“Another difficult one for the lads, although in a somewhat different way. The elves were simply too fast and too nimble, not to mention more skilled and better prepared, and the boys were struggling to keep up most of the time.

First half started on the defense, and the Black Sithi danced circles around the Stoppers, always keeping just out of reach, and only coming close enough to take them down and knock them out. It was a real showcase of playing to your strengths and on the weaknesses of the opponent, and immensely frustrating to be on the receiving end of such taunting play. Bombur Bloodforge got a boot to the face very early on, but the injury didn't seem serious enough to warrant medical attention. As it turns out, he'll have to sit out the next match to make sure he recovers fully. The Sithi had us dancing very much to their tune until they apparently got bored of toying with the boys and scored, leaving a few minutes on the clock. Meanwhile, Nyrath Orchammer gave Jiriki a proper dwarf-hug - he had to be carried off to the hospital. The final moments of the first half saw a half-hearted attempt to score by the lads, easily stopped by the veteran elves.

Second half started with the Stoppers in the driver's seat. The well begun attack was brought up short when the running squad overextended and left the carrier exposed, and the Sithi wasted no time securing the 2-0 lead. Back to square one for our boys, and this time do it like you mean it! Thorfang had apparently smuggled a pair of knuckledusters onto the pitch, and put them to good use on the Sithi Treeman Amerasu, sending him to the medics' tent as well. This time the boys kept their cool, and made sure the darn elves had no way to get at Regin who carried the ball. And sure enough, this time around they actually managed to score.

It was a surprisingly tough game, considering that the opponents were a bunch of prancing pointy-eared pansies. A very firm reminder for the Stoppers of the value of discipline.”