Ghostball! Round 18 [MA vs WH 1]

Choach - Murakami Shin

Goaltender - Layla Vital. 23#

Defender - Katrina Lau. 16#

Defender - Namida. 55#

Attacker - Kuchiki Asuka. 1# 

Attacker - Ukitake Sayuri. 2#

Attacker - Hanami Sakura. 3#

Ghost - Moro Masako. 6#

Switcher - Nanami Yuriye. 0#

Switcher - Nanami Shion. 54#

Switcher - Morita. 22#

Choach - Butoukai Cole

Goaltender - Mioshi. 3#

Defender - Sonja 'Samuke' Stål. 43#

Defender -Layla Azogue. 18#

Attacker - Luca. 20# 

Attacker - Arda Ea. 23# 

Attacker - Lufia Lie. 55#

Ghost - Jo Morelli, Vice-Captain 10# 

Switcher - Neziah. 84# 

Switcher - Jezebelle. 32# 

Switcher - Ventura. 1#

From the massive stereos was music pumping, railing the audience up even more. From one of the big doors did rockets fly, exploding in small flash of lights as Moon Artillery walked out; Miyabi thought she lost her hearing a bit over the massive cries as the fans cheered on their team. "I see Masako-chan!" Jusace pointed down on the field and jumped excited, though her words was nearly impossible to hear, even in the VIP room they got. But they knew who they were and recognize them, seeing how they all appeared on the jumbotron and screens in the room.
"This is it girls! This is Ghostball!" Bob shouted with a laughter. Akane frowned and shook her head a bit, still awe struck by it all. "It seems so flashy."
"It's because everything is a show!"
Just seeing how the Artillery Line, Asuka, Sayuri and Sakura, stood in line, each with a match-ball in their hands. Around the flashing jumbotron did three balloons float around as they aimed and threw the balls like an artillery bombing. Bob remembered the old tradition in Moon Artillery, with those three throwing a ball each against the balloons. If they hit all three, it would be a great season for them, if one miss, it would be bad. 
All three was hit and audience was railed up even more as light, sounds and flashes pulsed through the arena. 
Suddenly a powerful wind blew over the arena, causing sand and confetti to spiral up in the air. With a heavy beat did the Wrecking Hurricanes enter, and even if not in their home arena, was it a show like nothing else. The captain Luca, followed by Morelli, Ea and the rest of the team. The  amazing pressure upon them, yet they seemed so cool about it. Miyabi couldn't imagine how heavy it must to be there, and felt silly now how awkward and nervous she had been on their own match. It was like comparing an ant to an elephant. This was real Ghostball, a match between titans, as the two team captains, Asuka and Luca, shaked hands. "Good luck Luca." Asuka said with a sly grin while Luca nodded. "The same."
"You will need it." both said in union as they returned to their respective teams, as the focus turned to the teams.

"Ea, you are to take the first face-off." Cole said as he looked at the shorter girl that nodded. "Moon Artillery greatest weakness is their face-off, and if we can establish an early game through it, then we can build up quick attacks. And remember, if either of their attackers get the ball, be on them like slugs and stop them from getting power to shoot. They will try to control the ground, but we won't let them do that." They all nodded, it was the basic tactics they used against Moon Artillery, though Cole always made sure to switch out key-points in it to make it harder for the opponents, as well flaring up new tactics. "Okay team, go!"

"Even if we lose the face-off, that is no biggie." Shin waved a hand. "Masako, they will send either Ea, Luca or Lufia as the face-off, probably Ea as she have the greatest jump and face-off ability of them. She will likely send the ball either Luca for a quick offensive attack. I want you to ghost out Lufia so their offensive wont work, while Katrina block Luca." Masako and Katrina nodded as Shin continue. "Remember, they are the queens of the air. Don't fight them there more than necessary. Keep the fight low, we will let them have the air, as long we have the ground. If they are the planes of the sky, are we the anti-air that shoots them down. Let's go!"

Slowly it became more silence as Ea and Katrina moved to the center circle. Katrina, being slightly taller then Ea had more reach by nature. However, Ea had one of the strongest jumps in NGA, she wouldn't lose easy. "Do you feel ready to eat the sand again Ea?" Katrina asked with glee, a blow from their last match in the previous season where Wrecking Hurricanes lost big times. It was as much psychology as physical in the games. "New season, new game." Ea replied calmly, breathing out to try to shut out everything. The audience, the people watching them; it was just her and Katrina there.
"Ready?" The referee, an elderly woman looked at them both as they bent their knees, ready to jump. "GHOSTBALL!" With a shout did the referee throw up the ball in the air. 
Suddenly both were in the air, Ea taking the lead as both team had expected. With a quick jolt with her wrist had she sent the ball towards Lufia; but quickly it was stopped by Masako that ghost her with a perfect hit. However, before the ball hit the sand had Luca intercepted it and rushed over the sand to be blocked and stopped by Moon Artillery's Katrina that had landed from the face-off. 
The high pace of the game was enormous, sometimes couldn't Miyabi follow the ball with her eyes as both teams moved back and forth over the field. Quick and precise throws within the teams, interceptions from the opponents, brutal and effective tackles to stop, exceptional precision strikes from the ghosts and amazing saves from the goaltenders.
Soon Sakura got her hands on the ball, and with Katrina and Namida acting as a wall to let her get a powerful shot away. 
It was a tremendous shot, saved by inches by Moshi who was able to deflect it enough, even if threw her to the sand. Moshi and Sakura might be some of the oldest active players in the league, but they weren't to be taken easy cause of that. 
And suddenly with a sharp alarm sound, did two green and two red boxes of light appear on the field.

"What is that?" Aurora asked and looked surprised at the boxes that appeared randomly in the field. Their coach sighed over the lack of knowledge from the team. "The green ones are Power-Ups and the red ones Downfects. Just wait and see."
As ordered, had suddenly Ea run into a green one, and what came there after made all drop their jaws, as the short girl suddenly jumped ten meters into the air in an abnormal high jump. "She is flying!?" Jusace exclaimed shocked. "How is that possible!"
"And what happened with Sayuri?" They looked at Sayuri after Akanes surprised question, as Sayuri had been tackled into a red box. As soon she was up, did she move just at half her speed, like she was moving in slow-motion. "What you saw was a Jumping Power-Up and a Movement Downfect." Bob said and smiled a bit as they looked at her. "It's a special energy created to temporarily boost a player, or negate them. Lasting often a few seconds, can they turn a tide of a game. Because it's strategical value and how it benefit different players, are they the big game breakers many times and allow a team to set their pace in the game."
Miyabi leaned closer to the glass to see more of the game. It was incredible, how had they been able to create something like that? Sounded dangerous, yet very exciting. No wonder it had turned Ghostball to such big and amazing sport world wide, seeing such super human features and abilities in the game. To see it in a personal loge, was amazing. And wonder, how amazing it would be to stand on the sand, in a match like this?

Thus the first period ends with Moon Artillery 15 points and Wrecking Hurricanes 16.