Eight minutes left and an ecstatic Tampa Bay Damage player leaps around the field…rewind…
There’s not a better way to match up great laning from two top teams than to have bodies come off the field on the breakout of every point. Whether it was Edmonton Impact or Tampa Bay Damage, some key lanes and gun skills had a lot to do with the results here. Game plans especially start to change when you can’t include a five man team making it to their bunkers.
Unfortunately for Impact there was no point in the game in which they had the lead, it started off with a tough battle. With the breakout lanes leaving Damage with four players and Impact with 3 players, Tampa Bay having great position up the center of the field, and ready to set the tone at level: Aggressive it was an uphill battle for Edmonton. The second point brought the likelihood of a point battle for this California Finals match as Ryan Moorhead gained great position on the snake side while Greg Siewers did the same in the doritos.
Whether you’re a fan favorite of Damage or Impact, or perhaps just an onlooker of the sport, the only thing in store was a fantastic, heads up, never stopping attack from both sides. Beginning the third point left an even four bodies alive on each side, some great gun fighting skills (more-so on the Tampa Bay side this time) led to an action packed win for Damage. From there on the match rested at an all out assault by Damage, with more help handed to them by the minor penalty from Justin Rabackoff. A long time Impact player, Justin Cornell, brought his A-game to the field often gaining heavy ground up the center, but it just wasn’t enough to bring the lead back to the Canada locals.
As the point tallied, the clock not far under the half-way mark, Damage celebrated their latest win in the PSP Series. Although the scoreboard read one-sided, it was a hard fought effort from both sides.
-Preston Rodriguez
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