The German Senior national team was crowned the new European Champions defeating France 26-10 in front of 8,523 spectators on Saturday, July 31 at the Commerzbank-Arena in Frankfurt, Germany.

From the first snap of the game, Germany tried to dominate the match and avoided mistakes that were made in their first two games against Austria and Finland.  Germany succeeded dominating France with their passing game as well as their running game.

Tournament MVP quarterback Dennis Zimmermann threw for 331 yard and three touchdowns. He connected with wide receiver Christian Bollmann for two scores. Running back Danny Washington had a 100 yard rushing game but without a touchdown.

For Team France, wide receiver Marco Soumah received the MVP honors. It was his last and final game as a football player as he will now concentrate on his role as president of the French federation - FFFA.

The first points of the game came when German defensive tackle Dennis Roderig sacked French quarterback Max Sprauel in his endzone for a safety.  On their next offensive possession, Germany had a chance to increase the lead, but 19-year-old kicker Jan Hilgenfeldt missed from 27 yards out.

A big play midway into the second quarter gave Germany their first touchodown of the game. Quarterback Zimmermann connected with wide receiver Christian Bollmann for a 75-yard touchdown pass and with an extra point Germany went ahead 9-0.   Germany increase the lead further with a 24-yard field goal later in the second quarter.

Not giving up, France got some offensive rhythm as quarterback Sprael found wide receiver Soumah and Jeremy Rabot to get the ball moving. Right before halftime, kicker Bruno Nekili was able to put point on the board with a 49-yard field goal cutting the deficit to 12-3 ending the first half.

With France not relenting, Germany's defense came up with some big plays in the second half. Defensive back Lenny Green intercepted a pass which could have led to a French touchdown. On the following possession wide receiver Bollmann scored his second touchdown of the game with a 11-yard touchdown catch giving Germany a 16 point lead.

The lead was increased on the next drive as three deep passes from Zimmermann led to a 40-yard touchdown catch by wide receiver Niklas Römer giving Germany a convincing 26-3 lead.

Proving that France refused to give up, their defense forced running back Jerome Morris to fumble the ball on Germany's 14-yard line. Defensive back Arnaud Vidaller picked up the ball and ran for 13-yards for the long French touchdown of the game.

Germany celebrated their second European Championship with a 26-10 victory over France. For France, this is their first medal ever won at the European Championships.

As the top two teams at the European Championships, both countries qualified for the 2011 IFAF Senior World Championship that will be held next summer in Austria.