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Old 03-27-2003, 09:29 AM   #27
The Afoci
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Moorhead
Maniacal Mishaps...

510 spectators had come to Maniacal Misfitz Arena this cloudy day. Maniacal started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Valdés - Ceballos, Ferreira da Silv, Dent, Fontaine - Eddy, Simon, Magennis, Blanco, Troutt - Ortega.

Fighting tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Bossio - Gorostarzu, Gyimesi, Simic - Westerhall, Danielsson, Kline, Woodson, Rossi - Rannem , Darden.

6 minutes into the game José Javier Gorostarzu was a hair´s breadth away from giving Fighting the lead. A prompt block by Jorge Valdés saved the home team that time.José Javier Gorostarzu was then forced to play the rest of the game with a Crawfish attached to his sack. It limited his effectiveness. Maniacal seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion after seeing that carnage. Stuart Troutt was dominating his wing and kept sending fine balls into the enemy box - Charles Eddy managed to kick one of them into 1 - 0 in the 34:th minute. Fighting could level the score in the 36:th minute at 1 - 1, as Dan Woodson struck home after a fine midfield combination, leaving him completely unmarked. Maniacal appeared unsure on how to play as many were mysteriously suffering from STD's. Fighting took the lead in the games 42nd minute with 1 - 2 after some elegant plays down the middle. Ivar "why couldn't my name be Ivan" Rannem was the scorer. The teams went for a half-time break at 1 - 2. Maniacal, bringing the final ball possession rate to 53 percent, dominated the battle.

During the break Maniacal´s coach went through the teams new tactics yet again. Seth Ortega pulled a real crowd pleaser as he, in the 51st minute, wove through the guests whole central defense line and put the 2 - 2 equaliser away. 60 minutes into the game Christian Rossi had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came Abel Barreto. Stuart Troutt of Maniacal received a yellow card in the 63rd minute for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Maniacal held the ball, with a clear 76 percent possession rate.

The most dominating Maniacal player was without a doubt Seth Ortega. Alan Magennis was a disappointment, however. The most dominating Fighting player was without a doubt Manuel "the" Bossio. Abel Barreto on the other hand, had a terrible day and was forced to wear shoes made for his right foot on his left and ones for his left on his right during windsprints the next day. He now has many blisters. The match ends 2 - 2.

Midfield: wretched
Right Side Defence: passable
Central Defence: passable
Left Side Defence: inadequate
Right Side Attack: inadequate
Central Attack: passable
Left Side Attack: inadequate


After last weeks 5-1 victory over this squad, this was a very disappointing tie. The Fighting Crawfish are only hours away from major announcements. The jet ride home was full rumors as The Afoci was heard screaming at Felix "Coach" Gruber. Mikey "Number Two" Denney didn't make the trip to Maniacal Misfitz Arena and many think he was left behind to work on Project Crawfish with Laser Blasters instead of Claws. What awaits our heroes when the land back in Fargo, North Dakota???

Last edited by The Afoci : 03-27-2003 at 02:52 PM.
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