Lille, 06/11/2011: Although everyone says the 5th of November is a date to remember, The Heist Hunters were only focussed on the 6th of November. This day the Hunters had to travel to Lille for their 5^th game this cup season. After they managed to win from the Kings (8-5) and losing from the Hall’igators (1-9), Brewers (0-13), Goblins (0.15) and no goals scored the last 160 minutes, they didn’t have much believe in a positive outcome of this game. Nevertheless 10 Hunters and 2 fans drove almost 2 hours to get “slaughtered” by the Spartiates.

With only 10 Hunters on the roster and around 15 Spartiates on the field the Hunters knew they had to play it smart today. Trying to have as much possession of the ball as possible and set up attacks slowly so the middies won’t have to sprint from one site of the pitch to the other during the whole game. It seems logic in theory but in real it is really not evident to do for a beginning team.

Directly with the first face off all players noticed groundball were not easy to win today as they played on a “bumpy” field.  All GB’s were transformed into little wars.  Let’s say Lille had more experience playing on this field which resulted in a very quick 3-0 lead. The Hunters defence learned from their mistakes during the first 3 goals and tried to not make them anymore during the game.  After a good clear from the Hunters defence, Hunters Captain Bram Verbruggen managed to score his third goal of the season after receiving a pas from Maikel Cnop.  The Hunters were glade they finally scored a goal and were eager to score more… And almost they managed to score a second time just seconds after the 3-1, but Imco van Veen’s shot landed on the post.  The Spartiates recaptured the ball and with a fast break they managed to score the 4-1…

The Spartiates continued scoring during the game and the Hunters were getting better in team defending every minute. Not only goalie Jeffrey saved some good shots, also defensemen Jonah and Yannick managed to save some shots with their body and/or stick. In Q3 they even managed to score a second time and what a goal it was. Imco scored while he was running away from the goal and under hands.  The third quarter ended with a 12-2 lead for the Spartiates.

In the last Quarter Lille managed to score four times more and Hunters Coach Erwin scored his first D-pole goal ever in a BLF game bringing the end score to a 16-3 win for the Spartiates, who are finished in the group stage after playing already six games.

The Spartiates are ready for Boxmania next weekend before they have to travel to Buggenhout again to play their semi final against the Brewers on 19/11/2011. The Hunters are only one game away from achieving their goals for this season (no forfeits and not ending last). On 12/11/2011 they will visit the defending cup champion and current number 1 in the group stage for their last game of the year, hoping the lessons learned today will help them against the undefeated Rhinos.

Erwin Van Veen

 Lille Spartiates – Heist Hunters 16-3 (5-1, 3-0, 2-1, 6-1)

* Bryan Labalette
* Maxime Chilinski
* François Labbé
* Bram Verbruggen
* François Labbé
* Théo Thieffry
* Maxime Chilinski (Thomas Larquemain)
* François Labbé
* Maxime Chilinski
* François Labbé (Thomas Larquemain)
* François Labbé
* Imco Van Veen
* Sebastien Devos
* Thomas Larquemain
* François Labbé
* Erwin Van Veen
* François Labbé
* François Labbé
* Thomas Larquemain

MVP: Bryan Labalette
MVP other team: Yannick Schepers