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An incredible 100,000 fans turned out at the newly expanded Goblet of Sorrows to watch the clash between the PAIN Corp and the still undefeated in the regular season Revenue Stealers. Having reached the semi-finals last season, the Stealers are again favourites for the ADF North.
The game was a close one, with neither side ever being in dominant control. PAIN Corp ate most of the first half clock with a long drive that was eventually finished off by their all-time top scorer Granite Sheetkicker. A pitch invasion from the visiting support injured The Big Boss Man and cleared a hole in the PAIN defence but the Stealers were unable to capitalise due in part to a cunningly laid trampoline trap. The second half was a relatively high scoring affair, long passing plays from Johnny Bomb leading to scores from Xiao Xiao and Schnoo Schnoo formed the sandwich around first round Krush pick Taliona Raven's debut score for the Corp.
Casius Slay of PAIN Corp missed the game due to a niggling injury. The Big Boss Man picked up a hamstring injury and is confirmed as out of the next match. Hamstring strains are known to cause niggling injuries.
During the match, Johnny "John Long" Bomb exceeded 150 all-time passing yards, in just 10 competitive matches. Amazon Blitzer Schnoo Schnoo's combination with Bomb has worked sufficiently well for Schnoo to have taken over the number one spot all-time for receiving yardage. Schnoo Schnoo has also now exceeded 50 Dodges and 10 Falls, and is the fastest player to reach either of those landmarks to date.
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