Hey PAF
Last night Balham saw an epic EPIC game of PAF vs Clissold Critters (last year’s division 3 winners.)
PAF was limited to an iron man team of:
Harry
Wendy
Smiler
Strider
JoyAnne
Pope
Nick
And no prospect of any subs turning up…
Not necessarily a bad thing – we always seem to play really well as a team when we have limited (no) subs.
We started the game really strong and took an early lead, which we then capitalised on by using our patented Brownie zone against them.
Really stepped things up from then on to take the half 8 – 3.
Then things got hairy.
Critters came out hard from the half, and despite still playing as well as had in the first half, they were just playing better, and our mistakes just built up, giving them point after point.
We managed to sneak a couple of points in, but they brought the game back 9-8, 10-9, 11-10, 11-11. Eeep.
Now level pegging, with everything to play for, running low on legs, and low on water, we stepped it up a notch and kept the Critters at bay enough to trade points, with PAF taking the lead only for the Critters to bring it back level again and again. 12-11, 12-12, 13-12, 13-13, 14-13.
At last the chance to close out the game was upon us… we only had to get the D and score the upwind point to win.
Unfortunately with the light failing, we just couldn’t make the passes, and I put the disc just too far ahead of Harry for him to get a good hold on it, leading to a turn, and Critters bringing the score to 14-14.
We were into the realm beyond the soft-cap… and needed to win by two, or take it to the hard-cap at 17…
We took the next point, only for Critters to return it, levelling the scores at 15-15.
Danger Will Robinson! Danger!
They pulled to us, we made a couple of passes, Smiler put the disc up the line to me, my man a step behind, Harry open in the endzone, and a flat disc giving Wendy a haircut, straight to him, meant that we were up 16-15.
To finish the game in style, without the need for a sudden death point, we needed to make the next point the last of the game…
We pulled to them, they hucked wildly, the disc fell over, and we had possession. All that was left to do was keep the disc all the way into the endzone. Many passes later, and much running later, we found ourselves stood on the edge of the endzone. Wild cutting, and slow clearing meant that there weren’t any options open, as the stall count went up, and up, and up…
Then Harry stepped out from the melee of the stack, heading straight upfield, a big fake, the marker bit hard, allowing a pass out, a sprinkle of footwork, and we’d scored THE WINNING POINT!
17 – 15. The closest game we’ve played all summer. This is how ultimate should be played. This is what PAF is about. Snatching GLORY from the jaws of Summer League.
Awesome. OARsome work PAF. I could not have chosen an MVP from everyone who played. Everyone made greatness possible. Everyone gave it their all. Everyone has sore legs today. With performances like that I am proud to be PAF.
Thanks everyone who played.
Love,
Nick
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