“Friends and Family lose 2-1 to St Hallows Eve in Round 2 of the Reikland Rookie Cup 08/07, brought to you by the OCCS!

Todays OCCS action happens in Round 2 of the Reikland Rookie Cup. The was a sort of Gloom and Doom hovering above the field and it seemd to affect St Hallows
Eve, making the Undead a bit unsure of themselves. Friends and Family kick off to the Undead hordes of St Hallows Eve and the Friends crowd surged up and took
down the ref. Not to be daunted, the undead quickly expressd their strength and MrNomads squad began by knocking many Northmen to the ground and bringing the
ball up the field. After some scramble by the Norse, field position was regaines and with a few key dodges, a blitz managed to knock the ball away, which landed in
the hands of Paula. Unable to recover from the confusion, the St Hallows Eve were unable to wrestle the ball back and Paula managed to make a run for it downfield
with a few buddies to help. A lone ghoul tried to stop them but managed to go down and even take an ineffective boot (or too) along the way. Coach MrNomad
responded with his own foul, Badly Hurting Freebooter Sherry. Paula quickly scored to avoid a fouling war and the score was 1-0 Friends and Family.

The next kickoff, on turn 7 sees St Hallows Eve's fans surge up as well and take down the other ref. No officiating for the rest of the half it appears but the fouls
dont come. Minotaur Jim starts a wight hating rampage, managing to BH (no regen) one and SI with niggle (regen) the other. The half ends with Norse Blitzer Amanda
KOd and she dosent seem to want to wake up.

Second half starts with a wonderful PI dropping several players of both team to the ground. St Hallows Eve kicks off to Friends and Family and they manage to grab
up the ball but have a hard time setting their defenses. The undead move in and quickly knock the ball away and take control of the Norse backfield, grabbing the ball
and sending a few Friends off the field with injuries. St Hallows Eve move down the field and score a TD, tying it up at 1-1. With only 6 players to take the field and
missing their Minotaur Jim and 1 Blitzer Amanda, Friends and Family will have a tough road ahead of them.

The next kickoff is punctuated by a rock thrown by sidelined Minotaur Jim, hitting and stunning a Wight. The 6 Norse make a valient push, knocking a few opponents
down, including a Mummy, but St Hallows Eve comes on strong, pushing for numbers and field advantage by quickly rushing the ball with its ghouls. Ball carrier Deb,
with assistance from Josh, make a run for it down field, takin down one Ghoul. As other Friends attempt to come to help, they are tripped while dodging and go down,
leaving the ball virtually unprotected near the sideline. A blitz by a Mindless zombie takes Deb off the field but the ball bounces away to Josh, now scared, alone and
surrounded by undead hordes. In desperation, Josh tries to throw the ball downfield, but it bounces away to nearby open ground.

Nuffle steps in and causes an internet disconnect for Coach Prophane and problems appeared on reload when Coach MrNomad did not load the saved game.

After a few tries, the game finally came back on and St Hallows Eve wasted no time in scoring their 2nd TD, making it 2-1.

Again fielding only 6 players, the Norse take the field. Knocking down a few zombies and a mummy, they attempt to pick up the ball but fail. The Undead retaliate with
a few blocks but end their turn and the game with a win for St Hallows Eve. Good luck Coach MrNomad in the following rounds of the RRC!
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