“Silvania received the opening kick-off and got right to work with a turn two touchdown, once again relying on Morwen's Strong Arm. Padfinger came right back with an impressive score- as coach Hayati remarked, "It's very hard to predict which way the Slann will go with their drives, making defense a nightmare!" Silvania scored once more in two turns but had to rely this time on a failed interception, making life slightly less comfortable. Following this, an impressive Wardancer Leaping Blitz on Padfinger left the football loose and surrounded by three Wood Elves- yet somehow Padfinger made the resulting recovery and touchdown look very easy indeed! 2-2!

In the pre-season friendlies between these teams, coach Hayati repeatedly forgot about Diving Tackle. This time, it was coach Smeat's turn to forget- about OTT! After Morwen launched the ball long from the deep field to star Nestariel, she somehow managed to drop it- right into the arms of a nearby colleague! Thus she was evenutally able to receive a hand-off and storm up-field for the OTT! "Woo," noted coach Hayati, "My first ever OTT!"

Padfinger then had a chance to make it 3-3 at half time, but could not get the right pushes they needed to advance their star runner.

In the second half Padfinger took much longer (four turns) to score the opener after some direction changes mid-way. The Sycamores then scored their routine two-turn touchdown, immediately followed by a two-turn retort from Padfinger!

This left the Sycamores with two turns left, with 10 players, and the chance to win the game 5-4. A deep kick stretched the play, but with Morwen on the team the situation looked promising. That is, until a routine block to open an avenue for Morwen failed after a re-roll, ending the drive and the game at 4-4!

Said coach Hayati, "One thing I learned here- when it comes down to the wire, let your stars play! In this instance I risked a block just to open up an extra square for Morwen. Had I just gone with her and trusted in her throwing ability along with Nestariel to finish it off, we may well have won the game. That is a lesson we will not soon forget!"

"Having said that, a draw seemed like the fair outcome, especially given the luck the Sycamores enjoyed during the first half OTT attempt. However, it would have been nicer had the game ended on a diving interception or similar, instead of on a routine block."

"Finally, we see yet again the power of the Kick skill at work!"

With this result both teams have proved their mettle and look to be strong contenders in the division!”