“Scoreline belies the state of this match. I was looking forward to a high-scoring match with lots of passing, but then it rained, and with the Chaps performing badly with their jetlagged coach offering little good direction, the first half was a sluggish grind to the end zone. Knowing I probably wouldn't be kicking again, I sent Rahbi in to do some inconsequential fouling. It turned out he would have been needed near the end, but with the fans getting angry and rioting, the game ended a little early.

The best we could do was to kill Zenuplasty in the second half, by standing around and waiting for him to fail a dodge roll and crash to the floor. At least Jahan scored, to salvage something from this.”