Grilled Birds started the game in a 2-5-3 formation, whereas Franken Eagles lined up in a 3-5-2 formation. Grilled seemed to prefer attacking in the middle, taking advantage of their divine level with that tactic.The Grilled free kick 7 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of A. Leong Kum, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 1 - 0!Grilled players heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their wing attacks to the middle instead.Things were going to get worse for the visitors. 田. 勇航 (Yonghang) squirmed through their central defence after 24 minutes, increasing the lead to 2 - 0.The referee showed Grilled's G. Filippone the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge.With 30 minutes played, Grilled's 田. 勇航 (Yonghang) almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net.Franken's A. Graf von Blücher-Altona got himself booked for a foul.32 minutes into the match G. Dvorak put Grilled ahead 3 - 0 with a truly marvelous free kick.G. Dvorak could have put Grilled up one more, but he fired into the side netting after breaking free on the left after 36 minutes.3 - 0 was the halftime score.Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Grilled, with 61 percent of the ball.
58 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as G. Dvorak broke through, making the score 4 - 0 for Grilled.The home side's 田. 勇航 (Yonghang) came close to extending the lead 65 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but F. Niemczyk managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop.The fierce heat made it important to save breath, and after a few swift runs L. Aik Jia found it hard to get back into position.田. 勇航 (Yonghang) wanted to play on, but the Grilled coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 75 minutes into the game by M. Xin Seng.G. Filippone became the new Grilled captain.The away team improved the scoreline to 4 - 1, as A. Graf von Blücher-Altona struck home, set up well by a play on the left 79 minutes into the match.Grilled had to manage with a reduced squad after 82 minutes, as G. Dvorak got sent off for a needless foul away from the game's action.As G. Dvorak left the field, the coach signaled to G. Filippone to be the new set pieces taker.The visitors replied 84 minutes into the game, reducing the home side's lead to 4 - 2, as M. Horvath dashed up the middle, easily lobbing the ball over the home team's keeper.The players were tired, but when the referee announced that there would be 2 minutes of added time they, nonetheless, welcomed the extra opportunity to make an impact.The match ends 4 - 2.Grilled claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 61 percent.
