Match Day 3

[J-Reedy]

Death doth stalketh 'em. Those were the words muttered by many a spectator after leaving the latest match of the MPDG tride of Amazons. This time the pixies went against team known for a mix of chivalry and cunning, the Bretonnian collection of knights and knaves, Le Petit Morte. The Bretonnians started on the offence but had trouble getting going when the Knight who was receiving the kick-off ball first fumbled from the air to the ground and then failed to pick up the ball after his team had pushed the Amazons around. This gave the manical pixies a chance to swarm the Bretonnians and the ball. The chivalrious knights, being gentlemen and all, were very perplexed by this strategy, not being used to such a forward approach from the ladies present in the Bretonnian court. But it seemed that they would come away from the aggressive approach as they KO'd the Amazonian linewoman Penny Lane and secured the ball. But then these Amazonian pixies show why they are called manical. Numerous blocks and blitzes followed in quick succession and the Bretonnian cage, being surrounded by "Amazons with blood in their eyes", as some orange looking fellow from the stands yelled, was quickly thinning and couldn't make any progress. At the midpoint of the half the cage had however moved close enough for a touchdown try, but as it has been proven in previous MPDG matches, there are not many male opponents willing to dodge away from these Amazonian sweethearts. Ball went down and was quickly picked up by Marla Singer who proceded to run the ball into the goal on the final turn.

Second half opened with 7 Bretonnians going against full Amazon team as half of the KO'd Bretonnians were not recovered in time for the kick-off. With the MPDGs receiving the crowd got wild, really wild and decided to storm the field. And it was no surprise that most of the crowd tried to get their hands on the Amazonian players, after the officials got the game back into their control, there were 8 Amazons standing against 6 Bretonnians. Ball had been kicked into the endzone and thus MPDG blitzer couldn't get to the ball right away. The Bretonnians however had their chance, with the other flank of the MPDG busted open by the pitch invasion as all but one Blitzer and a Blocker stormed deep into the Amazonian territory. MPDG Blitzer managed to gather up the ball and advance while her teammates covered the opposing players. But the Bretonnians must've chastized themselves during the halftime as two Bretonnians managed to slip away from their cover and blitz the ball. Ball went down and after that it was a scramble. Short one at that, as the Amazons tried to take down the Blocker closest to the ball but Bretonnian wrestling skill proved superior and the Blocker managed to even get up secure the ball next to him on the endzone. It was 1-1. But if we close this drive there, we are forgetting the mutters of the spectator. For in all the excitement, Death had stalked onto the field again. Maybe it was the earlier knock-out that drew Death's attention to Penny Lane or maybe Death prefers blondes, nobody knows. But everyone saw how the said linewoman collapsed down lifeless during the drive. Third match for the MPDG, third death of an Amazon. Death truly doth stalketh 'em.

Third kickoff the game saw 9 Bretonnians going against 10 Amazons. This time the crowd, probably stunned by the visit of the Reaper, showed mercy on the Amazons and decided to make their job easier by taking down a Bretonnian with a well aimed and forcefully thrown rock. MPDG used their chance, forming a loose cage and then quickly dashing out to their left flank when Bretonnians tried to crowd them. With numbers in their favor the pixies had an relatively easy job of protecting the ball with a wall of flowing hair and manical laughter. The Bretonnians did make a good effort to try to stop the ball, but the Bretonnian feet once again proved incapable of carrying them away from their mischievous opponents. 2-1 was the game soon but the Bretonnians still had enough time for an equalising score. However, the fourth kickoff landed next to midline on the opposite side of the field where most of the Bretonnians had decided to start. They still went for it, sending two receiving threats to a scoring distance and a Blitzer to pickup the ball. But a fumbled pickup, crowding of the receivers and the ball and failed dodge later the game was settled. Won by those who Death stalketh.

Yup. Got the armor and injury luck here as the stats clearly show and got it early which must've made this a tough one for Saitani. But as always, Saitani played really well and got the equalizer by expertly taking advantage of the Pitch Invasion at the start of the 2nd. Thanks again for the game Saitani, worse injury luck for your opponents in the future!

[hakos]

I planned to write a normal matchreport but I do not know how to top that report from Gnaarkill. Brilliant piece.

So I will only say that this match was won by Obelix and Idefix. Obelix managed to remove one mummy from the game and Idefix did the only goal of the game.

EDIT: Nice report from J-Reedy, as usual. You spoil us.

/hakos

[Lars]

Match played between noob elfs and music in the bone. Match ended 1-0 with the bone ones scoring in round 16. Elfs must have put some lube on their gloves instead of the recommended glue, every attempt to pickup the ball ended up with a failure. The ballhandling mess and failure in dodging allowed for the dead guys to win.



Thanks for the match napoleon and good luck in the future

//Lars

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Match day forwarded!