In a battle of the undefeateds in the BNL league, the Amsterdam Crusaders (4-0) will travel to Brussels, Belgium to face the Brussels Black Angels (3-0) at Stade des trois tilleuls on Saturday, April 22.
Amsterdam opened the season with a 30-12 win over the Kasteel Nitro’s and then followed that up with a 44-0 blanking of the Ghent Gators before beating the Limburg Shotguns 47-10. Last week, they beat the Nitro’s again, this time by a score of 38-0. Brussels downed the Shotguns 28-21 in their last outing after blanking the Gators 48-0 and Nitro’s 38-0.
Brussels running back Jimmy Onema is a key but the excellent receiving corps of Terrence Stillwell, Jonathan Leroy, Killian Philips and Laurent Bogaerts can cause problems.
Amsterdam relies on quarterbacks Jasper Nijland and Jordi Anrochte while running backs Berto Stuit and Mani Blijd anchor the backfield. Wideouts Sem Haan and Melvin Maasdamme have been key targets while the defense features defensive back Soufyan Dardour along with linebackers Amir Zahoor and Travis Fraser.