“First match of the lustrian Qualifiers.

Wizard for opponent, nothing for me. Blitz-ra niggles out again, now he is getting fired for sure.

Kickoff:

I recieve, line up wide to protect me from short kick and blitz. Opponent kicks...short kick and blitz. Kick is so short it lands just outside the los and the freaky nos, safe throw, dump off catcher secures it. Easy 2d on the ball for me though but dump off is good and i can't stop the elves scoring. Worst possible start on the tourney barring a dead mummy or two.

0-1

Again, i recieve, get a much better kick, secure the ball and start moving it upfield. Then snakeeyes puts my ballcarrier down but opponent is unable to secure the ball, i grab it a form a nice, tight cage and even leave a few loose players around it to defend against the wiz. Kaboom, cage is broken completely down, all players lying down. None injured but ball is free, opponent grabs it and scores easily.

0-2

Nothing much happens, a foul and a blitz. End of half.

2. half

Opponent recieves. I line up aggressively, still got a thin chance of actually participating in the game with a lucky kick and maybe a ballhandling miss from opponent. Kick is short and kickoff is PD. I adjust my setup - risking the opponent 1dblitz needing a pow...and he gets it. Then elf after elf prances through my line in a cascade of 3+ dodges, leaps and whatnot. Guess who has the ball? Aye, freaky dump off, nos, catch, safe throw elf. Easy 2d on him and 3 tz's on the reciever to ensure some risky dodges to get away, tacklers on him as well. But 3+ 2+ is too easy for an elf and he scores to 3-0, effectively ending the game.

0-3

Opponent runs away to hide in a corner. I score.

1-3

Opponent runs away to hide in a corner with the ball.

End of game.

-o0o-

The game was never going to be easy, Calling not in the best of shapes and opponent team having a wiz and all but this was just a whoopin behind the shed, pants down and everything.

Key plays and learning points:

Blitz! on first kickoff - opponent founding his victory here. I should have totally dominated the los even though it ment leaving m backfield free. Lesson learned.

Snakeeye on ballhandler - Stupid me. i should have learned by now. The cage should just have been set up one square further back. That should have cost me the game right there.

Wizard - Hmm. Obviously a key play but i fail to see how to defende better against that. Maybe the replay will give a hint or two.

Perfect Defense - Well...not sure about this. I think that risking the 1d takedown (5+ rerollable) was the right play to put pressure on the ball. Had i not done it opponent could easily have hidden in his backfield, drawing me thin on players. On the other hand, it didn't work so..heh as i said not sure.

Opponent played a good game , played his chances and - in the end - didn't even get sweaty i suspect :).

Thanks for the game Joshshott, good luck further on.”