If you still had any doubts that the inplay is bogus

[Cat Harrison]

My thinking is the 3 minutes before the game it takes the players, formation and orders and works out probabilities, not results. Of course the commentary and play for the first few match minutes is figured out at that time, and so at the end of the match the last few match minutes is playing out, the result completely determined then because you cannot effect any changes at that point that it will have time to compute.
And while I know changes you make are not instant, they do seem to take effect about as soon as the fastest sub you see.. your results in delay vary by your internet/ping to the server as well as your opponents if he is present.

I have turned games around by changes I have made to orders and also subs/formation changes.
I have also *lost* games by making the wrong changes.