“After being absent for a season while the infamous DustBunny was abroad (nominally for 'research') the Misery shook off their slumber and marched out to the cheers of their fans! Their opponents were the Freezy Trees. The Misery brought the fans, but the Freezy Trees brought the weather and a fierce blizzard whipped through the stadium. With the Misery receiving they lunged forward eager to get to grips with the Norsemen! Mr_Foulscumm scooped up the ball and carried it to the safety of his team, while the rest of the Misery pushed forward in a disciplined formation. Suddenly a searing blast of heat erupted around Mr_Foulscumm; a dastardly wizard sought to undo the driver of the Misery! Stonetroll was knocked out cold, and Mr_Foulscumm spilled the ball in a pool of melted ice. The Norse swooped around and tried to claim the ball. Mr_Foulscumm scooped it back up deftly but was then taken down and the famous Lorax stole the ball and made for the endzone! With the Misery unable to stop him Lorax scored while the fans hissed at the underhanded play. With the play resetting and the rest of the half left to go the Misery snapped at the Norse again. The Norse had learnt from their previous loss to the Misery, and managed to stay on their feet despite the ferocious blocks thrown against them. With the clock running down the Misery were forced to make a desperate break around the flank. Sadly Mr_Foulscumm tripped in a snow flurry and lay isolated and unconscious next to the ball. Gedney tried to rally the team by booting the kicker known as Luke's Duck and leaving him with a cracked skull! With the Misery revelling in the bloodshed the unlikely happened. The larger, wilder beasts of Norsemen threw a pass through the Misery and the blizzard and Gox sprinted for the touch-zone. The weather was his undoing and he slipped over with the ball rolling away from him - no score. The Misery took to the pitch determined to make more of their defensive drive. It started well with the Misery driving forward and a helpful rock from the crowd laying one of the Freezy Trees out. Gedney was ferociously clawed by the Snow Troll Clark and was forced to retire from the pitch due to some insides being on the outside. Cxalk'gnil pursued the ball deep into the Freezy Trees half. The thrower Bim foolishly stood in his way and was rewarded with a broken neck. The Norse forced the Misery to engage them near the sidelines, and Lorax eventually broke through. With the Misery slipping over in the snow behind him he comfortably made it to the end-zone and set the score board 2-0 with some time to play. The Misery set up aggressively. They were determined to put one on the board. A chunk of ice came whirling through the blizzard and knocked Woodstock unconscious. Manbush managed to recover the ball but slipped while pushing through the blizzard in order to bring a receiver in to view. With the ball lost in a flurry of snow both teams set about maliciously punching, kicking, biting, clawing, and fish-hooking each other. Eventually the referee got sick of the cold and declared the game done. The Freezy Trees left proud but sore. The Misery left disappointed but determined to redeem themselves.”