“XFL X Master semi-final

With the other semi-final consisting of Mateuszzzzzz' beefed-up Orcs versus the Dwarves of Cloggy, I was quite content facing Pro Elves. With a Khemri team built for destruction (and I will admit, purely for XFL only these days), it was the best match-up for the play style this team comes with.

Being the receiving team, I was able to snatch up the ball deep infield and move forward. With a Wizard making an appearance on the Pro Elf side, I was a bit wairy of not trying to build too much around a cage. Moving my Thro-Ra down one side of the pitch, I was able to get around most of the opposing team, but a fireball knocked him down, after which his Haniar snatched up the ball to move towards my endzone.
Manp chose to stall his touchdown out, but a failed dodge left Haniar open for a blitz. One hit later, Haniar was off the pitch, but the ball scattered into a position where I wasn't able to consolidate. So, still a 1-0 lead for the Pro Elves, but a massive dent was inflicted nonetheless.

After that touchdown, the Khemri made their slow crawl to the opposing endzone, knocking down any Elf that was unfortunate enough to be in a tackle zone. That resulted in plenty of knock-outs or a few casualties, but he kept his team mobile enough to pose a threat to any player I could get into scoring position. A failed GFI meant my player in scoring position was hit and not able to score. This left me with a throw to a Tomb Guardian, which failed.


A pass by the Pro Elves brought them into an immediate scoring position, but at the cost of Orla (his strength five blitzer) failing a dodge and niggling himself. After that, my Tomb Guardian knocked down his catcher, with the ball going off the pitch and being thrown in again. Again an attempt to pass to my Tomb Guardian, which again failed.

With the second half, a numerical advantage and plenty of chances to hit Elves off the pitch meant I could get the ball on Manp's receiving drive. After scoring 1-2, I had four turns to get to a draw and push the match into overtime, especially as the kick-off result was a blitz.
I was able to put enough pressure that Manp's thrower moved back, but with two turns left, he ran and passed the ball far into my side of the field, far out of reach of my players... At turn 16, I was able to score by making a pick-up (4+), GFI (2+) for a short pass (5+), catch (4+) and two GFIs (2+) to score, failing on the pick-up.

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Manp;
Congratulations on the well-deserved victory. You played like Elves play, and brought the victory home. Even at the frightening rate at which some of your players went down, you were a friendly player who took the beating like a champ. Hands-down, amazing match to play. Whenever you wish to get a rematch, I will make time for it... or if you wish to return the favour on my Pro Elf team, they're available. :p”