It was a cloudy day at the stadium today. The following players had been selected: Germanakos - Panigrahi, Hutter - Ferzan, Thach, Keng Chuan, An Keng, Baena - Ze Han, Xin Seng, Chitre.

Starters: 英弘 (Yinghong) - Toren, Forès, Eibensteiner - Carvajal, Tydingco, Gutiérrez, Sămăreanu, Rothhaar - Puig Saura, Teixeira.

Grilled Birds fielded a 2-5-3 lineup. For Rejunte de Pelotudos 1906, the formation of choice was a 3-5-2. Grilled seemed to prefer attacking in the middle, using their world class (13) ability to great effect. It was a goal more likely to end up on SportsNation rather than SportsCenter, but the free kick in minute 10 by Bhavya Panigrahi somehow found its way past the keeper. Grilled takes the lead, 1 - 0! Dimitris Germanakos's name was chanted throughout the stadium after he made a fantastic save to deny Romeu Teixeira's equally fantastic shot after a break on the left 11 minutes into the game. A cross coming in on the right hand side left Cecilio Carvajal alone in front of the goal after 12 minutes but his shot wasn't taken well. Proving that a foot massage and a pre-game pedicure can work wonders, Bhavya Panigrahi sent a rocket into the box from the corner, finding Lim An Keng, who headed it past the keeper with extreme prejudice. 20 minutes in and it's 2 - 0! Grilled were given a penalty after 21 minutes - neatly put away by Bhavya Panigrahi. 3 - 0 for the home side. Pelotudos's Sorinel Sămăreanu was shown a yellow card after 27 minutes for slicing down an opponent. The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 0. Grilled did a good job holding on to the ball, with 53 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. With 49 minutes played, Kalki Parvathaneni could have brought this one home for Grilled as he charged up on the left, but his hooked ball went just a bit too high. As the 60 minute mark approached, the Pelotudos manager decided it was time for a substitution. Romeu Teixeira reluctantly made way for Mijail Antuña. With the clock showing 70 minutes, the fourth official held up the substitution board. Jaapjan Toren looked to see that it was his number in red, so he made his way over to the sideline and swapped out for Esteben Ellakoa, though he would have liked to continue. As Pelotudos's captain went off, he handed the armband to Mijail Antuña. After 70 minutes, the Grilled coach wanted to see a new face on the field, waving Aw Keng Chuan off. Chia Kwang Tse took his place. The home team's lead was reduced to 3 - 1 after Pelotudos's Mijail Antuña took advantage of a misunderstanding in the center of the defense. The visitors replied 82 minutes into the game, reducing the lead to 3 - 2, as Mamaisa Tydingco dashed up the middle and chipped the ball over the home team's keeper. The home side's Kalki Parvathaneni came close to extending the lead after 82 minutes. His shot came in from the right but 薛 (Xue) 英弘 (Yinghong) managed to push it wide with his fingertips. 86 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defense had to look on as Gandhik Chitre ran straight through, knocking one home to make it 4 - 2 for Grilled. The fourth official announced that there would be 1 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 4 - 2. Well, look at this! Cardi B is on the Enormotron in naught but giant sunglasses and a Take Me To Your Lizard tank top. I've not seen anything like it before. The most outstanding Grilled player was without a doubt Chan Ze Han. Speaking of stinking up the place, Damian Hutter sure smelled like the bottom of Batman's shoe after a night of crimefighting in Gotham. Most important Pelotudos player was Gerardo Gutiérrez. I can't remember Armengol Forès ever having a worse night than he just had.