Game narrative question

[OldGiants]

Been meaning to ask for a clarification.

When the game narrative says:

"The fortyfive minutes were dominated by Maulers, with an impressive 66 percent possession of the ball."

And ends with:

"Maulers held the ball, with a clear 77 percent possession rate."

Does that mean 66% in the first half and 77% in the second, or does the second number refer to the cumulative for the game? I've always thought it was each half separately, but wanted to make sure.

[Poli]

It's my assumption that it was each half separately.

[fantastic flying froggies]

Of course, when it says this : "Fantastic held the ball, with a clear 88 percent possession rate", it just means that AE is taking a beating !
:p

[Poli]

Die.

[Alf]

punk

[Celeval]

Does that mean 66% in the first half and 77% in the second, or does the second number refer to the cumulative for the game? I've always thought it was each half separately, but wanted to make sure.
I'm nearly 100% positive that it's separate halves - IIRC I had a combination that would have been impossible early on... something like 90% at half and 96% at second.

Kevin

[FrogMan]

I'm nearly 100% positive that it's separate halves - IIRC I had a combination that would have been impossible early on... something like 90% at half and 96% at second.
Hey, this makes a whole lot of sense. I've had plenty of impossible combination in my games, for example:

first half message:
The teams went for a half-time break at 4 - 0. CDFC held the ball, with a clear 76 percent possession rate.

second half message:
The fortyfive minutes were dominated by CDFC, with an impressive 90 percent possession of the ball.

Even if I had had 100% in the second half, best I would have had for the game would have been 83%. Also, note the wording "The fortifive minutes were dominated...", indicating that the possession refers to the last 45 minutes of play...

FM