AkA FC started the game in a 3-5-2 formation, whereas Grilled Birds lined up in a 2-5-3 formation. A mistake by the home side's central defence after 22 minutes allowed 雄. 入江 (Irie) to score for Grilled. The scoreboard now read 0 - 1.After 32 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for R. Isufi who increased Grilled's lead to 0 - 2.AkA reduced the lead to 1 - 2 with 37 minutes on the clock when D. Cartola got the best of a ball floated in from the left.1 - 2 was the halftime score.Grilled claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 56 percent.
AkA made sure of not letting R. Isufi succeed with his speed. When an opportunity appeared for him, as it did 73 minutes into the game, speedy B. Santacruz came to the rescue and stopped the attack.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. Saliman.雄. 入江 (Irie) became the new Grilled captain.The bench was restless, and with 75 minutes passed AkA's coach gave M. San the opportunity the player had been hoping for. B. Santacruz reluctantly left the field.After 78 minutes a well-practised indirect free kick routine by AkA was easily anticipated by the defenders. The players forward were so well marked, they were left with few viable options.After 79 minutes, P. Soon Meng made a dash down the middle past the away team's defenders to score the goal that made it 2 - 2.R. Isufi's speed was clear to see after 81 minutes, as he darted down the wing and released G. Dvorak who placed the ball into the back of the net to make the score 2 - 3.With a shot curled in from just outside the middle of the penalty area after 87 minutes played, D. Cartola of AkA made the score 3 - 3.AkA made a bid to take the lead as a ball coming in on the right hand side left A. Gershon completely alone with keeper V. Batâr, who made a spectacular block.88 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Grilled substitution. R. bin Ahmad came on for 雄. 入江 (Irie).As the captain was no longer on the pitch, H. Trung Quá took over the role of being the Grilled captain.The referee showed AkA's A. Cheng the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge.The referee announced 2 minutes of stoppage time, giving fans a slim hope that their team could get one more attack in before this was all over.The match ends 3 - 3.Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Grilled, with 56 percent of the ball.
AkA's best player was D. Cartola.M. San was a disappointment, however.Grilled's top performer was clearly R. Isufi.On the other hand, H. Trung Quá's play was disheartening.
