EUCF 2016 is the 10th European Ultimate Club Finals, it was held in

Sunday:

Open final play-by-play, as it happened:

Clapham with a stifling zone at the start, after the first point Funk had a couple of turnovers, a few points traded and a break for CUSB. 4-4.

Clapham working it well but footblock from CUSB and the score. 5-4 CUSB

CUSB show great awareness of the stall count as a team to get a D with the wall and then the stream dies. Comes back and it’s 6-4 La Fotta.

Couple of travel calls. La Fotta with a zone, some fouling on the mark from Davide. Ashley Yeo with another score from Justin, 6-5.

Huge Justin sky after a floaty CUSB huck – will be a good photo! Timeout.

Long possession with only short passes, Clapham work it up the line and bring it level, 6-6. Stream dies.

It’s back and I’ve missed a couple of turns, then Chris Baker sends a flick skyward but gets saved by newcomer Connor McHale. Contested foul. Conrad Wilson with the Clapham score, 7-6 Clapham, then they take half 8-6.

Justin with a layout catch on a lateral cut, then a big hammer across to Ashley Yeo who lays out big for 9-6.

CUSB mis-throw and then Briggs to Jackson deep with a flick – 10-6. Timeout – feels like a push coming from CUSB but they have to put in their offence…

Deep throw by CUSB just out of the reach of defender Garner, 10-7.

Clapham timeout on stall 8, they get out after a false re-start, Stobbs cuts up line for 11-7 score.

Floaty mistake mid-field from La Fotta and Clapham sustain their offence outside the end zone to score, 12-7.

Tom Abrams with the layout D on Davide, quick move up the line for 13-7.

La Fotta trapped at the back of their end zone, manage to complete a huck but then another unforced error on the next throw. Clapham bomb it deep to Andrew Jackson for another goal, 14-7. Stream is dropping in and out quite a lot.

A couple of turnovers before another unforced error for La Fotta, this time on their own goal line, and Clapham pick it up quickly and slot it in for the win! 15-7, Clapham are EUCF 2016 champions!

Women’s Final:

CUSB Shout put in a good performance against Flying Angels in the women’s final, with Eliza Frangalini making many huge grabs for them, but FAB’s experience shone through as they closed the game out 15-13. The match turned into quite a huckfest, both up and down wind, many contested catches and D’s in traffic.

Mixed Final:

After a fantastic domestic season where they took the UKU Nationals title, Reading secured their first EUCF title by defeating the very young team Grüt (FC Airborn, Netherlands) in the Mixed Final – this Reading side are incredibly strong and didn’t have many problems, dealing with the unpredictable and brave offence of Grüt – 15-8 the final score.

Saturday:



Semis:

Clapham 15 – 8 Tchac:

Tchac’s fairytale rise gets firmly stopped by the UK powerhouse. Tchac’s unconventional style got them a few points and some incredible layout blocks, but Clapham seemed solid and confidently put away the game. Clapham’s Justin Foord connected with Ashley Yeo for the winning point.

Bad Skid 11 – 14 CUSB La Fotta:

The firey Italians, after a heated battle with Switzerland’s Freespeed in the quarter, had the edge on Germany’s Bad Skid and secured their spot in the Final for the second year running.

Clapham vs CUSB La Fotta is a repeat of the EUCF 2015 final, where Clapham won 15-8.

Semis:

Iceni 14 – 15 CUSB Shout:

Last year these two teams met in the group stages, and Iceni won 12-11. This time, the Italian side CUSB Shout got their revenge and denied the reigning champions a place in the Final, in another exciting universe point match.

Troubles 10 – 15 Flying Angels Bern:

Switzerland’s FAB bring the Polish “Troubles” team’s good run to an end with a 5 point cushion.

Semis:

FC Airborn 15 – 14 Hässliche Erdferkel:

Netherlands’ FC Airborn (“Grut”), with players ranging from 14 – 25 years old and an average age of 19 (the 54-year old coach is one of their fathers) have a very exciting style where they are not afraid to huck to double cuts and find unexpected spaces with their throws, and it paid off for them as they took this thrilling semi final in sudden death against the German Hässliche Erdferkel team.

Reading Ultimate 15 – 10 SeE6:

UK’s top mixed team Reading with a fairly comfortable win over the Swedish SeE6 side.

Playoff bracket graphics with scores: Open, Women’s, Mixed

Scores, Groups, Results & Standings website

Clapham v Otso – last two points (universe point)