ArSenal U21 started the game in a 3-5-2 formation, whereas Grilled Birds lined up in a 2-5-3 formation. ArSenal showed off their creative tactics.ArSenal had a good opportunity to take the lead as Isaac Altefähre came up the left side, but he struck the ball weakly and it went straight into the arms of Valentin Batâr.ArSenal's Charles Lao was dominating his wing and kept sending fine balls into the opposition's box - Isaac Altefähre managed to volley one of them into the net to make it 1 - 0 after 29 minutes.After 30 minutes, Cyril Künzler sprinted between the opposing defenders and squared the ball, but the keeper deflected Hoàng Trung Quá's shot.The visitors' Gene Filippone came close to levelling the score after 31 minutes with a free kick that went just wide of the top left corner.A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of ArSenal to 2 - 0 as Isaac Altefähre finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle.After 39 minutes, Najib Hafiz put ArSenal ahead 3 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing.Grilled fought on and, after 40 minutes, Moey Xin Seng" class="awayplayer">Moey Xin Seng was able to reduce the deficit to 3 - 1 after some excellent moves on the right side were finished off with an incredibly clever chip.The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 1.This part of the game was a standoff between the teams in terms of possession.
ArSenal managed to extend their lead to 4 - 1 when Leo de Moreira cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper.Things were going to get worse for the visitors. Piersandro Patarnello squirmed through their central defence after 67 minutes, increasing the lead to 5 - 1.Grilled's Gene Filippone was able to reply, after 69 minutes, making the score 5 - 2 with a well struck penalty.Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Grilled's Zhao 'Arrow' Jing Wei was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 70 minutes. Christopher Mauget was given a chance to change things around.Gene Filippone had a lethal looking free kick that grazed the post after 82 minutes.The referee announced 1 minute 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 5 - 2.ArSenal had most of the ball, with 52 percent of possession.
