Besides the exciting baby news, today has turned out to be quite a disappointment for the Flamingos, as they fall to the Grizzlies 6-16. The entire A side match was quite a back and forth affair, with the flamingos putting up the first points with a great penalty kick by Steve Rimmer. Each side continued to score on only penalty kicks (most of which were quite questionable penalties, but that is a different story). Late in the second half with the score 6-9 against the Flamingos, a penalty kick was awarded to the Flamingos. Terje Whitmore lined up for the mid range kick, and let loose with what looked like a miss, but somehow the ball hit the right post and the Flamingos let out a cheer, as it looked like it was going to go through. But as it dropped it hit the crossbar and bounced the wrong direction, what a heartbreaker. In the last few minutes Colorado Springs drove the ball down the field with several long runs and Flamingo missed tackles that culminated in a high tackle within 5 meters of the touch line, so the ref ruled it as a penalty try.
The B side match was also quite an even match, but despite having played the first half, I have no idea what the score was. I do know that Edward Sauer had his first try during this match, and demonstrated to Colorado Springs motorists what a Zulu is.
The Grizzlies hosted the Flamingos to a fine drink-up after the match as always. Man of the Match for the A side went to Steve Rimmer, and for the B side went to Edward Sauer. Congrats. It was also determined at the bar that your wife in labor is not a valid excuse for missing a match (or at least so it seemed after having a few beers).