The Disapperators (Ethereal) Vs. Martek Magicians (Araby)

Wini and the rest of the spirits were not looking forward to this match after the carnage of the last one. Giving up enough inducements for an addition Apo and Babe, the Magicians won the toss and elected to kick. The spirits were able to collect the ball and Matilda completed another pass (with a reroll, ofc), and they moved up towards the top of the pitch near midfield. The magicians responded, and the spirits pushed towards the bottom of the pitch in response. setting up a screen, a snake eyed GFI gave the Magicians an opening. Their dervish blitzed Wini, but even through frenzy was unable to knock her down! (dodge actually worked, whoda thunk it). She was preparing to leap away when the Magician's Pit Trap dirty trick card knocked her to the astrogranite, and the ball bounced right to the Magician's player, who caught it.

Wini stood up and hypnotized the dervish who'd blocked her, but my plan was foiled when i wasn't able to use my Chop Block card on Wini to stun the ballcarrier because she stood up that turn. One of the journeyman Spirit hosts laid a hammerblow on an Araby lineman, getting a CAS, and a Dead! Not using one of their two APOs on the lineman, a new spirit host joined the ranks of the Disapperators! Wini promptley got surfed and Killed, but she regend (first regen i've had in last 8 CAS). A series of failed 2+ rolls provided the Magicians an easy path to the endzone at the end of the first half.

The Magicians were able to keep the ball deep, and didn't try to push for another score, content to keep me screened away from the ball. an APO was used on a KOd Eunuch to stay on the pitch, and a desperation -2d block in turn 16 was all i could pull off on teh ballcarrier (pow/pow push vs. dodge) the entire half. Final score 1-0 Magicians.

Season is for all intensive purposes over for me, but Was able to buy the journeyman who got a CAS, and with Haani now in the fold, the team is back to 11 players (MNG wraith coming back helps). Hopefully after the next game i'll be able to get a bench, but i've got a feeling the savage orcs i face next will have less trouble with FA than the Magicians did (FA prevented more than a few blocks) and i'll be looking at another multiple CAS against game. Matilda got the MVP, and +1 AG. with a bit of luck next week i'll be able to get her or my +AG wraith leveled up again, and i can start getting these guys better prepared for next season.