It's the reining World Champions Returning to LAN! In a quest to retain their title of being THE Best, F3 will have to tackle Selfless first, in what is sure to be an important game. The Lineups

F3: Kuxir97

F3: Markydooda

F3: gReazymeister

SELFLESS: Dappur

SELFLESS: Mijo

SELFLESS: Timi

Game 1

A few blocks on clearances from Selfless early on in the game but its not affecting Flipsid3 as gReazy's early shot is pinched onto the post and cleared, but then a wall shot can beat the final defender to roll into the far corner. Timi goes for an individual air dribble followed by a dunk but possession is spilt to the right hand side. Kuxir wins a 50/50 and can pass to gReazy who offloads the ball to Marky who isn't quite there due to low boost. Selfless have possession of the ball, but are not applying any pressure or are getting any offense at all. gReazy plays it to Marky but his dodge is inaccurate as he needs a tight angle. Dappur almost scores off the crossbar but F3 are quick to scramble it away. Marky with a light pass onto gReazy who can boom it into the middle of the goal, and at 2-0 F3 wrap this game up.

Game 2

An early offensive start from the home team but Kuxir can easily clear it away off the backboard. Marky with a weak shot hands possession to Dappur who can loft it over the defense to open the scoring. A bump on Marky opens space for Dappur to roll in his second, and now Selfless hold the lead at 2-0. Kuxir with a floating shot to the top corner, saved by timi. Timi makes a save and then counters and can only strike the post on the attack. Marky's shot placement is too central and Timi is there once again to get a save. A shot from Kuxir and its wide and high but Mijo clears it away anyway. Dappur can take his time due to an overcommit to dribble it in safely, he gets his hat trick and Selfless get a 3-0 lead. 1:00 to go and Selfless are still applying pressure on F3. Dappur to Timi, but he can't get a shot and at the other end some clumsy defense leads to Timi scoring. 4-0 to Selfless.

Game 3

Game 3 and the series is all tied up, a long clear from gReazy can lob all 3 Selfless players into the Orange Goal and then a Quick-off goal for Kuxir makes it 2-0 to the reining Champions. gReazy gets a dunk on a dribble and no one is home in the Selfless goal and we see a 3-0 advantage in favor of Flipsid3. A long wall shot from Marky catches the entire defense off guard and extends the lead. gReazy plays it up but Dappur is fast up to clear it away and a pass from gReazy to Marky and he can simply drop it down into the goal. A miss play by Marky and the ball rolls past the left off his car into the bottom left corner of the blue goal. Mijo with a powerful shot onto the goal but gReazy can rotate in to make the save. Markydooda was up fast again to hit the top right corner with a powerful shot and we have a Bra71l setup, 6-1. Mijo with a delayed flick but it can't get past the defense of Kuxir in the goal. gReazy plays it into the middle and Marky's shot is wide. A lobbed shot is saved by Mijo and Marky own goals on the buzzer beater. 6-2 F3.

Game 4

F3 have the match point now and the home crowd is trying to urge Selfless to back to back wins, and less than 30 seconds into the game, Mijo opens the scoring. A bump leaving the goal unprotected means that Dappur can roll in Selfless' second goal of the game. Kuxir to Marky to gReazy but it's intercepted to stop the attack and convert Selfless onto offense once more. Mijo can nearly push one past Kuxir but the batmobile stays strong. A pass from Marky into the middle but Kux is contested as soon as he gets to the ball. Timi with a close ranged power shot is blocked away upwards and with 2:00 to go F3 still need 2 goals to equalize. A pass from Marky onto the backboard falls to Kuxir but hes contested to cancel the threat. Less than a minute to go and they still have a healthy advantage. But a shot from Kuxir and a fake from Marky sees F3 needing one in 14 seconds. A buzzer beater shot hits the crossbar and Selfless stay in it.

Game 5

The winner advances in the Upper Bracket. Simple as that. No goals in the first minute and after a back and forth series it has seemed to have finally evened out. A dangerous shot on goal but a pinch save off the crossbar from gReazy keeps it scoreless. Mijo rises up and drops it down however Kuxir's touch isn't enough to keep it out and Selfless take the lead. A weak shot from gReazy means that Timi can clear easily. gReazy to the middle but too much pace on the ball means that it outpaces Kuxir. Selfless still hold the advantage but not anymore as Kuxir makes Timi go to an awkward position and Marky can lob the defender. Timi plays it down onto Dappur who can doink it over the defense of Flipsid3 and Selfless are in the best place to win the series. 0:30 to go. Marky plays it around the and a buzzer beater from Kuxir sees the Series go to Overtime! gReazy takes control to beat the defender. A whiff from Marky but Kux can send it to the side to safety. Marky onto the backboard but Mijo booms it to safety. Pressure from Selfless. Marky to the back wall and a crazy save denies F3. Dappur hits the post and Timi's shot hits the last defender and goes to safety. The NA crowd trying to spur on Selfless but Can't Stop The Kuxir as he can get a top left angle to drop it in and win the series. Whew

 

Summary

In a back and forth series we were treated to a fantastic Game 5 where a Kuxir Buzzer Beater kept F3 in it. And an Overtime that could have gone anyway, Flipsid3 could pull it out of the bag.

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