Middle-Earth Football Tournament - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Sleepy Ranger · 11-19-2005, 04:32 PM

Live from The Alqualondë Sea Dome at 3:30pm EST.

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.

Gothmog · 11-19-2005, 06:34 PM

Quote:

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.

Just a question. Was Gothmog playing for Moria? Or did you mean Durin's Bane? Or is there some sort of mistake? Or is it me being stupid?

Valesse · 11-19-2005, 06:38 PM

An interview with the Saucepan Man

Complete with a public service announcement.

Valesse · 11-19-2005, 11:01 PM

Movie-Arwen: "...And here with me is Sleepy Ranger, who likes to call himself 'Sleepy-Wan Rangeobi'"

Sleepy Ranger · 11-20-2005, 05:01 AM

Quote:

Just a question. Was Gothmog playing for Moria? Or did you mean Durin's Bane? Or is there some sort of mistake? Or is it me being stupid?

Yes I meant Bill. My mistake.

**The Saucepan Man** · 11-20-2005, 06:58 AM

Beleg (Doriath): 7
Ugluk (Isengard): 6
Glorfindel (Gondolin): 5
Pippin (The Shire): 5
Sauron (Tol-In-Gauroth): 5
Turin (Nargothrond): 5
Azog (Moria): 4
Legolas (Mirkwood): 4
Aragorn (Gondor): 3
Arathorn (Arnor): 3
Gothmog (Angband): 3
Melkor (Angband): 3
Sleepy Ranger (Barrow Downs): 3
The Saucepan Man (Barrow Downs): 3
Tom Bombadil Old Forest): 3
Turgon (Gondolin): 3
Varda (Valimar): 3
Ancalagon the Black (Angband): 2
Arvedui (Arnor): 2
Dark Lord (Mordor): 2
Ecthelion (Gondolin): 2
Faramir (Gondor): 2
Haldir (Lothlorien): 2
Manwe (Valmar): 2 (assuming Manwe scored Valmar's goal in their last game)
Quickbeam (Fangorn): 2
Tar-Meneldur (Numenor): 2
Thorin (Erebor): 2
Treebeard (Fangorn): 2
Witch King of Angmar (Mordor): 2

*NB - this assumes that Manwe scored Valmar's goal in their last game - please correct me if I am wrong, Sleepy*

With another goal, Beleg Strongboot maintains his position at the top of the table. As already noted, Ugluk is unfortunately out of the running with his team's exit from the competition, as is Glorfindel of Gondolin.

Other than the determined Saucepan Man (

), Beleg's main rivals for the trophy as things stand are Pippin and Sauron. Don't discount any of those Angband players, though, as that team looks set to go all the way. Melkor must be a contender, along with Gothmog.

Hookbill the Goomba · 11-20-2005, 07:54 AM

Sorry I've not posted the tables for a while. I've been a little busy recently as it was my grandfather's funeral on Friday. I'll try and get some up as soon as possible!

Don't kill me!

P.s. Sleepy, you may have to watch out that Gandalf doesn’t run onto the pitch... uncloaked of course.

Sleepy Ranger · 11-21-2005, 10:02 AM

...I was wondering wether you wanted the matches to be on video or not. Because if you do you'll have to wait till Wednesday for them to be uploaded, if you want them written I can have them up by tonight or tomorrow morning.

11-19-2005, 04:32 PM	#1
Sleepy Ranger Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: On the field, kissing the 'Downs crest Posts: 1,654	Today's Results Live from The Alqualondë Sea Dome at 3:30pm EST. 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. --- 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. --- 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. --- 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. --- 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. --- 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. --- 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 (?). --- 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 --- My apologies if you found the results to be somewhat lame. __________________ And tonight we can truly say, together we're invincible... Middle-Earth Football World Cup 2007 Last edited by Sleepy Ranger; 11-19-2005 at 05:23 PM.

11-19-2005, 06:38 PM	#3
Valesse Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: \|Away Posts: 614	An interview with the Saucepan Man Complete with a public service announcement. __________________ "Loo, what sholde a man in thyse dayes now wryte, 'egges' or 'eyren'?" - Caxton, Eneydos

11-19-2005, 11:01 PM	#4
Valesse Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: \|Away Posts: 614	Movie-Arwen: "...And here with me is Sleepy Ranger, who likes to call himself 'Sleepy-Wan Rangeobi'" __________________ "Loo, what sholde a man in thyse dayes now wryte, 'egges' or 'eyren'?" - Caxton, Eneydos

11-20-2005, 06:58 AM	#6
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,390	Yellow Boots update Beleg (Doriath): 7 Ugluk (Isengard): 6 Glorfindel (Gondolin): 5 Pippin (The Shire): 5 Sauron (Tol-In-Gauroth): 5 Turin (Nargothrond): 5 Azog (Moria): 4 Legolas (Mirkwood): 4 Aragorn (Gondor): 3 Arathorn (Arnor): 3 Gothmog (Angband): 3 Melkor (Angband): 3 Sleepy Ranger (Barrow Downs): 3 The Saucepan Man (Barrow Downs): 3 Tom Bombadil Old Forest): 3 Turgon (Gondolin): 3 Varda (Valimar): 3 Ancalagon the Black (Angband): 2 Arvedui (Arnor): 2 Dark Lord (Mordor): 2 Ecthelion (Gondolin): 2 Faramir (Gondor): 2 Haldir (Lothlorien): 2 Manwe (Valmar): 2 (assuming Manwe scored Valmar's goal in their last game) Quickbeam (Fangorn): 2 Tar-Meneldur (Numenor): 2 Thorin (Erebor): 2 Treebeard (Fangorn): 2 Witch King of Angmar (Mordor): 2 NB - this assumes that Manwe scored Valmar's goal in their last game - please correct me if I am wrong, Sleepy With another goal, Beleg Strongboot maintains his position at the top of the table. As already noted, Ugluk is unfortunately out of the running with his team's exit from the competition, as is Glorfindel of Gondolin. Other than the determined Saucepan Man ( ), Beleg's main rivals for the trophy as things stand are Pippin and Sauron. Don't discount any of those Angband players, though, as that team looks set to go all the way. Melkor must be a contender, along with Gothmog. __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!

11-20-2005, 07:54 AM	#7
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	Sorry I've not posted the tables for a while. I've been a little busy recently as it was my grandfather's funeral on Friday. I'll try and get some up as soon as possible! Don't kill me! P.s. Sleepy, you may have to watch out that Gandalf doesn’t run onto the pitch... uncloaked of course. __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...

11-21-2005, 10:02 AM	#8
Sleepy Ranger Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: On the field, kissing the 'Downs crest Posts: 1,654	About the next set of results... ...I was wondering wether you wanted the matches to be on video or not. Because if you do you'll have to wait till Wednesday for them to be uploaded, if you want them written I can have them up by tonight or tomorrow morning. __________________ And tonight we can truly say, together we're invincible... Middle-Earth Football World Cup 2007