The moment I want to talk about is when Tijuana won the Ultimini Championship.
The Luchadores had just beat the favoured San Antonio Marshalls 14-13 in the SFC Championship Game while the Coyotes won the NFC Championship against the Pythons 24-13. The Ultimini Championship was going to be fought between the 10-4 Coyotes and the 8-6 Luchadores. The Coyotes were the favourites, of course, but that day saw the underdog triumph.
The first half of the game was a dream start for the Coyotes. They blitzed the Luchadores, dominating the game and took a 17-0 lead into half time. It did not look good at all for Tijuana. They looked out matched and, quite frankly, like a team that didn't belong. Whatever was said in the locker room definitely worked, though, as the second half was a completely different game.
The second half saw the Luchas get on the board with a 7 yard touchdown pass to Xavier Flash. Going into the fourth quarter, Kansas City was still up 17-6. Quickly though, Tijuana struck again, hitting Ricardo Jones for the touchdown. Halfway through the quarter the Coyotes hit a field goal to go up 20-12. With just 5:30 left in the game, Spinelli took the Coyotes punt 73 yards to the house. Now, the Luchadores had missed on every extra point and two point conversion in the game, which put them down 20-18 instead of up 21-20. Here's where the miracle comes in.
With 2:05 left in the game, Tijuana got the ball back on their own 27 yard line. They drove down the field, making big plays to Stone Hans and Ricardo Jones. They got all the way to Kansas City's 33 yard line. With one last play left in the game, the Luchadores lined up for the 50 yard field goal. Corbett had already come off a record breaking regular season, but missed an extra point earlier in the game. With the Championship on his foot, Kyle Corbett lined up behind the ball. The holder called for the snap and Corbett took his step towards the ball. With everything he had left in him, Corbett nailed the kick, splitting the uprights and sending the Luchadores to the Ultimini Trophy. Coming back from a 17-0 half time deficit, the Tijuana Luchadores acheived the improbable. This is the moment I will remember forever.
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The Luchadores had just beat the favoured San Antonio Marshalls 14-13 in the SFC Championship Game while the Coyotes won the NFC Championship against the Pythons 24-13. The Ultimini Championship was going to be fought between the 10-4 Coyotes and the 8-6 Luchadores. The Coyotes were the favourites, of course, but that day saw the underdog triumph.
The first half of the game was a dream start for the Coyotes. They blitzed the Luchadores, dominating the game and took a 17-0 lead into half time. It did not look good at all for Tijuana. They looked out matched and, quite frankly, like a team that didn't belong. Whatever was said in the locker room definitely worked, though, as the second half was a completely different game.
The second half saw the Luchas get on the board with a 7 yard touchdown pass to Xavier Flash. Going into the fourth quarter, Kansas City was still up 17-6. Quickly though, Tijuana struck again, hitting Ricardo Jones for the touchdown. Halfway through the quarter the Coyotes hit a field goal to go up 20-12. With just 5:30 left in the game, Spinelli took the Coyotes punt 73 yards to the house. Now, the Luchadores had missed on every extra point and two point conversion in the game, which put them down 20-18 instead of up 21-20. Here's where the miracle comes in.
With 2:05 left in the game, Tijuana got the ball back on their own 27 yard line. They drove down the field, making big plays to Stone Hans and Ricardo Jones. They got all the way to Kansas City's 33 yard line. With one last play left in the game, the Luchadores lined up for the 50 yard field goal. Corbett had already come off a record breaking regular season, but missed an extra point earlier in the game. With the Championship on his foot, Kyle Corbett lined up behind the ball. The holder called for the snap and Corbett took his step towards the ball. With everything he had left in him, Corbett nailed the kick, splitting the uprights and sending the Luchadores to the Ultimini Trophy. Coming back from a 17-0 half time deficit, the Tijuana Luchadores acheived the improbable. This is the moment I will remember forever.
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