“What a nail-biter, and not just because of the blizzard that enveloped the match! Including continuing to snow when it looked like there would be a break in the weather...

The Elves busted out to a 2-0 lead and looked to be putting quite the bruising on the home team, but a late first half touchdown brought the All-Tsars back into the match.

The second half opened with some bruising hitting by the All-Tsars and the game was quickly tied up at 2. The Elves responded with some bruising hitting (no, really!) of their own and took a 3-2 lead with plenty of time left on the clock.

With the clock running out, the All-Tsars broke through one more time to again tie the score. There's just no keeping them down.

Still, there was just enough time to make the go ahead score. All it would take is some perfect blocking, total accuracy, and a little extra effort from Ariadne...did I mention the blizzard?

Just inches from the goal line and the winning score Ariadne hit some ice on the pitch and the game was called.

Brilliant game by bench, and a whole lot of fun.”