iv id="matchReport"> The rain was pouring down at the stadium today. While a boggy pitch like this was an advantage for physical players, it really didn't help those who relied on speed or technique. Starters: Dob - 中北 (Nakakita), Trung Quá - Künzler, Davlatov, Mohammad Harun, Xin Lee, Romijn - Mudaliar, Ze Han, Parvathaneni.

They fielded: Savry - Martin, Borodikhin, Stark - Delfino, Pasturel, Posse, Holka, Laig - Palmeirim, Stannek.

The teams had chosen different formations for the match. Home team Grilled Birds went for 2-5-3 while FC Hettlingen has decided to play a 3-5-2 lineup. Grilled used their mythical ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. Dobrynya Borodikhin received some harsh words from his coach after he acted foolishly 6 minutes into the match, probably out of lack of experience, and almost let an opponent score. They were singing the praises of Bilal Mohammad Harun" class="homeplayer">Bilal Mohammad Harun 20 minutes into the match after his speculative chip from the middle of the penalty box found its way over the visitors' keeper to make the score 1 - 0 to Grilled. After 21 minutes, the visitors tied it up at 1 - 1 when a fantastic pass from the left was finished off by Knud Stannek. Chan Ze Han" class="homeplayer">Chan Ze Han gave Grilled the lead as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then slotted the ball into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance. 2 - 1 Cheers filled the stadium as 悠太 (Yuta) 中北 (Nakakita) broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 3 - 1 to Grilled. Grilled's Islom Davlatov was shown a yellow card after 34 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Halftime score was 3 - 1. Grilled had most of the ball, with 54 percent of possession.

The Grilled players could smell victory in the air. Hoàng Trung Quá wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for Gilbert Webb" class="homeplayer">Gilbert Webb after 46 minutes. Given a free kick in a difficult position after 52 minutes, Grilled tried a variation that they had practised in training. The kick was sent into the area just in front of the keeper. However, the defence were on their toes and allowed no space for a finish. 53 minutes into the match, a typically brave header by Bilal Mohammad Harun" class="homeplayer">Bilal Mohammad Harun from Florus Romijn's cross looped just over the opposing goalkeeper's desperate reach. Goal for Grilled, making the score 4 - 1. A bit later, Hettlingen's Esteban Delfino easily reduced the lead to 4 - 2 after a misunderstanding in the home side's central defence. With 67 minutes played, Grilled put themselves up 5 - 2 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to Islom Davlatov, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. Given a free kick close to the byline, Grilled tried a move that loyal fans may recognise from training. A pass to the side pulled the defence out of position which let Chan Ze Han" class="homeplayer">Chan Ze Han slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 6 - 2, 75 minutes into the game. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Grilled coach let José Luiz Velho replace Chu Xin Lee" class="homeplayer">Chu Xin Lee after 89 minutes. The referee announced 2 minutes of stoppage time, giving fans a slim hope that their team could get one more attack in before this was all over. The match ends 6 - 2. Grilled claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 53 percent.

Most important Grilled player was Kalki Parvathaneni" class="homeplayer">Kalki Parvathaneni. José Luiz Velho turned in a dismal performance, however. Knud Stannek performed admirably for Hettlingen. Léo Martin on the other hand, had a terrible day.