Vienna set the perfect backdrop and playing conditions for the 2007 Central European Australian football League (CEAFL) Championships.
Finland turned up to defend their crown, with teams from Austria, Croatia and Czech Republic all ready to battle it out for CEAFL bragging rights.
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Central European AFL Championship 2007 ladder
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Team
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P
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W
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L
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F
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A
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%
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Finland
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3
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2
|
1
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370
|
286
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109,3
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|
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Austria
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
309
|
295
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104,7
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|
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Croatia
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
290
|
300
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96,6
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|
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Czech Republic
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
245
|
333
|
91,2
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Game
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|
G
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B
|
H
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Total
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|
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G
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B
|
H
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Total
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FINAL
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Austria
|
5
|
4
|
50
|
84
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Vs
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Finland
|
11
|
9
|
32
|
107
|
|
1
|
Finland
|
11
|
8
|
32
|
106
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Vs
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Austria
|
11
|
6
|
50
|
122
|
|
2
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Croatia
|
6
|
4
|
40
|
80
|
Vs
|
Finland
|
15
|
13
|
32
|
135
|
|
3
|
Czech.R
|
12
|
6
|
12
|
90
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Vs
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Austria
|
7
|
1
|
50
|
93
|
|
4
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Croatia
|
11
|
5
|
40
|
111
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Vs
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Czech.R
|
9
|
5
|
12
|
71
|
|
5
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Czech.R
|
11
|
6
|
12
|
84
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Vs
|
Finland
|
15
|
6
|
32
|
129
|
|
6
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Austria
|
5
|
14
|
50
|
94
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Vs
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Croatia
|
9
|
5
|
40
|
99
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Grand Final: Austria vs Finland
With 3 teams locked on 2 wins each, only percentage separated Finland, Croatia and Austria for a spot in the Grand Final. In the end only 2 could go through. With Finland the clear cut highest scoring team in the competition safely securing their place. Austria got second at the end of the day and got the second spot in the grand final.
With all players feeling the fatigue from a full days play in the hot sun, the two teams were almost neck a neck going into the half time break. The second half saw Finland find that little bit extra to dig deep and use a highly skilled brand of footy out of the middle, overpowering Austria in the end to go back and take home the CEAFL Cup.