The spectators didn't look too happy about the constant raining at the stadium today. The rain was pouring down, it was the kind of weather favoured by strong players who stick to simple football. For players possessing of speed or technical skills, the day really was as grim as for everyone else. They fielded: Caudeli - Karplyuk, Warren, Berg, Ursino, Colthof - Alexandersson, Berkenthin, Brač, Boyack, Földes -.

Lineup: Dob - 中北 (Nakakita), Jeftić - 敬龙 (Jinglong), Ze Han, ter Berg, Kamel, Xin Lee - Parvathaneni, Xin Seng, Egan.

Rumpelstilzchen 2 trundled out to the pitch in a 5-5-0 formation. The visitors, Grilled Birds, chose to start the game with a 2-5-3 lineup. Rumpelstilzchen preferred to use their titanic (15) ability to bomb away from a distance - not unlike Steph Curry. With 3 minutes played, Rumpelstilzchen's Jack 'Undertaker' Warren received a yellow card for challenging a play with his cleats first. The guests almost went up by a goal with 20 minutes elapsed when Bernie Egan came through from the right. The shot bounced harmlessly off the post, though. 29 minutes into the match, Grilled nearly took the lead, as 吴 (Wu) 敬龙 (Jinglong) broke through on the right. However, Santiago 'The Wall' Caudeli made the save. Maybe Diedrich 'Friedrich' Berkenthin should join the aquatics team instead. He went down dramatically after 30 minutes, crying out with agony as he fell. The referee was not impressed, though, and showed him a yellow for diving. The Rumpelstilzchen free kick 31 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But it was no mistake - Diedrich 'Friedrich' Berkenthin seemingly came out of nowhere and had miles of space to control the ball and pick his spot. That's 1 - 0! When Diedrich 'Friedrich' Berkenthin made yet another spikes-first tackle after 37 minutes, the referee was obliged to book the Rumpelstilzchen player for the second time, which automatically ejected him from the game. Kalki Parvathaneni made a run for the goal 38 minutes into the game but the home team's left side was too well defended and the attack fizzled out. Was that a pass or a bad touch? Either way, the inexperienced Jack 'Undertaker' Warren almost gave Grilled a goal, but luckily they couldn't capitalize on the mistake. The game was close to savage at times, and Rumpelstilzchen's Jack 'Undertaker' Warren received a second yellow card after 40 minutes; his ticket to the dressing rooms. Bernie Egan made a good effort at breaking through on the right, but the home team's left defense cleared the ball to the corner. 1 - 0 was the halftime score. Grilled had the upper hand in possession, maintaining an impressive 51 percent possession of the ball.

Grilled tied it all up, 49 minutes in, after a spectacular goal by Bernie Egan, who miraculously broke through the home side's central defense, making it 1 - 1. It was obvious that Rumpelstilzchen set up their play to get a shooter in position, and after 50 minutes they succeeded with their tactics when Róbert 'Bulle' Földes found a hole in the defense and his long shot left the keeper without a chance. 2 - 1. Coming through the middle Kalle ter Berg almost scored the equalizer for Grilled after 70 minutes, but Santiago 'The Wall' Caudeli made an excellent save, tipping the awkward swerving shot past the post. 74 minutes into the game Grilled's Moey Xin Seng found a gap in the home side's central defense and scored with a fabulous shot, making it 2 - 2. Feeling like a boy about to meet his girlfriend's father for the first time, the inexperienced Rumpelstilzchen struggled to maintain their level of play after 76 minutes. This was a good period for the visitors, with several opportunities to take the lead, particularly when Salah Kamel slipped through the left defense to come up alone against Santiago 'The Wall' Caudeli, but the home side's keeper showed his lightning-fast reflexes. Some good play on the left wing created an opportunity for the visitors 79 minutes into the match, and Kalki Parvathaneni wasn't about to waste it. He got past the defenders and fired a shot that the keeper just missed. 2 - 3 for the visitors. 80 minutes into the game, Grilled wanted to bring some new energy to their game. 吴 (Wu) 敬龙 (Jinglong) gave Heng Dong Chu a quick hug as he left the field. It was announced by the fourth official that he estimated stoppage time to be around 3 minutes. This meant there could still be an extra attack or two left in the match! The match ends 2 - 3. Well, look at this! Cardi B is on the Enormotron in naught but giant sunglasses, red tassles, and a Holy Hand Grenades of Antioch tank top. I've not seen anything like it before. Rumpelstilzchen's top performer was clearly Nikša 'Nikita' Brač. Even six year old fans were wincing at the poor play by Huub 'Hubi' Colthof today. The most outstanding Grilled player was without a doubt Moey Xin Seng. I can't remember 悠太 (Yuta) 中北 (Nakakita) ever having a worse night than he just had.