Rocket League: Week 7 – The NATO No-Show that Showed Up Anyway.

Report by: Dean Bowditch

What was meant to be a week of light relief — a no-pressure romp past NATO’s absentees — quickly twisted into a multiverse-level prank. Rumour had it the big boys were off. The RAF Stormshadows, RAF Tempests, RAF Hurricanes, the Sparrowhawks, even OMNIA — were all away in Germany, likely at Ramstein Air Base, battling it out in some hush-hush NATO esports summit.

Then the group draw dropped. And every single one of them turned up.

Cue the rug-pull. Cue the heartbreak. Cue the Phantoms.

Still, in marched the mighty Lossie Phantoms — a trio of AS1(T) Ryan Beesla, AS1(T) Anthony Kariuki, and AS1(T) Lucas Codd — holding their heads high, pads charged, and Rocket League dignity mostly intact. Mostly.

And yes, they brought goals. Not many. But one that should go straight into a glass case in the RAF Museum.

🦅 Lossie Phantoms 0 – 2 Falcons (0-2, 0-2)

The week began in quiet devastation. Like a perfectly made cup of tea kicked over by a careless elbow, the Falcons turned up, pressed early, scored clinically — then packed up and left. Efficient. Effective. Soul-crushing.

☁️ Lossie Phantoms 0 – 2 RAF Storm Shadows (1-8, 0-4)

Facing the top seeds for what feels like the hundredth time, the Phantoms were handed a lesson in Rocket League fluency. The first leg scoreline was the kind that requires follow-up calls from friends and possibly therapists. Beesla did manage a token goal, but the Storm Shadows responded as if personally offended. At this point, they may actually be.

💖 Lossie Phantoms 2 – 1 UVG Girls Club (2-3, 4-1, 4-1)

Now this was the one. This was the fixture the Phantoms had circled, underlined, and possibly stitched into motivational bunting. After losing the opener in a nervy 2–3, something clicked. Suddenly, Phantoms had flow. Chemistry. And Beesla, who produced a wondergoal so outrageous it’s already been clipped, sent to BFBS, and is reportedly being studied in astrophysics labs for its anti-gravity curve. One commentator simply muttered, “Gary Neville noises” and went silent.

The Phantoms won the series in style, 4–1, 4–1. And the UVG Girls — whatever they’re calling themselves these days — will be seeing that Beesla screamer in their dreams.

🏆 Phantoms vs UVG all-time record: 2 wins, 1 loss

🪖 Lossie Phantoms 0 – 2 Sparrowhawks (0-4, 2-3)

Let the record state: this was not a drubbing. Not like some previous meetings with Army’s elite. This was close. This was competitive. In the second leg, Anthony Kariuki put in a midfield masterclass and Lucas Codd flicked, bumped, and demoed like a man possessed. It wasn’t enough, but the 2–3 scoreline proved something else entirely — they’re starting to click.

♻️ Lossie Phantoms 0 – 2 OMNIA (1-2, 1-2)

Two matches. Two narrow defeats. But the cohesion continues. The Phantoms looked like a real team here — moving in triangles, covering each other, and passing in ways not seen since… well, ever. OMNIA scraped by on rebounds and awkward bounces, and even they looked relieved by the end.

💜 The Cohesion is Here. The Belief is Back

Lossie may not have stormed the standings, but they left it all on the pitch — and Ryan’s wonder-goal may yet go down in BFBS history. No spreadsheets can measure pride, and no power slide can crush that Phantom spirit.

They return with heads high, boosters low, and one final week left to burn the house down. Because if Rocket League has continually taught us anything…

It’s that heart counts for more than goal difference.

👻 The Mighty Phantoms

🛡️ AS1(T) Ryan Beesla (@beeslaryan)
🛡️ AS1(T) Lucas Codd (@SeanDyche)
🛡️ AS1(T) Anthony Kariuki (@Karis808)