The fans at the stadium today were roasting in the hot sun. It was a sunny day and the technical players could roll the ball around with ease. Those that had to chase after the ball found the weather less appealing, it especially stymied the game of Powerful and Quick players. The following players took the field: Salmiņš - Panigrahi, Lunde - Kannan, Chuan Yong, Xin Seng, Mohammad Harun, Kamel - Ze Han, Mazhud, Mudaliar.

The following players had been selected: Mazitov - Celemín, Norbert, Dam, Ciszewicz - Gulbinskis-Rogainis, Tjørnudal, Johnsen - við Misá, Jażdżewski, Lynghamar.

It was to be a contest between two different football philosophies, since the home team started the game with a 2-5-3 formation while the visitors instead opted for a 4-3-3. Grilled mostly ignored the flanks in favor of their divine (+5) (25) ability to attack in the middle. For their match strategy, Analdart had decided to use their mythical (17) ability to counter-attack whenever possible. The counter-attacks of Analdart were deadly and 5 minutes into the game, Andrés Celemín controlled a long pass from the right flank and finished to make it 0 - 1. Grilled were determined to attack in the middle, even their wing attacks ended up coming through the center. Grilled put pressure on the visitors' central defense with 30 minutes played, but Chan Ze Han couldn't find an opening. Grilled's Shekar Kannan rushed past his defender and should have scored, but the finish was just wide, taking some paint off the post as it went out. Analdart's counter-attack was impressive and was only stopped by a shocking foul. Somehow, the referee's cards remained in his pocket - a terrible decision! Ásmóður 'Speedy Gonzales' Lynghamar's resulting free kick was easily saved by the keeper. It was obvious that Grilled had instructions to attack in the middle when they directed a break on the wing into the center of the park. After 40 minutes, Bilal Mohammad Harun rushed down the middle past the away team's defenders to score the 1 - 1 goal. It was 1 - 1 at the break. Grilled did a good job holding on to the ball, with 68 percent of possession. We'll be back after these interminable commercial messages.

46 minutes into the match, the referee signaled for a Grilled substitution. Heng Dong Chu came on for Salah Kamel. As the 46 minute mark approached, the Grilled manager decided it was time for a substitution. Abd Hadi Taib Mazhud reluctantly made way for Kalki Parvathaneni. After 69 minutes, Grilled were awarded a free kick. Rather than shooting straight at goal, the kicker went for an indirect variant which seemed to take his teammates a bit by surprise. Kalki Parvathaneni did manage a finish, but from an awkward position, sending the ball out of bounds. Analdart made a good counter-attacking move down the left 70 minutes into the game, and Sámal Pauli Tjørnudal finished well for 1 - 2. After 73 minutes of play, Bilal Mohammad Harun evened things up for Grilled with an impressive goal coming up the middle. 2 - 2. Grilled took the lead 76 minutes in, as Chan Ze Han broke through on the left and put his shot just beyond the reach of the outstretched keeper, bringing the score to 3 - 2. 80 minutes into the game, Grilled wanted to bring some new energy to their game. Vikram Mudaliar gave Chu Xin Lee a quick hug as he left the field. The players were tired, but when the referee announced that there would be 1 minutes of added time, they welcomed the extra opportunity to make an impact. Grilled's Shekar Kannan was dominating his wing and kept sending fine balls into the opposing area - Chan Ze Han managed to kick one of them into the net for 4 - 2 after 89 minutes. The match ends 4 - 2. Grilled set the tempo, maintaining 67 percent of possession.

Most important Grilled player was Chan Ze Han. You can tell it was nickel beer night yesterday at the local bar because Shekar Kannan seemed to stumble all over the pitch. Analdart's best player was Dan Ingi 'Dingo' við Misá. Speaking of stinking up the place, Jérémie Norbert sure smelled like the bottom of Batman's shoe after a night of crimefighting in Gotham.