Sunday 5 April, 1998
Final Score : Claymores 18 - 19 Dragons
It all came down to one missed field goal. With 7 seconds on the clock, Scottish kicker Gary Parker lined up what should be a straight forward kick from 31 yards. Unfortunately, Parker slipped on the run up pushing the kick wide right and preserving a slim Dragons lead.
The Claymores dominated throughout the game with 440 yards of offense to Barcelona's 160. Once again, turnovers killed the Claymores, with three key turnovers contributing to the Claymores loss.
Parker started the scoring with a 27 yard field goal in the first quarter. This was followed up by a wild play where WR Chris Miller was stripped of the ball after making a catch. WR Jerry Reese was quick to react and scooped up the ball nd rumbled 55 yards for a score. The Claymores attempt for 2 points failed giving the Claymores a 9-0 advantage.
A 1 yard Reggie Brooks plunge brought the score to 9-7 with Jesus Angoy's PAT but it was two more Parker field goals from 25 and 18 yards that gave the Claymores a 15-7 half time lead.
In the third quarter, Gary Brown ran 1 yard for a Dragons touchdown. The two-point conversion failed to narrow the score to 15-13 Claymores.
A fumble by Claymores WR Miles Macik gave the Dragons the ball at the Claymores 27 yard line. A few plays later and QB Jim Richey sneaked in from a yard out. Again the 2 pointer failed making a 19-15 Dragons lead.
Dolphins allocate Jon Baker booted a 35 yard field goal to make it a 1 point game before Gary Parker's heartbreaking 31 yard miss which gave coach Jack Bicknell and the Dragons a victory.
| Scoring Summary | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Scotland | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| Barcelona | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| 1st quarter Sco - FG Garry Parker 27 Sco - Jerry Reese 55 fumble return (two point conversion failed) 2nd quarter Bar - Reggie Brooks 1 run (Jesus Angoy kick) Sco - FG Garry Parker 25 Sco - FG Garry Parker 18 3rd quarter Bar - Gary Brown 1 run (two point conversion failed) 4th quarter Bar - Jim Ritchey 1 run (two point conversion failed) Sco - FG Jon Baker 35 |
| Team statistics | Sco | Bar |
| First Downs | 22 | 12 |
| Rushing | 6 | 5 |
| Passing | 14 | 5 |
| Penalty | 2 | 2 |
| 3rd down eff. | 4-9 | 4-13 |
| 4th down eff. | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Total net yards | 440 | 160 |
| Total plays | 58 | 52 |
| Average gain | 7.6 | 3.1 |
| Net yards rushing | 123 | 59 |
| Rushes | 26 | 27 |
| Average per rush | 4.7 | 2.2 |
| Net yards passing | 317 | 101 |
| Completed-attempted | 22-31 | 11-25 |
| Yards per pass | 9.9 | 4.0 |
| Sacked-yards lost | 1-6 | 0-0 |
| Had intercepted | 1 | 0 |
| Punts-Average | 1-35.0 | 7-46.4 |
| Return yardage | 51 | 89 |
| Punt returns | 1-6 | 1-4 |
| Kickoff returns | 4-45 | 5-58 |
| Interception returns | 0-0 | 1-27 |
| Penalties-yards | 8-54 | 5-51 |
| Fumbles-Balls lost | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| Time of possession | 33:07 | 26:53 |
| PLAYER STATISTICS MISSED FIELD GOALS: Scotland (Garry Parker 23); Barcelona (Jesus Angoy 45). SCOTLAND RUSHING: Carey Bender 20-108, Jim Ballard 3-9, Eric Lynch 2-3, Dino Philyaw 1-3. BARCELONA RUSHING: Reggie Brooks 11-21, Jim Ritchey 8-20, Earnest Hunter 8-18. SCOTLAND PASSING: Jim Ballard 22-31 for 323 yards, 1 INT, 0 TD. BARCELONA PASSING: Jim Ritchey 11-25 for 101 yards, 0 INT, 0 TD. SCOTLAND RECEIVING: Miles Macik 5-75, Chris Miller 4-73, Jerry Reese 4-52, Carey Bender 4-38, Eric Lynch 2-49, Nachi Abe 2-25, Dino Philyaw 1-11. BARCELONA RECEIVING: Marco Martos 3-30, Earnest Hunter 3-24, Isaiah Mustafa 2-3, Anthony Ladd 1-30, Kotto Cotton 1-8, Reggie Brooks 1-6. ATTENDANCE: 10, 200 |