[the phantom]

The first match of the day had been an overtime thriller between Angband and Tol-in-Gaurhoth, and to top it off the hometown lad Maeglin had put home the winner. So it was that the fans in the arena were in fine spirits and ready to cheer heartily for both Dor-Lomin and Hithlum as they made their way onto the pitch.

For the first ten minutes the forces of Dor-Lomin drove back the Elves, surprising them with the best play they had seen in the tournament thus far. Turin and Beleg were quite the weapons! But far too soon for Dor-Lomin's liking Hithlum regained their composure and pushed back, and their prowess in turn caught Dor-Lomin off guard.

Already at 12 minutes, it was Aredhel thrilling the fans from Gondolin with the game's first goal. Both mother and son had scored, and Turgon watching from the stands looked quite happy. Hithlum kept up the attack, and it was obvious Dor-Lomin was barely hanging on. They committed two defenders to Feanor at all times, making it clear that their strategy was to force someone else to beat them. Unfortunately Hithlum's Finrod was well up to the task and slotted it home for the 2-0 lead into halftime.

After the half it was more of the same, and Fingon gleefully sent in an easy shot off the perfect pass from Aredhel and it was 3-0! At around 65 minutes Hithlum called off the dogs and settled back on defense, and Dor-Lomin couldn't crack the Hithlum line. Finally with under 10 minutes left Turin sent it a wicked bend that is sure to be on highlight reels for years to come, but it was too little too late. Hithlum was through to the semis with a very fine performance!

Dor-Lomin 1-3 Hithlum
shots 9-15
on target 4-8
GOALS:
*12, Hithlum (Aredhel, Fingolfin)
*27, Hithlum (Finrod, Caranthir)
*50, Hithlum (Fingon, Aredhel)
*83, Dor-Lomin (Turin, Beleg)
YELLOW CARDS:
*Dor-Lomin- Morwen, Galdor, Gundor
*Hithlum- Fingon, Feanor