After traveling to Kansas City, MO and Cincinnati, OH, the Milwaukee Barbarians completed a grueling 3-match series on the road on Saturday in Columbus, OH.
The match got off to a rocky start for Milwaukee as Columbus strung together some barreling charges and elusive running to score three tries in the first 22 minutes to take a 17-0 lead.
Shaking off the early attacks, Milwaukee stepped up the defense and began to respond in kind. At half-time, tries by Drzweicki and Cebe and conversions from the faithful boot of Vigder had narrowed the contest to just three points: 17-14 for Columbus.
The second half was more even throughout with each team trading one or two tries at a time and Milwaukee taking a 28-24 lead at the 62-minute mark though tries by Albert (shown above) and Vigder.
The final quarter of the match would see Columbus regain the advantage and extended their lead to 36-28 following a pair of tries.
Milwaukee continued to press in the final minutes however and a try for Vigder at full time — his second for the day — concluded the match and secured the extra bonus point.
Long road series yields 8 points
Despite dropping 2 of three matches, the Barbarians have some positive takeaways from the 3-match series on the road. Not only are the longest road trips complete for the season, but their high-scoring offense has netted a 5-point win in Kansas City and 3-bonus points from two losses.
The Barbarians are in 5th place with 15 points and a 2-3 record. They are only 1 point behind Kansas City who have a slightly better 3-2 record highlighting the importance of the bonus-point losses.
Roster
Match Stream
| MIN | EVENT | SIDE | SCORE | DETAILS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5′ | TR score | CLB | 5 – 0 | #13 – Patick, Derek |
| 9′ | TR score | CLB | 10 – 0 | #8 – Schroeder, Joseph |
| 22′ | TR score | CLB | 15 – 0 | #10 – Howden, Taylor |
| 22′ | CV score | CLB | 17 – 0 | #9 – Hickey, Luke |
| 28′ | TR score | MIL | 17 – 5 | #13 – Drzewiecki, Matt |
| 28′ | CV score | MIL | 17 – 7 | #9 – Vigder, Nick |
| 35′ | TR score | MIL | 17 – 12 | #8 – Cebe, Jeffrey |
| 35′ | CV score | MIL | 17 – 14 | #9 – Vigder, Nick |
| 50′ | TC sub | MIL | 17 – 14 | Off: #12 – #12 – Smith, Eddie On: #22 – #22 – Patterson, Justin |
| 51′ | TR score | CLB | 22 – 14 | #18 – Stevens, Justin |
| 51′ | CV score | CLB | 24 – 14 | #9 – Hickey, Luke |
| 54′ | TR score | MIL | 24 – 19 | #15 – Albert, Michael |
| 54′ | CV score | MIL | 24 – 21 | #9 – Vigder, Nick |
| 57′ | TC sub | MIL | 24 – 21 | Off: #4 – #4 – loots, johannes On: #18 – #18 – Ratzburg, Patrick |
| 62′ | TR score | MIL | 24 – 26 | #9 – Vigder, Nick |
| 62′ | CV score | MIL | 24 – 28 | #9 – Vigder, Nick |
| 67′ | TR score | CLB | 29 – 28 | #16 – Fessenmeyer, Kevin |
| 67′ | CV score | CLB | 31 – 28 | #9 – Hickey, Luke |
| 69′ | TC sub | MIL | 31 – 28 | Off: #8 – #8 – Cebe, Jeffrey On: #17 – #17 – Price, Zach |
| 73′ | TC sub | MIL | 31 – 28 | Off: #6 – #6 – Gray, David On: #16 – #16 – Bell, Conor |
| 73′ | TC sub | MIL | 31 – 28 | Off: #15 – #15 – Albert, Michael On: #20 – #20 – Mross, Alex |
| 75′ | TR score | CLB | 36 – 28 | #15 – Maitavuki, Tevita |
| 75′ | CV score | CLB | 38 – 28 | #9 – Hickey, Luke |
| 80′ | TR score | MIL | 38 – 33 | #9 – Vigder, Nick |
| 80′ | CV score | MIL | 38 – 35 | #9 – Vigder, Nick |
