Game Commentary – Team Canada vs GLOATUS
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- #TUF Team Canada game at 01:50 PM unless lightning returns (which it looks like it may do).
- #TUF weather maps indicate that the rain will pass in 20 minutes. Field conditions pending.
- Team Canada warming up at #TUF. http://yfrog.com/2sb68dj
- Game starts in 8 minutes at #TUF.
- Warmup continues on the Toronto side. Dime, Scotty, Anatoly. http://yfrog.com/bf1gpj
- Oscar and Sam. http://yfrog.com/02mvtj
- Big put from Alex, Andy bids on it. Turn. Turn right back. Team Canada has it.
- Scotty matched up with John and almost gets it. Few more passes and Team Canada scores it Jen (Duf scores).
- Dime puts a huge huck up. Anatoly just gets it under pressure. 1-1
- Both points have been down wind, 20 km/h.
- Hassell hucks it but it’s just a bit too far for the lady. Goatus breaks back with 3 passes. 2-1 for Toronto.
- Canada tries a Burger and Fries stack but it results in a turn. Hadiya scores for Gloatus. 3-1
- Midfield huck from Hassell to Kirk Savage. Graham Withers makes a wicked bid over the shoulder but Kirk manages to clean it up. 3-2
- Walker turns it on the Gloatus line but Scotty lays out to block it. Turns both ways until Anatoly puts up a big throw to Hadiya.
- Layout and just barely reeled in. 4-2
- Watching Kirk throw a point to Linky. 4-3 Gloatus. http://yfrog.com/45wi2j
- Canada puts on a zone and it looks to be beat but a poor choice in huck to a lady is defended by deep D Morgan Hibert.
- Dime fouls Morgan hard. Three incomplete hicks that have been fouled. Finally a turn on the opposing endzone. Gloatus has it.
- Slip leads to a turn. Canada scores. 4-4.
- I take that back. Out of the back of the endzone.
- Gloatus works it up but the wind carries it. Dime has a ridiculous D over Morgan. Timeout called. 4-3 Gloatus.
- Lots of chilly handling and Gloatus takes it to 5-3.
- Wind proves to be troublesome for Canada but miscommunication results in a turn right back. Hassell to Andy O. 5-4 Gloatus
- Overheard: Shank plans on retiring after World Games.
- Toly has a conversation about a foul but he relents and Canada gets it back followed by an upwind point. 5-5
- Sorry 5-4.
- Canada brings a zone and creates a turn near the line. Derrick to Oscar. 6-5 Canada (score situation resolved)
- Wind picking up. Canada gets a turn but the wind kicks again and Scotty knocks it down.
- Wind carries it too far the other way. Canada has it back.
- Big upwind huck and Mercier grabs it with two defenders on her. 7-5 Canada.
- Tough zone from Canada that melts to man after 20 throws. Huck, turn.
- Turn right back and one right back. Messy. Canada puts a zone on after yet another turn.
- Kiera puts it almost full field to Sam Kennedy. Wind gusts up to 50 km/h creates a turn with one right back.
- After a few more turns due to the wind there’s a turn right on the line. Point Canada. Half time 8-5, game to 15.
- Second half underway, Canada pulls to Gloatus.
- Turns back and forth but Canada gets it back a their line. Few passes and a half field huck from Oscar to Alex (upwind) makes it 9-5.
- Canada brings a zone. Gloatus makes some headway but the wind gusts up again to turn it.
- Canada takes advantage after a dig to make it 10-5.
- Zone again from Canada but now man.
- Mel to Hadiya for a Gloatus point. 10-6 Canada
- Foot block foul which brings back the disc. Easy flick to the endzone, Canada scores 11-6 Game.
- Horn to end the game had gone. Final is 11-6 Team Canada over Gloatus.
- Post game chat. http://yfrog.com/2rjodj