We had overcast weather free of rain at the stadium today. The following players had been selected: Germanakos - Keng Chuan, 其材 (Qicai) - Reddy, Teck Fu, Kwang Tse, Khairul, Trindade - Chitre, Ze Han, An Keng.

They fielded: Dalton - Coscia, Rochalski, Bürzle - Fischli, Chiauzzi, Łagódka, van Harmelen, Stoltzfus - Taddei, Maximiano.

Grilled Birds trundled out to the pitch in a 2-5-3 formation. The visitors, East Preston Allstars, chose to start the game with a 3-5-2 lineup. Grilled's Brian 'Was Born' Reddy tried to break through the middle repeatedly, but the visitors' defenders were just too alert. 26 minutes had elapsed when a great chance for Grilled to take the lead after a good ball from the right found Lim An Keng alone with the keeper, but he chipped it to the wrong side of the post. Allstars showed their counter-attacking skill 27 minutes into the match by breaking through the middle, with Ingolf Stoltzfus scoring an easy goal for 0 - 1. Chan Ze Han's free kick after 38 minutes should have scored for Grilled, but the visitors' keeper just managed to get a hand on it. It was 0 - 1 at the break. Let's go to the Twittersphere to see what the fans think of the game so far! says After 46 minutes, the Grilled coach wanted to see a new face on the field, waving Chan Ze Han off. Joe Reece took his place. As Chan Ze Han left the field, the coach signaled to Aw Keng Chuan to be the new set pieces taker. Lim An Keng was just a finger's width away from an equalizer for Grilled with a strike from the left, but Darren Dalton managed to deflect the shot out for a corner. 63 minutes into the match, the referee signaled for a Allstars substitution. Gunter Seifert came on for Józef Rochalski. Ahead in the game after 64 minutes, Allstars made some tactical adjustments. Mirco Bürzle and Gunter Seifert swapped positions. After 64 minutes, Brian 'Was Born' Reddy got through on the right and was very close to equalizing for the home side, but he didn't get the shot right and it rolled just past the far post. As the 65 minute mark approached, the Allstars manager decided it was time for a substitution. Marek Łagódka reluctantly made way for Tibor Ferenczi. The 0 - 2 scoreline came about as Brian 'Was Born' Reddy tried to clear the ball, but struck it wildly and made an own goal instead, to the great displeasure of his keeper and coach. With the clock showing 70 minutes, the fourth official held up the substitution board. Giuseppe Chiauzzi looked to see that it was his number in red, so he made his way over to the sideline and swapped out for Van Vester, though he would have liked to continue. The crowd groaned when Gandhik Chitre, having maneuvered his way down the right, fired the ball just wide and missed a great opportunity to pull one back for Grilled. A misunderstanding between the visitors' keeper Darren Dalton and his left defense could have resulted in a goal for Grilled, but Joe Reece's finish was way too meek. The referee decided to let play continue for an additional 1 beyond the regular 90 minutes. The match ends 0 - 2. Now to our celebrity commentator for a hot take. Over to you, Snoop! The most outstanding Grilled player was without a doubt Lim An Keng. Good thing Dimitris Germanakos isn't a horse, because he'd surely be sent to the glue factory after that performance. Cuono Taddei performed admirably for Allstars. Even six year old fans were wincing at the poor play by Van Vester today.