“Albion Regional Challenge 02/10 - round 2
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The second round of the Albion Regional Challenge offered what might be one of the most dramatic matches in it's history.

The two teams looked evenly balanced from the start, with Wrath having some specialist skellies while the Goua'uld had tougher mummies and two dirty players. The odds changed right from the start though, when Wrath suffered Morley's which hit two of the mummies, Anakha the Eternal and Sekhet Imune. The agile Agymah also niggled out.

The tough start for the Wrath's got worse when virtually the entire first half was one long torment of missed chances and rough casualties. What looked like a good situation to crowd surf two of the opponents best players turned out to be a big distraction (due to freak dice rolls, succesful -2d blocks, double skulls etc) that allowed the Goa'uld to advance down the other flank. By the time they walked in their TD at the end of the half the match allready looked decided.

For the second half the Wrath players pulled themselves together. Fortunate KO rolls, no Morley's and one of the opponents mummies staying KO'd gave them the chance for revenge, and they took it right from the start. The Wrath players came out swinging with Nesemu scoring a fatality on the able thro-ra Rya'c and another getting cleared from the pitch.

The Goa'uld wasn't just going to take punishment though and targeted Anakha, who was allready weakened from his virus. He was badly injured early on in the half. The Wrath players had the edge though and fouled out a mummy and RIP'ed the opponents kicker while moving down the pitch. Cas after cas rolled in, but it looked to be in vain. Except for the fatalities Flashback's boys had a scary high regeneration rate and the match was going to OT after Onuris scoring late.

Yet again the Wrath had fortunate KO and Morley rolls, giving them 10 players vs the opponents 9. They started with the ball though, a crucial advantage when two khemri teams meet. Or so it would seem. But the Wrath were on fire by now, blitzing right from the start and bypassing the opponents defenses, tying up their players in their back field. Here the added +MA and +AG really paid off. The Goa'uld did their best to get the ball forward, but a sneaky move allowed Nesemu to blitz down the ball carrier while the agile Onuris swooped in for a snatch n run maneuver. An opponent skillfully dodged away from his cover and caught up with him, but he was soon blitzed down by the fast moving Elahbi, and Onuris could run in his 2nd TD and end the match.

A fantastic recovery for Wrath of Amu Nesehu and a dramatic turn of luck in a match that should have pleased the crowd. (Apart from the haters who boo'd my every move, hehe)

Thanks for the match, Flashback! I asked myself why I ever play this game in the first half, but it's when matches turn around like this that keeps drawing me back like a frustrated moth to the flame :)
See you around!”