Sunday 25 May, 1998
Final Score : Claymores 12 - 15 Galaxy
The Claymores first home game outside Edinburgh and Murryfield Stadium took place in a less than half completed Hampden Stadium in Glasgow.
For once Scotland took the lead on Jon Baker's 45 yard field goal 9 minutes in. However, it was shortlived asDarrick Branch caught an 7 yard touchdown pass from QB Damon Huard at the end of the first quarter for a 7-3 lead.
A short pass over the middle from Jim Ballard aimed at TE Willy Tate turned into a 29 yard touchdown play when Tate beat two defenders and into the endzone. The PAT failed giving the Scots a slender two point lead at 9-7.
The Claymores extended their lead to 12-7 before half time thanks to Gary Parker's 22 yard field goal.
The only score of the entire second half proved decisive. Huard again hit Darrick Branch in the endzone, this time from 8 yards out. Galaxy head coach Dick Curl opted for the two point conversion for a potential 3 point lead and his gamble paid off when Huard hit German national player Joerg Heckenbach wide open in the back left corner of the endzone.
Once again the Claymores had a last chance to win it with a late touchdown when they got the ball back with 1:39 remaining on the clock. However, Jim Ballard's pass was intercepted by linebacker Shawn Banks allowing Frankfurt to run out the clock. Déja vu.
FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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FRANKFURT 7 0 0 8 15
CLAYMORES 3 9 0 0 12 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: SCO - FG, JON BAKER 45 YD, 9:14. CLAYMORES 3-0
FRA - TD, DARRICK BRANCH 7 YD PASS FROM DAMON HUARD (RALF
KLEINMANN KICK), 14:18. FRANKFURT 7-3
2ND QUARTER: SCO - TD, WILLY TATE 29 YD PASS FROM JIM BALLARD (PAT
FAILED), 1:53. CLAYMORES 9-7
SCO - FG, GARY PARKER 22 YD, 11:44. CLAYMORES 12-7
3RD QUARTER: NONE
4TH QUARTER: FRA - TD, DARRICK BRANCH 8 YD PASS FROM DAMON HUARD
(DAMON HUARD PASS TO JOERG HECKENBACH FOR
TWO-POINT CONVERSION), 1:17. FRANKFURT 15-12
TEAM STATISTICS
FRA SCO
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FIRST DOWNS 17 16
Rushing 2 2
Passing 13 11
Penalty 2 3
3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY 6-15 4-14
4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0 1-1
TOTAL NET YARDS 300 254
Total plays 61 56
Average gain 4.9 4.5
NET YARDS RUSHING 54 40
Rushes 23 21
Average per rush 2.3 1.9
NET YARDS PASSING 246 214
Completed-attempted 20-38 18-33
Yards per pass 6.5 6.1
Sacked-yards lost 0-0 2-14
Had intercepted 1 1
PUNTS-AVERAGE 7-38.1 7-42.0
RETURN YARDAGE 50 117
Punts-returns 1-13 4-67
Kickoffs-returns 3-29 3-47
Interceptions-returns 1-8 1-3
PENALTIES-YARDS 6-47 6-64
FUMBLES-LOST 0-0 5-1
TIME OF POSSESSION 30:19 29:41
PLAYER STATISTICS
Missed field goals: None.
Frankfurt rushing: Jermaine Chaney 14-24, Reynard Rutherford 6-20,
Damon Huard 2-10, Mitchell Galloway 1-0.
Claymores rushing: Vernon Turner 9-25, Carey Bender 8-12, Jim
Ballard 3-5, Chris Brantley 1-minus 2.
Frankfurt passing: Damon Huard 20-38 for 246 yards, 1 INT, 2 TD.
Claymores passing: Jim Ballard 18-33 for 228 yards, 1 INT, 1 TD.
Frankfurt receiving: Werner Hippler 5-36, Jermaine Chaney 4-28,
Darrick Branch 3-26, Vince Marrow 3-17, Reynard Rutherford 2-50,
Mitchell Galloway 2-17, Mario Bailey 1-72.
Claymores receiving: T Davis 5-69, Vernon Turner 4-58, Chris
Miller 4-30, Willy Tate 2-35, Carey Bender 2-24, Scott Couper 1-12.
Attendance: 8,025.