Weather conditions were fairly good for football at the stadium today. Starters: Babici - Conter, Merca, Neagoe, Chiran, Haplea - Olaru, Simuţ, Trăilescu, Lestingi, Acostăchioaie -.

They fielded: Vadalà - Panigrahi, Webb - Chu Soon, Thach, Keng Chuan, Mohammad Harun, Kwang Tse - Xin Seng, Xin Lee, Chuan Yong.

The teams had chosen different formations for the match. The home team, Steaua București, went for a 5-5-0, while Grilled Birds has decided to play a 2-5-3 lineup. Steaua Buc has displayed world class (13) talent to press and shut down attacks all over the field. Grilled mostly ignored the flanks in favor of their mythical (17) ability to attack in the middle. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, Steaua Buc's Gaëtan Conter got himself booked. Steaua Buc's ability to press all over the field paid off frequently. Steaua Buc were very close to putting themselves one up with 40 minutes gone as Sorin Olaru got through on the left, but a lapse in concentration sent the ball wide. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 0. Grilled set the tempo, maintaining 53 percent of possession.

As the 46 minute mark approached, the Grilled manager decided it was time for a substitution. Chia Kwang Tse reluctantly made way for Lim An Keng. With 52 minutes played, Filip Haplea came in from the right with the intention of giving Steaua Buc the lead, but his rocket of a shot could only rattle the crossbar. Steaua Buc's coach was furious with Raffaele Lestingi after he picked up a yellow for saying one too many words to the ref. 72 minutes into the game Chad Thach could see that the opposing goalie was out of position and tried an unexpected chip that the keeper just barely reached. The rebound went to Lim An Keng who failed to hit the target. With the clock showing 75 minutes, the fourth official held up the substitution board. Chad Thach looked to see that it was his number in red, so he made his way over to the sideline and swapped out for Paulino Trindade, though he would have liked to continue. 75 minutes into the game, Grilled wanted to bring some new energy to their game. Bilal Mohammad Harun gave Enrique Baena a quick hug as he left the field. Steaua Buc's talent at pressing frustrated their opponents and the fans as the game became a stalemate in the middle of the park. Steaua Buc pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a deadlock at times. Grilled were determined to attack in the middle, even their wing attacks ended up coming through the center. After 89 minutes, Steaua Buc's lack of experience resulted in the team's loss of their edge at the end of the game. The match ends 0 - 0. Looks like Nate Silver was right again - his prediction that Grilled would have 53 percent possession in this half was spot on!

Steaua Buc's best player was Duşan Simuţ. Good thing Raffaele Lestingi isn't a horse, because he'd surely be sent to the glue factory after that performance. Grilled's top performer was clearly Moey Xin Seng. Even six year old fans were wincing at the poor play by Enrique Baena today.