iv id="matchReport"> The crowd of 3971 turning up at Helga P. Arena today were greeted with some nasty showers of rain. Amos Agyei was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Sjúrði í Hoyvík and Juan Carlos Saldés. The pitch was a disaster, due to all the rain. This spelled problems for the more sophisticated players, who usually could rely on speed or technique. For those relying on grit and strength, it actually meant an edge. The following players had been chosen: Klich - Douglas, Berwind, Lecanda - Murillo, Mahfouz, Goltz, Chardon - Nartišs, Balagh, Al Kaabai.

Lineup: Rykowski - Trung Quá, Tarin - Muthyala, Parvathaneni, Mudaliar, Ze Han, Velho - Eshrafi, Davlatov, Xin Seng.

TSV Eller 1967 (AO) fielded a 3-4-3 lineup. For Grilled Birds, the formation of choice was 2-5-3. Grilled seemed to prefer attacking in the middle, taking advantage of their extra-terrestrial level with that tactic. The terraces were silenced after 25 minutes when Grilled's Vikram Mudaliar" class="awayplayer">Vikram Mudaliar put the guests ahead 0 - 1, following an attack on the right. Neeraj Muthyala increased the visitors' lead by putting a volley away after a pass from the right. 0 - 2. With 32 minutes played, a quick exchange of passes on the left wing freed Islom Davlatov of Grilled to slip through the defence and score another goal for the visitors. That made the score 0 - 3. Grilled were determined to attack in the middle, even their wing attacks ended up centrally. After 35 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave Iman Eshrafi a chance to increase the lead for Grilled, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 4. Grilled's Iman Eshrafi was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 36 minutes. After 37 minutes, Jérémy Tarin sent the corner kick right to Moey Xin Seng" class="awayplayer">Moey Xin Seng who headed it sharply past the keeper. 0 - 5! Grilled players heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their wing attacks to the middle instead. Moey Xin Seng" class="awayplayer">Moey Xin Seng received a delicate pass through the home side's central defence after 39 minutes, and chipped it past the flailing keeper to score making it 0 - 6. The Grilled fans went wild, whilst the home fans started to think about leaving early. 40 minutes in, Grilled's Vikram Mudaliar" class="awayplayer">Vikram Mudaliar received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Halftime score was 0 - 6. Possession in this half belonged to Grilled, who controlled the ball 77 percent of the time.

With 58 minutes played, Hoàng Trung Quá nearly put the visitors another one up as he broke through in the middle and fired from just outside the box, but his shot passed just over the bar. Hoàng Trung Quá left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 65 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. Rashid bin Ahmad was the replacement. The bench was restless, and with 66 minutes passed Eller's coach gave Vlad Buşilă the opportunity the player had been hoping for. Rahman Balagh reluctantly left the field. The cannonball from 35 metres by Islom Davlatov of Grilled was an impressive sight, but didn't make it into the net. A drive down the left side allowed Kalki Parvathaneni" class="awayplayer">Kalki Parvathaneni to get in close and score another goal for Grilled after 81 minutes, taking the score to 0 - 7. Moey Xin Seng" class="awayplayer">Moey Xin Seng of Grilled took advantage of a mistake on the home side's right after 83 minutes which increased the away team's lead to 0 - 8. This third goal completed a hattrick for Moey Xin Seng" class="awayplayer">Moey Xin Seng. Eller's Ihab Mahfouz was shown a yellow card after 87 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Grilled's Islom Davlatov got himself booked for a foul. Grilled increased their lead after 88 minutes when Islom Davlatov broke through on the right, upping the score to 0 - 9, much to the home crowd's dismay. Jérémy Tarin wanted to play on, but the Grilled coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 89 minutes into the game by Gene Filippone. With Jérémy Tarin no longer on the pitch, Islom Davlatov became the new set pieces taker. It was announced by the referee that he estimated stoppage time to be around 2 minutes. This meant there could still be an extra attack or two left in the match! The match ends 0 - 9. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Grilled, with 80 percent of the ball.

Jānis Nartišs performed admirably for Eller. Clemens Chardon was a disappointment, however. Grilled's top performer was clearly Moey Xin Seng" class="awayplayer">Moey Xin Seng. However, Krystian Rykowski made a disastrous appearance.