As the teams spread out over the pitch, it became clear that they would both be using a 2-5-3 formation today.With 11 minutes played, the visitors broke through on the right after some poor defending. H. Trung Quá put the ball away for 0 - 1.The referee showed KingofNoobs's M. Bastilani the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge.P. Choon Kok slipped and slithered in the wet grass. His usual rapid runs were nowhere to be seen today.With a shot curled in from just outside the middle of the penalty area after 22 minutes played, M. Bastilani of KingofNoobs made the score 1 - 1.M. Silei sailed high above the opponents as he headed in a corner kick from A. Mohannadi after 24 minutes of play, making the score 2 - 1.A. Guevara increased the lead for KingofNoobs to 3 - 1, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it!Grilled's I. Davlatov was shown a yellow card after 37 minutes for slicing down an opponent.KingofNoobs's M. Bastilani took a knock to the head after 38 minutes, due to a badly executed header. He took a few uneasy steps, but got dizzy and then taken off the field. This gave M. Beersmans a chance to take to the field instead.Grilled had a fair chance to reply after 39 minutes due to some fine moves down the left, but in the end F. Romijn was slow to keep up with the play and was unable to make it into the penalty box to apply a finish.M. Beersmans of KingofNoobs received a yellow card after 40 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour.Grilled reduced the lead after 41 minutes to 3 - 2 as N. Muthyala easily chipped the ball past the home side's keeper after a dazzling play from the right.3 - 2 was the halftime score.Grilled claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 66 percent.
KingofNoobs increased the lead as M. Silei struck to make the score 4 - 2 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper.The boggy pitch disrupted the game, especially for technical players like I. Davlatov.A. Pećanić nearly reduced the lead 66 minutes into the game, but a splendid one-handed save by V. Mejer prevented the attempt coming in from the right flank from hitting the back of the net.Grilled's right side looked dangerous after 72 minutes, as A. Pećanić broke through. V. Mejer continued to stifle them, however, as he made the save look easy.KingofNoobs's A. Mohannadi got himself booked for a foul.Grilled managed to reduce the score to 4 - 3 as C. Künzler finished off a well-played combination from the left, easily carving through the defence.KingofNoobs put themselves up 5 - 3 when L. Damyanov broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake.Grilled breathed new life into the game with an attempt to reduce the lead after 78 minutes, but the home side's defenders cleared the ball off the line, after a long shot coming in from the left rebounded off the crossbar.The players were tired, but when the referee announced that there would be 3 minutes of added time they, nonetheless, welcomed the extra opportunity to make an impact.The match ends 5 - 3.Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Grilled, with 68 percent of the ball.
Most important KingofNoobs player was M. Beersmans.However, F. Chuan Jian made a disastrous appearance.The most dominating Grilled player was without a doubt N. Muthyala.A. Pećanić on the other hand, had a terrible day.
