LIVESTREAM: Austria – Amstetten Thunder @Dacia Vienna Vikings, Sunday, April 7, 3p CEDT (9a EDT)
The 1-1 Dacia Vienna Vikings return to the friendly confines of Stadion Hohe Warte Wien stadium in Vienna, Austria in Austrian Football League as they take on the 0-2 Amstetten Thunder in third round action Sunday April 7.
After an opening round 28-7 win over the Prague Black Panthers, Vienna was brought down to earth with a thud last week when they lost 48-28 to the Swarco Raiders in Innsbruck.
Nevertheless, the offense, behind the play of quarterback Austin Herink has performed well. Herink has thrown for 563 yards and seven touchdowns with Bernhard Seikovits as his favorite target after catching 15 passes for 184 yards and seven touchdowns. Still the Vikings ground game needs to improve as it is dead last in the AFL averaging 44 yards a game.
The Thunder are finding out hot big the leap is from the Austrian Football League second division. They have been outscored 99-13 in their losses to the Swarco Raiders and Prague Black Panthers. Quarterback Lukas Kerschbaummayr is averaging no more than 49.5 yards passing a game. In fact, the offense id dead last averaging 166 yards a game.
The outcome of this game seems like a foregone conclusion.