Bloods Not Out of It (Yet)

The Waldenhof Bloods managed to regain some form this week allowing them to defeat the Toxic Turncoats 2-0 in a hard fought game.

The Nurglites hired a Wizard for the match and immediately put him to good use, zapping Aufhocker Vasher, who had just scooped up the ball from the opening Kick-Off, with a Bolt of Lightning – knocking him and the ball to the ground. The Bloods, however, quickly recovered the ball and tried to get things moving up the right flank. But a combination of Blood Lust and ferocious Blocking from the Turncoats resulted in two Vampires and several Thralls leaving the field of play. The Bloods forward momentum was completely stopped when Lugat Nachtzehrer was trapped against the sidelines and knocked, ball and all, out of the field of play and Badly Hurt. The throw-in returned the ball on the centre of the pitch and the rest of the half saw both teams slug it out around the ball out without either side being able to get it clear and across the goal line.

The second half began with deep kick and a Bloods’ Blitz that immediately placed the Nurglings under intense pressure. Some lacklustre blocking around the ball by the Turncoats allowed the Vampires to grab it and Aufhocker Vasher sprinted towards the End Zone. He almost made it, before he was Pushed back and surrounded by Turncoats' players. The Bloods quickly rushed in support and Vasher Blitzed his way through the defence, Badly Hurting Rotwurst, and Dodged his way clear into the End Zone for a TD.

The restart saw Horrib Able use several of his multiple arms to cleanly gather up the ball and head down field. But the Turncoats forward momentum was stalled as Bloods defenders moved in and imposed a tight cordon around ball. The latter stages of the game got extremely physical, with the Turncoats inflicting a couple of Serious Injuries on the Bloods and receiving several Knock Out hits from the Vampires in return. When an attempt to break the dead lock using another Lightning Bolt failed, Horrib Able was forced to trust to his luck and dash into the open down the left flank. But there was little luck for the Turncoats in this game and Horrib Able was knocked down and the ball was sent over the sidelines. The crowd threw it back into the Turncoats' half of the pitch and, with only seconds remaining in the game, Ubour Dachnavar snatched up the ball and threw a Short Pass to Pavel waiting in the End Zone for an unlikely late-game TD.

Thanks to Gav for the game. He didn’t enjoy much luck at all throughout the match. His Beast seemed almost perpetually Stupid - but it still won the MVP (who decides these things) and now reportedly has Block (nice). The win sees the Waldenhof Bloods still lurking just outside the Top 8. Not completely out of contention, but with their last two games against two of the League’s top teams – the Phoenix Flyers and the Wasteland Runners - making the finals will be a very tall order indeed.

Dave
(aka Axebreaker)