“The second game in the A.N.A.R.C.H.I.S.T. Cup was another challenge - this time received from the "Friends". "Sss'aven sssdink" was Washs and gossz only comment when the challenge was received. This was the game that was supposed to prove whether the Shampoo Slurperssz are able to sustain a full length cup game without their former self-proclaimed Star Organicsssz.

The Skaven team won the toss and imediately started to invade the Shampoo Slurperssz side of the field. Their ball carrier was stopped easily though and the ball changed position a bit until about halfway through the first half. The Skaven Gutter Runner Val finally managed to dodge away with the ball and score the first TD of the game.

Still half of the first half to go and the Slurperssz receiving - using a simple yet effective tactic ... hold the ball back and while Ssskin szo Soft and the Sauri attempt to block a path through the Skaven front. Sadly the skinks got to impatient and followed up the Sauri too early which resulted in loosing the ball to a gutter runner. Said Gutter Runner was easily surrounded by Sauri though, and one of them, running in from some distance, signaled that he would blitz it. Sadly that Sauri forgot what its original purpose had been though, and only ran up to the gutter runner carrying the ball, ending up standing next to it, wondering what at all it wanted to do.

And then the dark shadow of fate that hangs over the Shampoo Slurperssz since their first match stroke again. Massstey the 2nd, eager to correct the mistake of the Sauri dodged out of a tackle zone and ran towards the gutter runner to blitz him. Not satisfied with just pushing it back, and overestimating his own abilities Massstey II decided to discard it's first blocking attempt, trying a different technique now. Sadly the Gutter Runner was prepared for this now, and instead of being knocked over, and loosing the ball was able to mortally wound Massstey while the Sauri where busy looking professional. Luckily the apothecary stepped in and was able to minimize the damage done to a level that left Massstey prone, yet ready to continue the game. The escape attempt of the Gutter Runner failed and Sssoap Bubblessz the 3rd managed to score for a tie at the end of the first half.

The second half started with the Slurpersssz receiving again. Trying a similar set up as in the first half - hold back the ball, just outside the reach of any of the Skaven players and break through the opposition. Interestingly the Skaven Rat Ogre by that time didn't dare to appear on the playing field at all, anymore! A blocking war started with neither side was able to clearly win. Until, most of the second half being over, some Skaven Lineman, Nico Jr., set up an evil trap for Ausssie. Ausssie, getting carried away, blindly went into a frenzy against Nico, only just managed a pushback on his first step. The team, myself, and even the fans seeing what Nico Jr. was up to tried to get Aussie to reconsider, but he was to caught up in the attempt to bring down Nico to hear the shouts begging him to reconsider. Nico Jr. skillfully dodged out of the way, making Ausssie trip over in the process - in horror the audience had to watch Ausssie falling unlucky breaking his neck and dieing almost instantly.

In the following confusion the Skaven Player Dom, Jr., using up all his energy reserves, managed to reach the inexperienced Organicss II, that had been withholding the ball from the Skaven team for a long time now, and knock him over. A second Lineman moved in close, and in the following turn Dom, Jr dodged away into the Shampoo Slurperssz Endzone for what turned out to be the winning Touchdown.

The second half now almost being over the Shampoo Slurperssz started an all out assault, badly hurting a Skaven player in the process, that was healed by the overly caring Skaven apothecary. Only moments after that Paul Jr. received a deadly blow, avenging the death of Ausssie.

In a press conference after the game the Shampoo Slurpersssz Manager commented on the now problematic situation of the team: "Ausssie's death only two games after the tragic demise of Organicsssz makes, to be honest, for a problematic outlook for the future of the team. Not only are the players in psychological peril, but our financial situation does not allow us to hire a replacement for Ausssie after having to get Organicsssz II two games ago. As you are all aware our sponsor decided to leave us some time ago, and thus the money gained from the last games mostly was used up to pay the expenses, only leaving a profit of a meager 20.000 during four games. I have to admit that the future of the team is rather uncertain for now, but we are of course on the lookout for a new sponsor to help us."


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