Lobster Spartan start the season with D

2nd Year Corner, Raynaldi Edo had his 1st pick of the season!

      Inactive Players : DT Ali Maghfudhon, WR Diaz Wildansyah, DE Irfan Naufal

Surabaya Bowl season 5 telah dimulai! 18 Februari 2016 (Sabtu lalu) merupakan hari dimana week 1 SurBowl 5 telah digelar. 8 tim Major (2 Divisi) dan 4 tim Minor (1 divisi) ikut ambil bagian pada ajang flag football paling bergengsi di Surabaya.

Preview

      LS kehilangan beberapa pemain penting mereka pada season ini. 3 Best 16-ers (out of 8 Best 16), WR Septiandy Erry, DT Bagasrana Putra, dan G Sauma Putra berlabuh ke tim sesama divisi lainnya, Ubaya Predator. Sementara DE Muhammad Luqman, led 2nd in sacks, dan CB Nanda Herlangga absen untuk season ini. Lalu ada QB Utas Azhari, WR Ivan Wahyu & CB Aldi Wihawan yang bermain di PENS Mjolnir serta big Tight End, Ivanno Yudha yg juga bermain di Ubaya Predator.

      Sementara LS terisi 22 pemain dalam roster (max. 30), dengan 2 pemain tambahan dari Smala Phoenix (Minor), Minor Best 16; G Reno Ramadhan & DT Kefas BB. Lalu 2nd year out of Ubaya Predator, SS Abibeeh & WR Ahmad Sulthan dan veteran WR Robbi Baihaqi yg kembali bermain setelah lama absen.

1st Half. 

      LS memulai pertandingan dengan Offense. Stretch zone run ke arah kiri, RB Hasbi Azhar cut back to the right side but loss 1 yards. 2nd play, QB Ardha75 play action, looking left, send the deep ball intended to WR Ahmad Sulthan, but dropped! Sayang sekali, wide open but dropped, 10 yards near the endzone. 2nd plays later, go for it in 4th down, Ardha75 got sacked! Turnover,

      Defense masuk dengan scheme yg hampir sama dengan tahun lalu. Minus one corner, OLB Rahadian Aryo mengisi posisi kosong tersebut. Sementara high single safety diisi oleh Tigo SH. DT Kefas BB dan 2-time Best 16er, OLB Lucky Nahar berhasil menekan offense Silverbacks. 2 plays later Kefas got his first sack on 4th down! turnover on down.

      Kembali bermain dengan run play, Habek berhasil membawa LS hingga Silverbacks teritori. 2 plays later, Ardha75 pass intended for Sulthan intercepted! by Silverbacks, return for 6 yards. 3 plays later, D-line Muhammad Ilham intercepted the pass from Zen (Silverbacks QB) return for 2 yards. Back to back interception by both teams.

1st half berakhir dengan skor 0 - 0.

SS Abibeeh (left) had a big game with 5 deflagging and 1 pass defended

2nd Half.

      Defense memulai laga pada babak kedua. Silverbacks sempat masuk ke teritori LS namun turnover on down pada akhirnya. SS Abibeeh yg pada season sebelumnya melakukan total 6 deflagging, all season, pada game kemarin berhasil melakukan 5 deflagging, led the team.

      Offense yg kembali masuk tidak mampu berbuat banyak, Masih bergantung pada run play, LS kembali harus turnover. 3 plays later, Zen attempt for deep completion but S Tigo SH tipped the ball in the air, 2nd-year corner, Raynaldi Edo intercept the ball! LS memiliki kesempatan untuk mengembalikan bola hingga ke endzone Silverbacks but just return for 10 yards setelah bertabrakan dengan rekan satu tim, OLB Farhan Rafis.

      2 plays later, Habek run for big 1st down for 18 yards gain, into the Silverbacks teritori. 4 plays later, go for it in 4th down, pass intended for Tigo incomplete! Turnover offense untuk yg kesekian kalinya, Last drive of the game, Lucky who had total 3 sacks last year (all season) had 2 sacks in 2 consecutive plays! 3 total for that day!

LS akan berhadapan dengan UPN Wyvern pada week 2 Surabaya Bowl season 5 sabtu ini (25/2).