European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday july 15,1990 the stars and stripes Page 25 to play by Walt Morrissette staff writer Nornberg West Germany a the Hanau hornets won with overpowering offence saturday at Soldier Field. The Nimberg knights won with stifling defense. Their destination is the same the army european championship game. Hanau routed the Mannheim Mustangs 7-1 led by Gary Fil Tzanidis two goals and two assists. Nimberg edged the Heidelberg generals 2-1 by taking the Lead on Tony Padilla a 20th-minute goal and making it stand up for the rest of the this is a round Robin event saturdays results set up the Hanau Nimberg game sunday at 1 . As the dec title game. Hanau is 2-0-0 with four Points two Points for a win and one for a tie. Nimberg is 1-0-1 with three Points. Nimberg must win to take the title with five Points. Hanau can win the dec with either a Victory or a tie. Hanau is the two time defending Champion and Nimberg won the Usa eur titles in 1986 and �?T87. Hanau coach Pete bom will be going for his sixth european title in his 10th and last season. He plans to retire to Las vegas in August. Mannheim 0-1-1 plays Heidelberg 0-2-0 in the other dec game sunday also at 1 . On an adjoining Field. Mannheim took a Quick 1-0 Lead on Joseph sedotto a goal in the 21st minute. The hornets got Busy after that. Fil Tzanidis tied it in the 25th minute John Edmond put Hanau in front 2-1 in the 38th minute and Fil Tzanidis converted a penalty kick in the 42nd minute fora 3-1 Lead. Hanau kept the pressure on in the second half. After Mannheim a Brian per Saud missed wide right on a penalty kick Kirk Foster broke Loose Down the left Side and beat Mannheim goalie Mike Matusak in the 62nd minute for a 5-1 bulge. Oscar Najarro headed in a Fine Cross army european soccer ing pass from Fil Tzanidis making it 6-1 in the 82nd minute. And just before the final whistle in the 90th minute Marvin Andrade headed in Fil Tzanidis free kick for the 7-1 final margin. A i thought we had a Chance after we had them Down i nit a sedotto said after the game. A but we did no to get any Midfield Hanau kept non Stop pressure on Mannheim Send a the Only thing they played today was Long Ball so it was easy for us to defend against a said Fil Tzanidis who played soccer while growing up in los Angeles. A we just got the Ball out of the air made a lot of Quick passes and scored a lot of goals a a in be got Speed a said Foster who has three goals in two games. A when they set me up with Good passes we re hard to stop.�?�. A a we be got a team of nothing but Good ballplayers a team Captain Edmond said of Hanau a lineup that includes seven players that played on the army a inter lion ship team. A twi where to play the Ball we see who a service Chami be know. Sas Vince Crawley Hanau a Kirk Foster dribbles past a Mannheim defender in saturdays game. Open. If nobody a open hell try to create something himself. Hanau out shot Mannheim 14-8. Film bergs a Victory overshadowed an acrobatic performance in goal by Heidelberg a James Mcdonnell a former Semi pro player in Seattle. Mcdonnell dived to his right to make an airborne save on Gary Pearcy a shot. Heidelberg charged the other Way and Gary Hudson beat Nimberg goalie John Mchugh in the 9th minute for the 14 Lead. This was the generals first goal in the dec after being shut out by Hanau 4-0 Friday. A Pearcy came Back five minutes later. Mcdonnell smacked into Percy at ground level As the pair fell to the left of the goal. But Pearcy somehow hooked the shot around Mcdonnell and into the net. A i was just hooking it a Pearcy said. A the went Low left and i went High to the right. It was just one of those plays that happened so Padilla who scored the game Winner in the 20th minute said a i thought we were going to score a lot after that. But both teams missed several scoring chances from then on. A Heidelberg shot that hit the crossbar with about 10 minutes left was the closest Call. Nimberg had 18 shots to Heidelberg a 7, with Mcdonnell getting eight saves and Mchugh five. A we had a lot of missed opportunities a Pearcy said. A but we choose to be positive about them. If you have those opportunities you have the Chance to Mcdonnell called out constantly for his halfback to protect the right Side which was open to Nimberg pressure. A a we had our chances but we did no to capitalize a Mcdonnell said. A we rearranged the halfback line so we would have some More offensive push after the 4-0 shutout to Hanau Friday. But we did no to have the Luck it just go our but Good Luck seems to be going for Nimberg. A we have just As Many Good a Laurs As they the hornets have said Mike Elbaum who scored in the final minute Friday for the tic that gave Nimberg its Chance for the title. A we just have to Start putting the Ball into the Saarland rebounds with two victories Naples Italy a Saarland is starting to push a lot of runs across the plate in the european big league championships but so Are the opponents. After falling to Pitburg 4-1 Friday Saarland roared Back with a 13-12 Victory late in the Day Over Rhein main then came Back saturday to outlast a game Naples nine 12-11 in eight innings. In saturdays Early games Rhein main 11, Pitburg 3 unpredictable is the word on both teams. Pitburg Hadnot lost before going against Rhein main which Hadnot won. Eddie Killea pitched for the win while Tony Rivera was tagged with the loss. Tim Palmer and Eric Foreman boosted Killea with two hits apiece As Rhein main jumped for a go ahead Trio of runs m the sixth inning and stuffed in a Back breaking five runs in the seventh to coast to the win. Pitburg s Lone hitting Star was european Oscar Mcclure who tagged a pair of hits. Saarland 12, Naples 11 Toki Harris and John Bennett had two hits apiece and Colin Brainard pitched the final two innings As the Saar Landers out slugged Naples. In fridays late game Saarland 13, Rhein main 12 Saarland a Wallop was packed by David Voorhees who went 3 for 5, and Harris and Mark Lamkin who each clubbed two hits. Bennett earned the win. Rhein Mains Killea who took the pitching loss smacked four hits in five trips to the plate and teammate Harold bios Iii punched out two. Tournament standings pending saturdays late game Between Ramstein and Pitburg were Ramstein 2-0, Saarland 3-1, Pitburg 2-1, Rhein main 1-2 and Naples 0-4. Giants rangers Triumph Frankfurt a John Brodwick struck out 12 batters and the Frankfurt giants proved to be the bigger men in the first game of the German american baseball leagues Northern division playoffs whipping Mannheim 18-4. The Winner of the Best of three series which continues at noon sunday at Mannheim goes against the Winner of the other Northern tussle Between Mainz and Schwabish Hall next weekend. Frankfurt pounced on the Amigo pitching staff for nine third inning runs. Dan Caufield and Olaf Ellerich swatted a Trio of hits apiece for the victors and Richard Jackson punched two hits and had two Bis. Mike Frigault who went 1 for 2, scored four times. In other a a playoff action saturday Mainz 12, sch Ibisch Hall 10 Schwabish Hall West Germany a a baseball playoffs winning pitch i Reese Berry and Georgic Rodriguez delivered the decisive blows in the ninth inning As the Mainz rangers rallied for a series opening Victory Over Schwabish Hall. Berry doubled in the tying run in the ninth and Rodriguez followed with a two run Homer As the rangers rallied from a 10-9 deficit. Ray Lopez bases loaded triple in the eighth gave the Mustangs a one run Lead in the see saw game. . Littlejohn went 4 for 5 and Greg Wolfgang 3 for 4 for Mainz. Berry who pitched the final two innings in Relief of Fernandez Lopez reached base five limes. The two teams resume their series sunday at Mainz starting at 1 . Mansell grabs British up pole Silverstone England up1 a Nigel Mansell drove a one of the most special laps of his life sunday to put his Ferrari on pole for his Home grand prix ahead of season Leader Ayrton Senna of Brazil. A fall i can Tell you is that when i came across the Start finish line it was a Good thing 1 had seat belts on because i almost jumped out of the car a the delighted briton said. A it was one of the most Spe Cial laps of my whole Mansell who was third fastest in fridays qualifying clocked i minute 7.428 seconds. He averaged 158.569 Mph. Senna who held the overnight pole was unable to improve on his time of 1.08.071. It was Good enough for the second spot on the front Row while his Mclaren Honda teammate Gerhard Berger was third quickest with his Friday Lime of 1 08.246
