Season 38

[Morgan O'Bree]

League, Matchday 23:



New Team: Q 32
Bakuretsu Storm: Q 29

That was it for the league: the last, and most important match for Coach Mad's crew, against the never-ending rivals of Bakuretsu Storm; but this time, NT's eleven pulled off their best performance in the whole season and made it seem like a walk in the park. Things immedialty took the best possible turn after just few minutes, when Becker, expecially fired up today, sends a mid air missile from 15 meters straight into the goal, for the 1-0 (3'). Bakurestu seems to feel the hit, when just few minutes later Hutton jumps both the central defenders and passes by the keeper aswell, letting NT's stadium roar for the 2-0 (15'). After a spirited fight in the middle of the field, Becker finds a hole in the defense and goes for it, and when Sevr enters from behind unbalancing it, the refree has no doubts and whistles the penalty. Hutton takes responsibility and scores with a "spoon", taking the lead to 3-0 (30').
In the second half Coach Mad reacts to the new 4-2-2-2 Bakuretsu starts with, setting the new formation on 3-5-2 V with Mellow substituting the yellow carded Denver, retiring the pressing to NT's own half and counting on the fast winger's counters for the spaces which would surely come. Perfect choiche as Bakuretsu is defenetly going for the offensive; 10 minutes later Shuyaa loses the ball to Harper, whose long feed reached Lenders for a lighting fast counter. NT's forwards takes the defense on, serving then the upcoming Diamond behind him, whose shoot signs the 40 (53'). Some time later, the same situation occurs with Hutton this time, who jumps the defenders taking their reaction times and taps the 5-0 (67'). Just few minutes later Hutton this time abadons the egoism and finds Lenders in the area, who this time doesn't fail the one on one with the keeper and gets the 6th goal (73'). At last, with Bakuretsu Storm's morale totally broken, Danny Mellow skywalks the right side just to pierce through the area and beat the keeper for the final, thriumphal, 7-0 (85').

Statistics:

Scorers: Oliver Hutton (3), Mark Lenders, Philip Diamond, Tom Becker, Danny Mellow.
MoM: Oliver Hutton (9), New Team.

With Hutton's 27th goal in the League, New Team now is 5 points clear ahead of the 2nd place, and 6 from the 3rd. With only 3 matches to go against the lower tier of the board, we can safely say that the League is settled! NT supporters are fired up, looking for tonight CL match too!