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Cataraqui II 0 vs The Keg 1
Once upon a time there was a handsome Prince. The Prince was fair of face and fleet of foot. From time to time he was accompanied by a beautiful Princess who wore his name on her back. The Prince was surrounded by stalwart companions. These companions were a mixed bunch of good chaps who threw their hearts into supporting the Prince in his sporting endeavours. While no-one would deliberately try to find fault with the Prince, it was possible that he was foul of mouth from time to time.
One day, the Prince and his pals set out to teach a lesson to an upstart bunch of fancy dancers who went by the casual name of “The Keg”. The upstarts were overly sure of themselves, but their dancing techniques left much to be desired. They fell over far too many times and complained bitterly each time they fell. (The sort that Nigel just rolls his eyes at and tells to “go”.)
Sadly, Nigel was not the judge. A fierce green dragon had entered the field. The dragon was angry because he was originally a black dragon (generally considered more powerful than either green or red dragons [see Heroes of Might and Magic for more details on the relative strength of dragons]). The handsome Prince naturally challenged the dancer who thought he was best and left him sprawling and crying on the ground. The dragon pounced. There was a flash of brilliant yellow seen all over the battle field. The Prince was stunned, but his mouth was still working. Many more times the Prince challenged the dragon’s authority, but had the good sense to remove himself from the field before anyone drew red.
For those of you expecting a soccer report: here goes. This was a frustrating game in which the boys in black played against nine men for the first 20 minutes and 12 for the rest of the game. The Keg goal when it came was a scrappy affair more reminiscent of pinball than football. Nonetheless it was enough for the three points. Cataraqui II played well together and had some nice moves. Sadly, we were not able to convert any of the chances which came our way. Still a nice team performance: the wins will come.
The evening was greatly enhanced by the Band on the Rum group in the baseball field next door. Renditions of “Angie”, and some golden oldies from Led Zeppelin and The Who were much appreciated by the bench. Certainly more entertaining than the dancing.
Ross Morton
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