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A scorching day at FC Tobi 74 Arena, where 61124 spectators were in place for today's match. Jaakko Arponen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Eskild Axelsen and Ludwig Audritzky. It was a very hot day and some players suffered from this, especially those relying on tough physical play or a lot of fast runs. For the technical ones, on the other hand, this was ideal conditions. The following players took the field: Manche - Maggiolo, Ernst, Hafsteinsson - Nierop, Yanchev, Polacsik, Nerée, Creel - Marcet, Mruk.

The following players had been chosen: Dob - Webb, 中北 (Nakakita) - Künzler, Xin Seng, Mohammad Harun, Muthyala, Romijn - Mudaliar, Ze Han, Parvathaneni.

FC Tobi 74 fielded a 3-5-2 lineup. For Grilled Birds, the formation of choice was 2-5-3. Grilled tried to focus their attacks down the middle, taking advantage of their divine (+5) level with that tactic. The visitors were very close to gaining the lead with a marvellous free kick after 6 minutes, but Pierre Manche made a beautiful one-handed save. 21 minutes into the game, Neeraj Muthyala was a hair's breadth away from giving Grilled the lead with a shot from over on the left. A prompt block by Pierre Manche saved the home team that time. The terraces were silenced after 22 minutes when Grilled's Kalki Parvathaneni put the guests ahead 0 - 1, following an attack on the right. Róbert Polacsik showed the skills that make him a real crowd pleaser as he, after 24 minutes, wove through the guests' entire central defence and put the 1 - 1 equaliser away. David Marcet could have put Tobi into the lead after 30 minutes, but the free kick went just wide. It was 1 - 1 at the break. Grilled claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 60 percent.

46 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Grilled substitution. Islom Davlatov came on for Neeraj Muthyala. A free kick aimed at the keeper's far post almost gave Grilled the lead 54 minutes in, but the ball just wasn't able to squirm its way through the defensive wall. 57 minutes into the match, Grilled's Vikram Mudaliar demonstrated his famed speed as he raced past his marker and passed the ball to Florus Romijn who chipped it in for 1 - 2. On any other day, David Marcet's free kick would have found the back of the net to tie the game for Tobi, but not today - the visitors' keeper displayed extraordinary reflexes as he blocked the shot harmlessly to the side. As the 65 minute mark approached, the Grilled coach decided it was time for a substitution. 悠太 (Yuta) 中北 (Nakakita) reluctantly made way for Bhavya Panigrahi on the pitch. After 72 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave Islom Davlatov a chance to increase the lead for Grilled, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 1 - 3. The crowd's chants of support turned to grumbles when David Marcet's penalty shot went well wide of the mark. The visitors' Chan Ze Han took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 77 minutes into the match. 1 - 4 for Grilled. It was announced by the referee that he estimated stoppage time to be around 1 minute. This meant there could still be an extra attack or two left in the match! The match ends 1 - 4. Grilled had most of the ball, with 60 percent of possession.

Tobi's best player was Tadek Mruk. Adri Nierop on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Grilled player was Chan Ze Han. However, Bhavya Panigrahi made a disastrous appearance.