“After a bloody stalemate last week, these two teams were paired once again in the preliminary qualifiers for the UniBond Leeg. The Greenskins could only field ten players following the death of Rintie Spin, and Manningtree looked to take full advantage as their menacing lineup prepared to punt at the kickoff.

An unruly rabble of Ogres in the north stand threw the referee headlong into the middle of the pitch at kickoff! A replacement ref was quickly found, but Angelina Mortis - the Morodhel's star Witch Elf - sufferered a serious injury...

The Greenskin drive was slow off the mark, however, and Blitzer Salazar Dracius sprinted around the edges of the forming cage for an audacious steal. As seven Orcs rumbled over to make the tackle, Dracius shrugged off a blitz and evaded desperation dives for a stunning solo touchdown effort. Thrall the Wall took out his frustration on an Elf lineman in mid-field, who was knocked out.

After the kickoff Useful Andy tucked the ball under his arm and lounged on the right wing, while his team went about the business of beating up the opposition. Despite a successful turn-7 sack on the ball carrier, the Morodhel had a lineman seriously injured, and two more badly hurt, by half time. Black Orc Grak Rok, however, was sent off for a foul the ref deemed 'Gratuitous Beyond Belief'.

The Greenskins punted upfield to a depleted Manningtree offensive lineup, and Mushroom Bob almost immediately blitzed Spyteful Slycer off into the arms of his loving fans. The Evil Elves retrieved the ball and sent Blitzer Balthazar Dracius on a lone looping run toward the endzone. The Greenskins moved quickly to cover the short options, but decided not to waste their breath chasing after the pointy-eared Dracius. The thrower attempted a pass and... Fumbled!! Cue an almighty scrum as the outnumbered elves desperately tried to recover the ball. Malevolence Meenar was knocked stone cold at the bottom of the pile, and thrower Salazar was bundled into the crowd holding the ball.

With only five elves left on the field, Balthasar Dracius (who had been waiting in vain for the touchdown pass) finally found the ball at his feet courtesy of the crowd!! Rizzo 'Grandma' Kintle belied his reputation to sprint back toward him, and after a couple of turns of comedy ball juggling, the Orcs had the ball with two turns to go. With every single Elf on the pitch lying prone, it was left to Useful Andy to sprint over with the equalizing touchdown.

1-1 it finished. ”