We had overcast weather free of rain at the stadium today. They fielded: Germanakos - Keng Chuan, 其材 (Qicai) - Reddy, Thach, Kwang Tse, Khairul, Teck Fu - Chitre, Ze Han, An Keng.

Starters: Merouani - Škarpa, Pipek, Girma - Lefèvre, Luyện, Chiểu, Gottschling, Cifre - Ölmez, Lintuaho.

Grilled Birds fielded a 2-5-3 lineup. For Long An city, the formation of choice was a 3-5-2. Grilled went for a narrow approach, using their divine (+8) (28) ability to focus their attacks down the middle. Some good play on the left wing created an opportunity for the visitors 6 minutes into the match, and Johannes Gottschling wasn't about to waste it. He got past the defenders and fired a shot that the keeper just missed. 0 - 1 for the visitors. It was obvious that Grilled had instructions to attack in the middle when they directed a break on the wing into the center of the park. 25 minutes into the game, Gandhik Chitre came close to leveling the score with a dangerous shot from the center of the area that went just over the bar. Grilled's coach was furious with Chad Thach after he picked up a yellow for saying one too many words to the ref. An accurate cross from Grilled's Brian 'Was Born' Reddy was met with a wonderful off-balance header from Chia Kwang Tse, hitting the inside base of the post before curling up into the back of the net like a dog in front of a fire for 1 - 1. After a fine move down the middle Aw Keng Chuan nearly put the home side one up with 36 minutes played. His final touch escaped him though and the keeper smothered the ball. Lim An Keng is making an astonishing dash. The fans are chanting his name. You can hear it reverberate around the stadium. Now a manic sprint up the middle and into the box. Oh! He's thrown open the door! He's thrown open the door, shot the ball through, and slammed the door shut on Mr. Tumnus! Grilled has taken the lead 38 minutes into the match, 2 to 1. There'll be no Turkish Delight after the match for the keeper! Uuno Lintuaho finished off a quick charge from the left of the field by chipping the ball just over the home side's keeper, making the score 2 - 2 39 minutes into the game. Halftime score was 2 - 2. Well, look at this! Cardi B is on the Enormotron in naught but giant sunglasses and a Twisted Metal F.C. tank top. I've not seen anything like it before. 55 minutes into the match, the LA FC manager wanted to try a new tactic, and the players loyally obliged. After 58 minutes, the LA FC had a quick word about their shape on the field and decided to try another approach. After 65 minutes, LA FC put themselves up 2 - 3, as Johannes Gottschling finished off a play from the left with a real rocket. After 66 minutes, LA FC's István Pipek burst through the central defense and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 2 - 4. Yihun Girma's long shot really ought to have found the net for LA FC after 67 minutes, but it fell just wide of the target. As the 70 minute mark approached, the Grilled manager decided it was time for a substitution. Hwang Teck Fu reluctantly made way for Paulino Trindade. With the clock showing 70 minutes, the fourth official held up the substitution board. 夏 (Ha) 其材 (Qicai) looked to see that it was his number in red, so he made his way over to the sideline and swapped out for Hong Kang Leong, though he would have liked to continue. As the captain was no longer on the field, Chan Ze Han took over the role for Grilled. The fourth official announced that there would be 2 minutes of stoppage time, giving fans a slim hope that their team could get one more attack in before this was all over. After 90 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for Halil Ölmez who increased LA FC's lead to 2 - 5. The match ends 2 - 5. Now to our celebrity commentator for a hot take. Over to you, Snoop! Lim An Keng performed admirably for Grilled. You can tell it was nickel beer night yesterday at the local bar because Chan Ze Han seemed to stumble all over the pitch. Most important LA FC player was Uuno Lintuaho. Even six year old fans were wincing at the poor play by Phạm Luyện today.