Tigers Roar against Dundee!!!!

A late touchdown from former Scottish Claymore, Jason Byworth, gave the Tigers a much valued come from behind win over Dundee Hurricanes.

The Tigers were looking to capitalise on their home advantage and record their first back to back win of the campaign, where as the Taysiders were looking to make it four wins out of four for the season and were looking to build on their recent 42 point white wash of fellow BSL rookies, Edinburgh Wolves.

And after cancelling out the Tigers on the first drive of the game, the visitors fired a perfect reply after a couple of plays.

Quarterback Bruce Thomson from deep within Dundee territory fired a long ball into the air and looked as if it was heading for an interception, but was grabbed by receiver, Grant McClellan  just inside the Tigers half, taking the ball the rest of the field for the opening six points.

The Tigers  were starting to find some form and were soon starting to make some good progress up field,  with Bob Kalman making some impressive runs up the middle but were struggling to kill the drive off in the end zone.

The Tigers then came close to tying the scoring when Matt McCusker sent a sure fire touchdown pass in the corner of the endzone to Graham Porterfield but the slipped through his fingers.

But the bulk and power of the Tigers started to take their toll on the visitors when Kalman took the ball to just two yards short of the goal line. 

And with everyone expecting the same on the next play, they ran a fake move for Paul Keys to bring the ball in for the equalising touchdown.

The problems continued to for the Hurricanes when Thomson was intercepted by Graham Whyte. 

But the visiting defense stepped up the pace on the Tigers and forced them to punt the ball away.

The momentum swung dramatically back in Dundee's favour when the punt was blocked by James Cunningham, who took the ball over the goal line to put his side back infront.

Whyte intercepted Thomson for the second time inside the final minutes of the half but the tables were soon turned on the Tigers two plays later, when McCusker was intercepted by Fraser Thomson to ensure that the Tigers held on to their six point lead at half time.

Both teams continued to cancelled out during an uneventful third quarter, but the game soon came back to life in the fourth after Dundee punted the ball away, the Tigers were back on the march up field, Anthony Kilanowski finishing off the drive, bulldozing his way through the Hurricanes defensive wall for a tying score.

It continued to be a closely contested final quarter until the final minutes, when the defense produced a crucial sack on the Dundee Quarterback who fumbled the ball in the process and was recovered by Lineman, Derek "The Respirator" Ward taking the ball five yards up field to the Dundee seven yard line.

On the next play, McCusker laid the ball out to Byworth, who showed his experience, by shaking off a couple of challenges to take the ball into the endzone.

And with just over two minutes remaining, the game was put beyond doubt when Kalman ran in a successful two point conversion.

OTHER BSL RESULTS : GATESHEAD SENATORS 47  EDIN. WOLVES 0