Clear skies welcomed the spectators who had made their way to the stadium today. Starters: van de Westelaken - Hunte, Yague, Bouvet - Leonard, Figuera, Bonnaud, Nille, Perne - Stanojević, Hons.

The following players took the field: Germanakos - Panigrahi, Hutter - Ferzan, Thach, Keng Chuan, An Keng, Baena - Ze Han, Xin Seng, Chitre.

It was to be a contest between two different football philosophies, since the home team started the game with a 3-5-2 formation while the visitors instead opted for a 2-5-3. Grilled clearly preferred using their world class (13) ability to attack in the middle today. The bleachers were silenced after 18 minutes when Grilled's Egemen Dinçer Ferzan put the guests ahead 0 - 1, following an attack on the right. After a fatal mistake from the away team's right side defense 20 minutes into the match, an alert Tomas Hons poked the ball past the keeper, bringing Liestal/04 level at 1 - 1. The game had been going for 27 minutes when Musa Nille came in on the right, feinted, then sped past the off-balance defender to put away the 2 - 1 goal, giving Liestal/04 the lead. 2 - 1 was the score after the first half. Grilled did a good job holding on to the ball, with 57 percent of possession. We'll be back after these interminable commercial messages.

46 minutes into the game, Grilled wanted to bring some new energy to their game. Moey Xin Seng gave Kalki Parvathaneni a quick hug as he left the field. A goal seemed certain after 50 minutes when Kalki Parvathaneni came down the left wing, but Flip van de Westelaken just managed to make a save and preserve the home team's lead. After 60 minutes, the Liestal/04 coach wanted to see a new face on the field, waving Toribio Yague off. Nigel Rix took his place. 60 minutes into the match, the referee signaled for a Liestal/04 substitution. Quentin Faille came on for David Bonnaud. The visiting team's Chan Ze Han was able to score the 2 - 2 equalizer with a header 62 minutes in, after some good work on the right. Nigel Rix got left behind when Grilled's Kalki Parvathaneni made a sudden rush forward in minute 63, finishing it off with a clinical strike. 2 - 3! After 68 minutes, Tomas Hons rushed down the middle past the away team's defenders to score the 3 - 3 goal. As the 70 minute mark approached, the Liestal/04 manager decided it was time for a substitution. Teodor Perne reluctantly made way for Maarten Van Doorslaer. Enrique Figuera became the new Liestal/04 captain. With the clock showing 70 minutes, the fourth official held up the substitution board. Aw Keng Chuan looked to see that it was his number in red, so he made his way over to the sideline and swapped out for Chia Kwang Tse, though he would have liked to continue. With 75 minutes gone, Liestal/04's organization began to suffer due to a lack of experience. The referee decided to let play continue for an additional 2 beyond the regular 90 minutes. The match ends 3 - 3. Now to our celebrity commentator for a hot take. Over to you, Snoop! Liestal/04's best player was Enrique Figuera. Good thing Quentin Faille isn't a horse, because he'd surely be sent to the glue factory after that performance. Most important Grilled player was Chan Ze Han. Even six year old fans were wincing at the poor play by Bhavya Panigrahi today.