In a game that would be won or lost by the tightest of margins, discipline with the disc kept PoNY and Ring of Fire within inches of each other.
October 27, 2021 by Nolan Schmalenberger in Analysis with 0 comments
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The story of the 2021 Club Championships men’s final between New York PoNY and Raleigh Ring of Fire was disciplined offense. Both teams employed the possession-driven, conservative approach that has become familiar in elite ultimate. Three-person weaves, small-ball, short break passes, dominator sets, whatever you want to call it — it worked.
During the first half, both offenses were confident playing catch. Both teams utilized strong lines of handler-driven players with exceptional break throw accuracy. Small-ball god John Randolph led the charge for PoNY while Anders Juengst, Sol Yanuck, and Gouchoe-Hanas led for Ring.
With the exceptional chemistry of Yanuck and Gouchoe-Hanas, Ring had no problem moving the disc laterally, giving and going and dumping it until their cutters tore open for unders downfield. PoNY applied intense matchup pressure, but eventually Osgar, Williams, or Juengst would break free and punch it in.
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