“FUMBBL Cup VI Round 1

This game should have been more comfortable for the elves. Going into the game with a ts 76 greater. I went into the game with 14 elves compared to 12 necros. I took a wizard just in case and definitely needed him.
Handicaps were virus and doom and gloom - a shocker for a team with 3 nigglers from some unfortunate and ill advised prep games and 5 rerolls - further to this necro passed their 5 niggling rolls to give them the number advantage. I kicked,
the zikin $ bloody's team ko'd an guard elf (leaving me with 3 guards on a team that are used to 6 [damn nigglings]) but a foul only stunned. I achieved little on my first turn other than a werewolf on his back a bit of jostling for position, and failed a dodge away from the los. Necro's second turn saw the ball passed up to the los, but a failed zombie gfi left them open. An elf 2d ball carrier blitz only came up with skull/pow on a wight, but the other newbie werewolf still down was fouled to niggle in a stroke of luck by a fivesome of angry elf. Some necro blocks put the werewolf ballcarrier out of the danger it'd been in a turn before, but no ball movement. Next turn the necro failed an ag3 zombie dodge but the elves were unable to capitalise, failing a dodge of their own. Next turn 5 some ball movement upfield a bh'd dp elf and a cage of sorts from the undead but the elves organised themselves to deny much forward progress. Some forward progress next turn but then a fireball was unleashed knocking 2 corners of the cage out and a ko to the wight ball carrier. The elves swept the ball upfield leaving a zombie needing to dodge for a 2d against block.... A ko and another si dp elf were some consolation for the necros and the zombie dodged free to try and cover but was swiftly downed by two witches. The elves scored in the 8th turn. They entered the 2nd half with only 8 players though up against a full necro outfit (minus a niggled werewolf, replaced with an eager but less pumped zombie).
First turn the elves consolidate possesion backfield but little progress attempted upfield. Running the clock a little seemed sensible. Necros ko'd a blitzer. So elves down to 7..... However the elves blocked themselves out of tz's and again didn't penetrate the right side of the pitch. The necros put themselves back into elf contact applying slow pressure.... However with no back field cover and a wight on the other side of the field as the only player with slight pace to cover back the elves blitzed free a guard elf and dodged clear to hug the sideline leaving only a wight with a chance to get a tackle zone on the elf. Too far for a blitz. A +st dodge guard block elf (poor bastard - never meant to be) was niggled next turn on a foul. The elves stalled but stupidly left an ag4 wight a chance to dodge into 1 tz, then clear for a 2 gfi 1dblitz which knocked over the elf and caught the ball. He was isolated however and the ag5 witch achieved 4 2+ dodges to crowd the wight with 2 dice. With horror to the elves the ball was thrown back into a melee of necro hands, and sat in two tackle zones. Another ag5 leap blitzer was on hand to jump onto the ball 3+ pickup and dodges away for a lucky elf score. 4 turns left and it was 2-0. Necro sauntered in with a nice move for a 2 turn score against the 7 remaining elves. 2 turns left 2-1. The elves caged up on the sideline - flanks were left undefended and necro swarmed with a flesh golem dodging right into 2 tz's in impressive fashion. Worth a shot with sf. The wight took away a corner of the sideline 1/2 cage and the elves were just able to dodge away to take the score to 3-1.
Probably not quite a fair result. The elves were outnumbered and managed to score 2 touchdowns whilst on what felt like the retreat. Necro had two posessions scored in one efficiently and were thwarted from what looked like a 2d with a fireball that punched its weight. Closer game than the score line reflects and probably made to be tougher work by the elves diminishing number... Thanks Vicius.”