Weather conditions were fairly good for football at the stadium today. They fielded: 荣铭 (Rongming) - Rakım, Doğa - Murphy, Lukstiņš, Dedina, Yngvesson, Hernández - Lahtivirta, Payet, Pyra.

Lineup: Germanakos - Keng Chuan, 其材 (Qicai) - Reddy, Thach, Kwang Tse, Khairul, Trindade - Reece, Ming Xin, Tokarz.

The coaches were in sync today, as both teams lined up in a 2-5-3 formation. Hongkong took the lead 16 minutes in, as Mauricio Hernández broke through on the left and put his shot just beyond the reach of the outstretched keeper, bringing the score to 1 - 0. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased Hongkong's lead to 2 - 0 as Július Dedina finished it off clinically, firing the shot from a terrible angle. Grilled had a magnificent opportunity with 22 minutes gone as Aw Keng Chuan hit the ball hard from the edge of the penalty box. However, the shot went wide. Grilled reduced the deficit to 2 - 1 with a perfectly placed penalty by Aw Keng Chuan. The suddenness of Brian 'Was Born' Reddy of Grilled's pass to Joe Reece caught the opposition looking the wrong way, and they could only watch as the ball sailed home for 2 - 2. Though it was beautiful soccer, the home crowd did not enjoy Chad Thach's goal after a run down the left with 30 minutes on the clock. Grilled lead, 2 - 3. 2 - 3 was the score after the first half. Well, look at this! Cardi B is on the Enormotron in naught but giant sunglasses and a Twisted Metal F.C. tank top. I've not seen anything like it before. With the clock showing 46 minutes, the fourth official held up the substitution board. Phua Ming Xin looked to see that it was his number in red, so he made his way over to the sideline and swapped out for Gústav Thoroddsen, though he would have liked to continue. Some lightning fast dribbles by Július Dedina left Chia Kwang Tse way behind after 51 minutes, but the shot was just wide. Hongkong evened the match out with 52 minutes played after a world-class penalty shot by Arnis Lukstiņš. This brought the scoreline to 3 - 3. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, Grilled's Chad Thach got himself booked. 65 minutes into the match, the referee signaled for a Hongkong substitution. Hafız Mensur came on for Fikri Doğa. As the 70 minute mark approached, the Hongkong manager decided it was time for a substitution. Arnis Lukstiņš reluctantly made way for Tomisław Danak. Arnis Lukstiņš was coming off, and had taken his last free kick for the day. That meant Thibault Payet got the chance to showcase his dead ball skills. Tomisław Danak became the new Hongkong captain. 70 minutes into the game, Hongkong wanted to bring some new energy to their game. Thibault Payet gave Glynn Boodnikoff a quick hug as he left the field. With Thibault Payet no longer on the field, Alen Rakım stepped up to be the new set pieces taker. After 70 minutes, the Grilled coach wanted to see a new face on the field, waving Orest Tokarz off. Evandro La Face took his place. When Chad Thach made yet another spikes-first tackle after 70 minutes, the referee was obliged to book the Grilled player for the second time, which automatically ejected him from the game. Grilled's goal to take the lead 3 - 4 came via a questionable penalty, but Aw Keng Chuan drove it home without a second thought. The players were tired, but when the referee announced that there would be 3 minutes of added time, they welcomed the extra opportunity to make an impact. The match ends 3 - 4. Let's go to the Twittersphere to see what the fans think of the game so far! says Hongkong's best player was Glynn Boodnikoff. Good thing Alen Rakım isn't a horse, because he'd surely be sent to the glue factory after that performance. Grilled's top performer was clearly Brian 'Was Born' Reddy. I can't remember Dimitris Germanakos ever having a worse night than he just had.