“Despite their unfortunate performances in the opening matches of the season the Misery didn't fail to draw a solid crowd. With the sweltering heat and the overindulgence of Bloodweiser in the stands the game was held up by a brawl which spilled on to the field. When the dust settled several players were stunned, but the Misery set about redeeming themselves by crushing the Vampires standing before them. With the New World Winers and Diners advancing aggressively on the Misery Mr_Foulscumm deftly pulled back while the rest of the team isolated the pursuers from the support of their comrades. One Thrall made the mistake of getting too close to Manbush who (enraged from being caught in the brawl of the fans) lept to his feet and shattered the skull of the hapless blood-bag. As the sickening crunch resonated through the stands the Misery began their well drilled advance. All was going well until through some wicked sorcery a vampire hypnotised the beast, and one of those cruel enchanters who plague the Misery so sent lightning from leaping at Mr_Foulscumm. With the ball knocked loose and the vampires in pursuit Stonetroll made a bee-line for the vampire aiming to recover the ball. As the vampire picked it up and took a step back he found himself lifted and dumped down by Stonetroll on the charge. Mr_Foulscumm recovered the ball but was once again undone by the magical vampires who managed to enthrall their foes and spill the ball loose. Stonetroll was enraged by the sorcery and set his sights on the vampire who was stubbornly recovering the ball again. The apothecary of the Diners saw what was coming next and managed to slip a crash mat on the field. The vampire found himself airborne once more, but the apothecary's quick thinking prevented any serious harm. Stonetroll scooped up the ball and secured the point for the Misery. As the clock ran down on the first half Coach DustBunny was conspicuous in his absence. As the ball sailed through the air a thrall moved slightly and caught a glancing blow from a stake aimed directly at the agile vampire standing behind him. A mighty string of curses was heard coming from the box of a certain Institute of Noble Scholars, but all present agreed the math was right; it was just the thrall which was wrong. As the second half started the disheartened vampires struggled in the heat. The Misery capitalised by locking down the lone vampire attempting to move to a scoring position. With the other vampires exhausted and feasting on the Thralls for sustenance Stonetroll managed to run down the receiver and send him fleeing the pitch. The Diners struggled to recover, but were humiliated when the famous Misery Kicker Wilhelm Dyer dumped the vampire with the ball on his back. Stonetroll swooped in and passed to Woodstock who was careering towards the endzone. Out of nowhere the famous Wilhelm Cheney (who had done nothing of note until this point) slipped through the Misery and knocked the ball loose. The Misery easily wrestled Cheney down, and Stonetroll swooped through and made his second touch down. With minutes to play the humiliated Cheney refused to leave the dugout, and the vampires made a desperate shot at retaining some pride by putting a point on the board. Stonetroll once again took down the receiver, and the clock ran itself out to the sounds of Thralls hitting the ground and being dragged away unconscious. With a renewed taste for victory the Misery eagerly awaited their next match against long-time rivals the Jeagers.”