WOW! What. A. Game!
After two unfortunate score lines to start
the season, the Conquerors were
determined to prove those scores did not define them as a team. There was a
different atmosphere and attitude surrounding the team, confidence and determination;
it was uplifting to be around.
Unfortunately, whilst Mother Nature was on
my side in the Kent game, I wasn’t so lucky this week, I might have jinxed it
by putting sun cream on pre-game. It was dark and gloomy and grey, which isn’t
ideal for photo taking.
The game started with Hastings’ offence taking the field first, but Bournemouth’s defence held them off despite some good runs from the
Conquerors. After the Conquerors' defence held strong, with an interception
from Jon Cole, the offence were back
on, but a bad injury on a Bournemouth player early in the second quarter meant
an hour delay in the game for an ambulance to arrive. (The Bournemouth player
is now out of hospital and on the mend following a very serious ankle injury.)
After the delay, the game got underway with
the Hastings defence keeping Bournemouth from scoring, giving the Conquerors’
offence the opportunity to move downfield. It wasn’t long before Sam Vernon made his way into the end zone
for six points. The PAT failed but the Conquerors were leading for the first
time.
After a quick half-time, both defences were
playing well once more, forcing the opposition to punt the ball away, not
allowing for many yards. Late in the third quarter, the Bobcats found a hole in
the Conquerors defence and put seven points on the board after a successful
point after, putting them up by one point.
Things got exciting in the fourth quarter
after a touchdown from Conquerors’ Aaron
Woods had Hastings in front again, but Bournemouth weren’t giving up and
after a long pass and run also found themselves in the end zone. Their PAT was
also unsuccessful, meaning the score was 13-12 to Bournemouth.
After a huge pass downfield from Jake Beale to Carl Alsop on third down, the Conquerors had a great field position
and went for a field goal for the win with mere seconds to go. With the clock
on zero, the ball was kicked and went just wide of the posts, leaving the score
13-12.
Video of our amazing Hail Mary pass here:
So that was our exciting game! The players
can go into this week’s home game v Portsmouth
Dreadnoughts with the heads held high, knowing they left it all on the
field, giving it their best shot and I cannot wait to see what they will do to
impress us this Sunday!
Photos can be
found here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/footballree/sets/72157653489426462
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