“In the fourth round of the NWL Fringe division two undefeated teams face one another to see who would come out on top. The powerful and numerous necromantic Servitors met the few but agile Shellshock North elves.

The game started with the Servitors setting up an excellent defensive position as they kicked to Shellshock North. The elves attempted to break apart the "wall of flesh" that the Servitors had put up, but quickly had brutal results as the Servitors injured or KO'd four elves immediately. Even down 4 players, the elves didn't panic as they pushed for a quick score. The werewolf Taltos broke that effort up briefly and even grabbed the ball before being taken down by Dr. Victor Bengal. The elves quickly evaded the grasp of the rest of the Servitors and began to play "keep away" along the Servitors' goal line to kill time. After a short delay, the pressure became too intense and Mess Jewha the 2nd ran the ball in to put Shellshock North up by one. With a little less than a quarter to go before the half, the Servitors hurried to try and tie the game up against the outnumbered elves. Shellshock North solidly defended the sidelines, but the Servitors managed to create an opening. The agile Kallas, once again trying to move the ball though the air, failed again, leaving the ball short. The elves moved to cover the loose ball but Kallas was still able to slip in, grab the ball and hand it to Shrike to run in for the score.

The second half opened with the elves down two players, and the Servitors moved to form a cage to slowly march the ball downfield. Shellshock North's stodgy defense forced the Servitors' cage toward the sidelines even as they evened the odds, removing both wights. Having pinned the Servitors' golems on the sidelines while they protected the ghoul Shrike (the ball carrier), the elves attempted to prepare an assault on the cage. The Servitors had crushed the first cage busting assault when the zombies, underfoot for much of the elves' preparations, finally managed to create an opening for Taltos. Shrike handed the ball to Taltos who took off across the field. The elves, battered and demoralized, decided that discretion was the better part of valor and did not contest Taltos' score as time ran out.

A tough game for Jasfmpgh as his elves were understrength compared to my team. Even so, it was a very close, tactical, match where we each struggled to make progress down field. Especially noteworthy was the strong blitzer Dr.Victor Bengal. He was all over the pitch and a headache to deal with the entire time. He definitely deserved the MVP he received.”