“Second Match - Furies vs. Twister of flowers, home. (1-2, L)

The Furies took to the pitch to the roar of the home crowd. What was to follow would be a brave, albeit unlucky, match against the Wood Elf side Twister of flowers coached by cultofspeed. Electing to receive, the Furies set up with a long offensive line, but a failed block by lineman Modril allowed the Twisters to take the initiative. The Twisters ripped the lid off of it, knocking out lineman Saeril and putting lineman Laziel in the Badly Hurt box. The Furies countered as best they could, scrambling to get receivers in range of the endzone while they contested possession of the ball which changed hands a number of times. Uziel was stretchered off to join Laziel, while Captain Aramil lost his cool ran a solo blitz, getting knocked over in the process and allowing the Twisters more time to reorganize. A brave connection between lineman Aeril gunning a long pass to lineman Vaygil, who caught the ball under pressure and dodged away for the score left it 1-0 Furies with little time remaining in the first half. The Twisters received the kick and made a strong offensive thrust into the Furies' half of the field. The Furies failed to mount any substantial counterattack, with lineman Endril failing a block. In the dwindling minutes of the first half, lineman Aeril knocked out lineman Cactus of the Twisters, though he would return in the second half along with Saeril of the Furies. Twisters catcher Filodendron scored a TD just as the whistle blew, so the teams enterred the second half tied at 1-1.
The Twisters were a bit more cautious with their offense this time around, allowing for Furies Captain Aramil to knockout lineman Rose. A spectacular hit from Furies lineman Vaygil sent Twisters lineman Pine flying. When Pine landed ( on his head) his neck broke, and his limp form was carted off to the Serious Injury box. The Twisters launched an attack with a vengeance, sending a third Furies lineman, Modril, to the Badly Hurt box. The Furies had a chance to stop the inevitable Twisters touchdown when blitzer Violet, carrying the ball and flirting with the sideline, was blitzed with support by the Captain Aramil. However, the Captain failed in his duties once more, and the Twisters would go on to score, Violet's pass sailing into the ready hands of catcher Filodendron for his second touchdown of the match. Determined to draw the match, if not win, the Furies launched an all-out offensive, getting penetrating receivers deep into the Twisters half, and knocking out lineman Mint with a block from lineman Aeril. The Captain threw a perfect pass to wide-open lineman Xaeril, but Xaeril simply failed to catch the ball, in what would have otherwise been a certain touchdown play. A failed pickup attempt by Violet left the Furies with another chance, which was further supported by Twisters lineman Oaken being knocked out by Furies lineman Endril. The Captain broke free from the pack and charged towards the endzone, where lineman Vaygil was wide open. Again, an accurate pass was dropped, and the Twisters scrambled. Filodendron snatched up the ball and threw a pass to lineman Rosebud, who was heavily guarded. Rosebud failed under pressure and dropped the ball, leaving the Furies one last chance. Lineman Zaeril failed his block, however, and the final whistle sounded.

(Cheers to cultofspeed for a great match. Ultimately bad luck kept it from being a tie - I failed two +2 catches, a blitz crowdpush attempt at his ball-carrying WD, and a pivotal t16 block that could have allowed for another attempt at a TD, not to take anything away from my oppo, of course. Good game.)”