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Mordor 2-2 Moria
This match wasn't as good as people expected it to be. Both teams rested their top players and it was The Witch-King who struck twice for Mordor, both the times off corners. Moria however played Azog as lone forward and he came through once and the other goal was a flamboyant header by Gothmog that blasted through a defender to enter goal.
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Rivendell 1-2
Arnor
Rivendell outplayed Arnor but still managed to lose. An early goal by Glorfindel had them in the lead till Elrond gave away a penalty in the 78th minute of which Arathorn scored superbly. He followed up this goal with another in the 82nd minute, snatching the win for Arnor. Rivendell will be sent home as Arnor qualify from this group.
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Valmar 1-0 Woodhall
Valmar weren't really motivated in this match and Woodhall looked just plain beat. This match wasn't really entertaining with Valmar scoring the only goal and both teams being eliminated. Despite winning Valmar didn't really gain anything.
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Mirkwood 1-0 Ephel Brandir
This match was largely dominated by Mirkwood who came close to scoring in the early minutes but were turned away by a determined Ephel Brandir. The match was a hard fought battle that turned into a mid-field battle at half time. A 53rd minute Legolas penalty sealed the game for Mirkwood who are now through to the next stage.
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Belegost 0-0 Bree
This match was another disappointment. Many people expected Belegost to cruise past Bree but instead they ended up drawing the match in a lacklustre show. It doesn't matter though since they're into the next round. Good luck to them.
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Tol-In-Gauroth 2-1 Doriath
This was one of the finer matches of the evening. Doriath left a big gap in their defense and made a lot of mistakes but still managed to open scoring after Thingol crossed a long one into the box where Beleg finished the job. In the next half Sauron put an iron fist around Doriath and knocked in a beauty to equalize only to knock in another one minutes later for the win. Tol-In-Gauroth was perfectly unified and outclassed Doriath's excellent defense.
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Fangorn 2-0 Crickhollow
It was a well played win by Fangron, Quickbeam opened scoring in the 21st minute after recieving a low pass from Treebeard which he blasted into the righ corner. In the 49th minute Treebeard just pushed the ball in to double their score and secure the match. Fangron were pleased that they qualified and seemed to be in no hurry to leave the field. In fact we believe they stayed there the whole night to celebrate (?).
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Gondolin 4-5
Angband
You want an amazing match? This was an amazing match. Both teams gave it their all but for Gondolin their all wasn't good enough. Angband opened scoring but Gondolin immediatly replied with a goal of their own. Each time Angband knocked one in Gondolin equalized immediatly. This went on until Melkor broke away and scored a fifth goal for Angband and after that they just barely managed to keep their head above the water. Its a pity Gondolin was eliminated, this was an excellent match.
Goals-
Melkor (23rd)(Angband) 1-0
Glorfindel (27th)(Gondolin) 1-1
Maeglin (47th)(Angband) 2-1
Glorfindel (50th)(Gondolin) 2-2
Gothmog (57th)(Angband) 3-2
Ecthelion (63rd)(Gondolin) 3-3
Melkor (70th)(Angband) 4-3
Glorfindel (75th)(Gondolin) 4-4
Melkor (84th)(Angband) 5-4
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My apologies if you found the results to be somewhat lame. 