The Lincolnshire Bombers vs London Olympians (photo-gallery)
[Bombers 0 -Olympians 58] May 30, 2010

In the previous meeting between the two sides, the Bombers fought hard and prevented the Olympians from finishing the game with a shutout. This time it was different and with the exception of a spell of four minutes in the fourth quarter when there was a trading of possession the Olympians kept their scoring machine efficient.

The Bombers received the kick-off from their own 20-yard line and were promptly dispatched for a series of three and out. The Olympians subsequent drive took only one play to score their first TD of the game when QB Bishop Adkins connected with wide receiver Daniel Jeanton 22 yards out, the PAT was converted by kicker Chris Davies (0-7). On the kick-off return, the Bombers managed to get to their 40-yard line but pressure from the Olympians defense led to a bad snap that resulted in a safety, (0-9). Having forced the Olympians offence to a non-productive drive the Bombers mustered a drive that gave them a first down but they were soon after forced to punt.

In the second quarter with good field position from the punt return the Olympians running back Toyin Omodara rushed for 25 yards after wide receiver Chris Davies continued his form catching with 5 yard reception. Fullback Alex "Doc" Gabriel obliged to complete the drive with a 6 yard rushing TD however, the PAT was no good, (0-15). On the next drive by the Bombers only progressively advanced the ball forward from a 10-yard penalty on their QB, as a timely sack by Olympians DB Taiwo Bello halted progress. From this point, Olympians not only took over but scored a TD with a pass from Adkins to wide receiver Kenny Bello and kicker Davies kicked a good PAT, (0-22). The Bombers were not managing to get a sustained drive together and so the pattern continued. An 80-yard punt return from returner Seun Shobande, after a deep punt from the Bombers set up running back Adrian John to rush for 16 and 6 yards for a TD, PAT by Davies (0-29). Olympians receivers Jeanton and Karim El-Sayed to 4 and 8-yard catches respectively in a bid to get another drive going but halftime arrived sooner.

After receiving the kick-off to start the third quarter, the Olympians drive consistency was back on and running backs Forrester Osei, Adrian John and Gabriel rushed for 36, 6 and 11-yards before Adrian scored his second TD. The PAT was no good and as such left the score 0-35. At this point it was not likely the game would be lost but for the Olympians defence it was imperative that they kept their shutout intent intact. For the remainder of the game the Bombers only managed one more first down drive and a fumble recovery, which showed their tenacity and desire. Receiver Daryn Stillwell completed a double of scoring with TD reception pass and 2-point PAT to increase the Olympians score to 0-43. Linebacker Michael Omeru for the second time this season scored a TD after recovering a blocked field goal attempt by the Bombers, PAT was no good by Davies (0-49). DB Adeodatus Ronie Twumasi heralded the end of the third quarter with an almighty sack on the Bombers QB.

Olympians took momentum from this sack and running back, Osei immediately rushed for 15 yards. A subsequent turnover gave the ball back to the Bombers but at this point it turned into an intense battle between both defences with three turnovers a piece. However, the Olympians defence came up trumps with an eventual safety, (0-51). In their next possession, Olympians running back Seun Shobande rushed a combined 46 yards and receiver Kenny Bello completed the drive with a reception that required complete concentration after it was tipped away from his route by a Bombers DB. With a converted PAT in ended the scoring at 0-58 to the Olympians who are now "Five and O".