2fort5

The first map played was 2fort5, 8 v 8. Playing for Loki were Strafe, Shilka, Goo, Fenrir, Hetzer, Z, Grimm and KaiZen. Zel, rj, Mic and Mirage spectated the game, with Zel and rj both subbing in briefly at one point due to dropping players. Welcome to Goo, who played his first match with us as a Loki member, although he had subbed for us before when he was still clinging onto the crumbling remains of his former clan. Goo demonstrated his skills with a very strong game. Well done too to Shilka who played in a new position, filling Vic's shoes admirably. It was also Zel's first game for us, but he only played for about 2 minutes!

This match was our first for OTFCR points and turned into quite an intense struggle. D.A. had improved considerably since we last played them, with their attack being strong and well co-ordinated. We had to work very hard to keep them out, and often fried to a crisp as their pyros slashed and burned their way in. Whilst they never managed to capture our flag, it was in severe danger at one point at the top of the spiral. Thankfully our defence was able to keep D.A. out long enough for the flag to return to the safety of the basement.

D.A.'s defence was also very solid, certainly much tougher than when we played them last. Fortunately, with some persistent attacking we were able to break through, and managed to get away with their flag a couple of times. It was, however, very hard work getting through the D.A. defence.

Unfortunately for D.A., a couple of their players were getting some bad pings, Sergei in particular. For us, both Hetzer and KaiZen got kicked off by Ozemail in the middle of the game, leaving us with only six players at one point. This also meant we lost our sentry, leaving us quite exposed, but we managed to get away with it. Our subs took their time deciding to get in, and by the time they did, Hetzer and Kaizen had managed to get back on.

Map score: Loki 20, D.A. 0.