So when Portsmouth took to the field for the first game of the 2011/12 campaign against the Brunel Burners on the 6th November, the atmosphere was tense and the nerves were showing on the rookies’ faces.
The game got off to a shaky start with both teams losing precious yardage due to flags thrown. But it was Portsmouth who opened the scoring with a touchdown by Brook Ince, swiftly followed by a conversion for an added two points.
Anthony Olawale scored another touchdown for Portsmouth shortly after, but the conversion failed. There was no score in the second quarter, but once again, a lot of flags were thrown for personal fouls, proving irritating for both teams.
The second half got off to a good start with quarterback Ben Clift throwing a four yard touchdown to tight-end Elliot Howes, though once again the conversion failed. Brunel’s frustration began to show and the players started exchanging harsh words with each other; they wanted to beat the champions as much as Portsmouth wanted to prove themselves. But as the whistle blew for the start of the fourth quarter it was apparent that they weren’t going to make a comeback.
There was no score in the fourth, meaning Portsmouth had their first win in the bag, but the atmosphere wasn’t as celebratory as it should have been. This could have been down to first game rustiness which meant the Destroyers weren’t on their top form, but they know they have a lot of improvement to do if they want to repeat their performance from last year and retain their champion status.
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| Destroyers celebrate their win with some chicken! |
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