“With the entire team labouring under the dark cloud of their last defeat at the hands of the enchanters, the Misery took to the field under a sky of even darker clouds. They were to face off against the Dark Elves known as Altered Perception. The Misery set up to receive, and then the heavens opened. Mr_Foulscumm collected the ball and started for the safety of the line of offensive blockers. However the blockers were failing to get to grips with the nimble elves in the rain and failed to take any of them down. The elves took advantage of the situation and aggressively pursued Mr_Foulscumm. The Misery screen was sufficient, but they were pinned down. Seizing the moment, Manbush broke through the Dark Elves and cleared a path for Mr_Foulscumm. The rest of the Misery formed up around the ball carrier, and prepared to grind through the defenders who were throwing themselves in the way. A bold blitz from a Witch-Elf saw Manbush knocked unconscious, and left Mr_Foulscumm exposed with the ball. Fortunately Mr_Foulscumm saw the attack coming and looped back around to the centre of the field where he was screened by his comrades. Another Witch-Elf doggedly pursued the ball, and the Misery continued to shove the elves back but were still failing to come to grips with them in the wet. Suddenly one of the Witch-Elves came bursting through and spilled the ball from the Misery! The Misery quickly reformed around the loose ball, and Mr_Foulscumm scooped it back up again. With the Elves slightly off balance the Misery seized the opportunity and made a push! Mr_Foulscumm broke through the line but was pursued by several players from Altered Perception. With a head of steam up Mr_Foulscumm was not to be stopped however. He smashed through the defenders and scored! There was some time left in the half and the Dark Elves quickly mounted a counterattack to score. The Misery scrambled to contain the Elves as they looped around the flanks and pinned down as many as they could. It was not enough however, and against all odds the Elves managed a spiralling pass through the Misery lines and the pouring rain, and equalised the game at 1-1. As the game broke for half time the sun shone through the clouds. When the teams set up and the Elves prepared to receive the weather took a turn for the pleasant. The Elves again ran a quick attack, but the Misery shut it down. Their relentless defence forced an error from the Elves, and the ball was spilled loose. The Elves managed to get their hands back on the ball in a desperate scrum, but the Misery once again spilled the ball and prepared to hold off the Elves. Against all reasonable expectations one of the Dark Elves came running through the crowd, picked up the ball, and took off to score. With Altered Perception in the lead 2-1 there were murmurs of further foul play from sorcerers and their wicked intervention, but match officials were quick to dispel these rumours. They instead reminded everyone that this is just what elves do. With some time left to play, the Misery made a last ditch effort to equalise the score. Vincent Bluesnake landed a malicious blow to the head of a Dark Elf Blitzer that saw him crippled, and heartened by the display the Misery surged forwards. Time was not on their side however, and they failed to get to the end zone in time. The game ended 2-1 against the Misery, and their hopes of winning the conference were dashed.”