Clouds darkened the skies at the stadium today. The following players took the field: Dob - 中北 (Nakakita), Panigrahi - Künzler, Mohammad Harun, Muthyala, Xin Seng, Dong Chu - Ze Han, Egan, Mudaliar.

Lineup: Grosschedel - van Keulen, Nsiah, Armin, Parenkov - Murner, Simons, Leithäuser, Weten - Özgüner, Silletti.

The teams had chosen different formations for the match. The home team, Grilled Birds, went for a 2-5-3, while Heinz-Racing.de has decided to play a 4-4-2 lineup. For their match strategy, Hracing had decided to use their magnificent ability to counter-attack whenever possible. After 26 minutes of play, Neeraj Muthyala gave the home team a 1 - 0 lead after an attack coming in from the right. 27 minutes had passed when Grilled put themselves up 2 - 0 after the visiting defenders lost the ball to Heng Dong Chu, who came up from the left and proceeded to easily go around the goalkeeper and knock the ball home. After more pushing and shoving than a pack of helicopter moms trying to get the last appointment for their snowflakes to see the Easter Bunny, Grilled's 悠太 (Yuta) 中北 (Nakakita) finally got himself booked for a foul. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased Grilled's lead to 3 - 0 as Bilal Mohammad Harun finished it off clinically, firing the shot from a terrible angle. Grilled's Chan Ze Han was delighted to score as he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing keeper and into the net, following some good attacking movement on the right wing. 4 - 0 after 34 minutes. Maybe Armin van Keulen should join the aquatics team instead. He went down dramatically after 37 minutes, crying out with agony as he fell. The referee was not impressed, though, and showed him a yellow for diving. Grilled managed to extend their lead to 5 - 0 when Chan Ze Han slid in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. Hracing certainly deserved a goal after some stunning play down the left, but Grigoriy Parenkov just wasn't able to finish. Halftime score was 5 - 0. Grilled did a good job holding on to the ball, with 69 percent of possession. We'll be back after these interminable commercial messages.

As the 46 minute mark approached, the Grilled manager decided it was time for a substitution. Bilal Mohammad Harun reluctantly made way for Chu Xin Lee. Grilled's Cyril Künzler had an excellent opportunity 51 minutes in, shooting after bringing down a ball from the right, but he missed the goal by miles! Grilled's Cyril Künzler struck his penalty well enough to beat the goalkeeper and extend the home team's lead to 6 - 0 after 52 minutes. Hracing's Rocco Silletti showed his experience after 58 minutes, as he expertly set himself up to take advantage of a rebound off the crossbar, but his shot was punched harmlessly out of the way. A great save by keeper Marc Pascal Grosschedel with 61 minutes gone kept the visitors in the game after Neeraj Muthyala struck from the left with a real cannonball. After 67 minutes, a couple of quick and successful challenges followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area by Cyril Künzler might have resulted in another goal for Grilled. However, Marc Pascal Grosschedel made a spectacular save. With the clock showing 68 minutes, the fourth official held up the substitution board. Rocco Silletti looked to see that it was his number in red, so he made his way over to the sideline and swapped out for Andreas Dieter Casper, though he would have liked to continue. The home side's Vikram Mudaliar came close to extending the lead after 70 minutes. His shot came in from the right but Marc Pascal Grosschedel managed to push it wide with his fingertips. After 72 minutes, the Hracing coach wanted to see a new face on the field, waving Armin van Keulen off. Berti Spessart took his place. As Armin van Keulen left the field, the coach signaled to Andreas Dieter Casper to be the new set pieces taker. The fourth official announced that there would be 3 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 - 0. Looks like Nate Silver was right again - his prediction that Grilled would have 71 percent possession in this half was spot on!

Grilled's top performer was clearly Chan Ze Han. I can't remember 悠太 (Yuta) 中北 (Nakakita) ever having a worse night than he just had. Most important Hracing player was Mees Simons. You can tell it was nickel beer night yesterday at the local bar because Berti Spessart seemed to stumble all over the pitch.