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Due to an all-day shower, the spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog. The rain was pouring down, it was the kind of weather favoured by strong players who stick to simple football. For players possessing of speed or technical skills, the day really was as grim as for everyone else. They fielded: Germanakos - Panigrahi, Webb - An Keng, Mohammad Harun, Keng Chuan, Parvathaneni, Trindade - Ze Han, Xin Seng, Chitre.

The following players had been selected: Gsödl - Manglitz, Öztan, Reitein - Möllerbrant, Hochholzer, Tončev, Lerche - von der Osten, Schrammek, Hanf.

The teams had chosen different formations for the match. The home team, Grilled Birds, went for a 2-5-3, while Stormarn Blackbirds has decided to play a 3-4-3 lineup. Grilled went for a narrow approach, using their extra-terrestrial (16) ability to focus their attacks down the middle. The visitors' central defense should have had no trouble clearing the pass to Chan Ze Han, but the Grilled player managed to shrug them off and fire a low shot that 5-holed the keeper to give his team the lead. 1 - 0! After 17 minutes, Aw Keng Chuan put Grilled ahead 2 - 0 when he rose to head in a hooked ball, the result of an effort from the right side. As quick as a flash, Bertil Lerche of Blackbirds lost his man and passed the ball to the wide-open Torben 'Smokin'' Hanf who easily hit it home to make it 2 - 1. With 33 minutes played, Bertil Lerche came in from the right and could have drawn the teams level, but the defenders successfully repelled the attack by Blackbirds. 2 - 1 was the score after the first half. Now to our celebrity commentator for a hot take. Over to you, Snoop! After 46 minutes, the Grilled coach wanted to see a new face on the field, waving Kalki Parvathaneni off. Chia Kwang Tse took his place. With the clock showing 46 minutes, the fourth official held up the substitution board. Bilal Mohammad Harun looked to see that it was his number in red, so he made his way over to the sideline and swapped out for Chad Thach, though he would have liked to continue. Grilled were determined to attack in the middle, even their wing attacks ended up coming through the center. As the 60 minute mark approached, the Grilled manager decided it was time for a substitution. Moey Xin Seng reluctantly made way for Teo Chuan Yong. After more pushing and shoving than a pack of helicopter moms trying to get the last appointment for their snowflakes to see the Easter Bunny, Blackbirds's Bertil Lerche finally got himself booked for a foul. The Blackbirds free kick 81 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But it was no mistake - Karl von der Osten seemingly came out of nowhere and had miles of space to control the ball and pick his spot. That's 2 - 2! As the match nears its end, the referee deemed it appropriate to add 1 minutes as stoppage time. With 89 minutes gone, Blackbirds's organization began to suffer due to a lack of experience. Having already been booked, Blackbirds's Bertil Lerche was trying to play a more careful game, but after 89 minutes he made a bad tackle on instinct and received his second yellow card - he's off! The match ends 2 - 2. Let's go to the Twittersphere to see what the fans think of the game so far! says Grilled's top performer was clearly Chan Ze Han. Good thing Gilbert Webb isn't a horse, because he'd surely be sent to the glue factory after that performance. Joerg Gsödl performed admirably for Blackbirds. I can't remember Karl von der Osten ever having a worse night than he just had.