iv id="matchReport"> Dark skies made the crowd at the stadium today a little nervous, but the rain held off. They fielded: Dob - 中北 (Nakakita), Webb - Künzler, Davlatov, Mohammad Harun, Xin Lee, Romijn - Mudaliar, Ze Han, Parvathaneni.

The following players took the field: Găman - Loliş, Merchea, Săcrieru, Gentimir - Trană, Le Roy, Ghiţă, Mackey, Karlsson - Pleş.

The teams had chosen different formations for the match. Home team Grilled Birds went for 2-5-3 while Cainii_lui_DORU has decided to play a 4-5-1 lineup. Grilled tried to focus their attacks down the middle, taking advantage of their magical level with that tactic. Massoud Dob looked great 18 minutes into the match after stopping a shot from the middle of the penalty area from the visitors' Bogdan-Andrei Pleş. The crowd groaned its disapproval when Cyril Künzler missed a free kick that would have given Grilled the lead after 25 minutes. Always a threat, Florus Romijn tore past his marker and placed the ball right at the feet of the waiting Cyril Künzler who should have easily scored for Grilled, but the ball went wide. With 34 minutes played, Constantin Loliş of Cainii_lui_DORU fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. Grilled created a good opportunity to score 35 minutes into the match when Kalki Parvathaneni" class="homeplayer">Kalki Parvathaneni's hooked ball from the left created a scuffle in front of the goal, and the visitors' defenders had a hard time clearing the ball. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 0. Grilled had most of the ball, with 60 percent of possession.

Grilled could have put themselves ahead after 52 minutes but Vikram Mudaliar" class="homeplayer">Vikram Mudaliar missed a volley shot on a ball coming in from the right. Cainii_lui_DORU took the lead after Herman Mackey curved a free kick into the net. 0 - 1 After 70 minutes, Grilled switched Gilbert Webb" class="homeplayer">Gilbert Webb with Hoàng Trung Quá, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. Some fine passing in the middle of the pitch, carving open the away defence, should have led to a goal for Grilled, but Vikram Mudaliar" class="homeplayer">Vikram Mudaliar's shot went over the bar. The Cainii_lui_DORU players could smell victory in the air. Alin Ghiţă wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for Mihai Dinică after 80 minutes. 80 minutes into the game, Chu Xin Lee" class="homeplayer">Chu Xin Lee came close to levelling the score with a dangerous shot from the centre of the area that went just over the bar. After 84 minutes, Cainii_lui_DORU's Bogdan-Andrei Pleş burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 2. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Grilled's 悠太 (Yuta) 中北 (Nakakita) was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 85 minutes. 雄輝 (Yuki) 入江 (Irie) was given a chance to change things around. With 85 minutes played, the Grilled coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. José Luiz Velho came on, Florus Romijn had to leave the fray. When Constantin Loliş made yet another studs-first tackle after 85 minutes, the referee was obliged to book the Cainii_lui_DORU player for the second time, sending him off the pitch. The match ends 0 - 2. Possession in this half belonged to Grilled, who controlled the ball 60 percent of the time.

Grilled's top performer was clearly Kalki Parvathaneni" class="homeplayer">Kalki Parvathaneni. However, José Luiz Velho made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating Cainii_lui_DORU player was without a doubt Alexandru Găman. Niclas Karlsson was a disappointment, however.