After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, E. Balzamo got himself booked. The manager of I.M.C was not happy.The terraces were silenced after 23 minutes when I.M.C's M. Berdei put the guests ahead 0 - 1, following an attack on the right.L. Aik Jia spent most of the time in a heap on the ground today, his normally rapid movement hindered by the slippery pitch.After 36 minutes, I.M.C's V. Budescu burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 2.The referee showed Grilled's L. Aik Jia the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge.W. Ping Shun didn't let the weather get him down and made some great moves on the pitch in spite of the rain.Grilled reduced the lead to 1 - 2 with 41 minutes on the clock when M. bin Mohd Kassim got the best of a ball floated in from the left.I. Andrei received a delicate pass through the home side's central defence after 43 minutes, and chipped it past the flailing keeper to score making it 1 - 3. The I.M.C fans went wild, whilst the home fans started to think about leaving early.The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 3.I.M.C had most of the ball, with 52 percent of possession.
After 46 minutes, Grilled switched G. Dorogan with N. Vandeneynde, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch.I. Andrei's speed is always a threat when he gets a little room to move, and 57 minutes into the match was no different as he broke free of his man to send a delightful through ball to M. Berdei who knocked it in for I.M.C. 1 - 4!At this point, it was obvious that the players of I.M.C lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented.Some fine movement on the left led to a I.M.C goal after 70 minutes, making it 1 - 5. M. Varga was noted down as the scorer.A marvellous Grilled effort on the right-hand side resulted in a goal after 77 minutes by M. bin Mohd Kassim, making the score 2 - 5.The local team's free kick specialist W. Ping Shun, reduced the away team's lead to 3 - 5 with a humdinger of a shot after 81 minutes.82 minutes into the match, Grilled's 田. 勇航 (Yonghang) collected a ball sent down the right and put it in the back of the net, narrowing the score to 4 - 5.The home crowd cheered when, after 88 minutes, M. Berdei's charge up the middle resulted in the keeper making one of his best saves of the day.After 88 minutes, I.M.C began to show their lack of experience and they threatened to wilt under the heavy pressure from their opposition.Possession in this half belonged to Grilled, who controlled the ball 55 percent of the time.
Grilled's top performer was clearly 朱. 长春 (Changchun).L. Aik Jia on the other hand, had a terrible day.Most important I.M.C player was I. Andrei.C. Bărbulescu was a disappointment, however.The match ends 4 - 5.
