmir Pitcher will Avail outfielders Kenny Wade of Flora ones Tim Williams of shape and Anderson and upon. Dave Fry of Iraklion was picked As extra player. An sports radio baseball Minnesota Al California,1 30 . Tuesday
