 Now
it is Two Wins in Amsterdam!!!
Things did not
go the Claymores way on their opening drive, when a breakdown on
special teams saw Hart fail to covert a second field goal when the
snap came off holder Shane Stafford's hands and was recovered by
Englishman, Steve Hutchinson.
The
Claymores made another big defensive stand forcing the Dutch to
punt the ball away again.
But
the momentum swung dramatically in the home sides favour when another
impressive drive by the Scots was brought to a shuddering halt when
John Minardi fumbled a pass by Nall from inside the Dutch Red Zone,
which was recovered by Troy Grant taking the ball to his own 30
yard line.
There
was a small crumb of consolation for the Scots when the Admirals
were brought back 15 yards on a personal foul penalty.
But
Bart Andrus's men seemed to have discovered a new lease of life,
with Hill turning up the heat on the Scots Defense, taking them
in sight of the Claymores goal line.
But
the visiting Defense turned the tables when it mattered, when Deveron
Harper intercepted a Hill pass at the Scottish one yard line, taking
the ball back 17 yards.
And
for the first time today, Kevin Stemke came into punt the ball away
at the start of the final quarter, giving the Admirals a chance
to mount another come back bid.
The
Admirals Quarterback had his troops on the march again, making some
major completions with Receiver Mathew Hatchette, taking his team
deep in Scottish territory.
Then
Ryan Collins cut back the deficit for Amsterdam when he added another
touchdown form one yard out.
The
Claymores were struggling to find their form from earlier in the
game on their next drive and were forced to punt the ball away again.
Amsterdam's
replay came from another threatening drive, which thankfully for
the Scots finished with a 26 yard field goal from Joe O Donnell
to bring the home side four points adrift.
As
the minutes were ticking away, the Scots were desperately trying
to give themselves some breathing room and soon discovered their
form from earlier in the evening when Nall picked off Rodney Trafford
for a 5 yard touchdown, which was converted by Hart to give the
Scots a much needed eleven point cushion
With
just over a minute remaining, the Admirals were looking to make
the visitors sweat with another score.
But
the retractable roof of the Amsterdam Arena caved in on the Admirals
when Hill was picked off again, this time by Dyshod Carter, leaving
Nall to come back on field to eat up the final seconds by taking
the proverbial knee
The
Claymores World Bowl dream is still alive, but even though the might
need from other results, their confidence will no doubt be soaring
after clocking up their first back to back win of the year.
Next
weekend, they travel to Barcelona for a rematch with the Dragons,
where they will need to claw back a 7 point deficit to win a tie
break. But after tonight, they must be confident that these
games are well within their reach.
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