“Once again a skink puts the rest of the team on his shoulders and carries them to victory. Long term skink fans (what few of them there are) though were astounded that it was neither Thshltraeeay (badly hurt in turn 5/4 of the first half by a dwarf runner) nor Qnchdooieoe (KOd in turn 6/5 by that same dwarf runner and missed the rest of the match). After missing the previous match and failing a chance to get revenge on his assailant vladim oslabahn, Aieiee was out to make it up to his team mates. The dwarves had slipped the ref a 50 and tried to take advantage in the first turn, but Aieiee showed how it was done, replying with a bh on dwarf blitzer bofur. The rest of the first half was a back and forwards affair. The dwarves failed a gfi leaving their runner unprotected and under pressure he missed his target on the pass. Back the skinks came racing downfield but the saurus were tied up and Dwalin took out both aforementioned star skinks in consecutive turns to give the dwarves a sizable numerical advantage. Once again though, the dwarves were flustered by the constant saurus pressure and tried to push it too fast, once again missing the target on the pass. The skinks surrounded the ball, and despite a last effort the dwarves were unable to convert on the drive. Last turn, the saurus cleared the ball and Aieiee picked up the bouncing ball, and took off downfield hoping for a possible counter attack, but his short pass to the waiting skink went off target and the half was closed at 0-0.

The dwarves were kicking off in the second half and their fans went after the ref to ensure that he would give them good calls. In retrospect this possibly turned the match the way of the skinks as they decided that pre-emptive action was most definitely called for. Two KOs in the first turn from a block and a foul by Aieiee set the tone for the half. Aieiee made 4 more fouls (6 in total, 4 with the eye on him) without being called on it by the ref, putting his dwarven target off the field 5 of 6 times (including getting revenge on Dwalin with an apothed RIP). The lizard drive upfield was inexorable as Aieiee cleared a path for his team mates to move through. With most of the players off being merely KOd the lizards set up shop on the line and waited till the end of the match to dart over for a 1-0 victory and progression to round 2 of the cup.

Aieiee was definitely the star of the show, but the fans didn't appreciate the ugly win and once again left in droves.”