Tokyo Raccoons fielded a 3-4-3 lineup. For Grilled Birds, the formation of choice was 2-5-3. Raccoons took the lead 20 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as Isaac Ferris elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar.Grilled's José Luiz Velho got himself booked for a foul.Isaac Ferris was in no condition to play on. 22 minutes into the game he left the field on a stretcher, with his left thigh bandaged, and crying out in pain. The player that took his place was Antoni Kozakiewicz.After 32 minutes, 正雄 (Masao) 和田 (Wada) put Raccoons ahead 2 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing.Almost all the way down to the corner flag, Raccoons's 麻也 (Maya) 京谷 (Kyoya) somehow managed to get a perfect pass into the middle, impossible to miss for Vito Zonarelli, who struck for 3 - 0.Raccoons's 亮 (Ryo) 桑原 (Kuwahara) was shown a yellow card after 37 minutes for slicing down an opponent.A slight injury to his left calf muscle meant Antoni Kozakiewicz had to leave the match early. It happened after 38 minutes. Pavel Golodov had already been warming up, and came on for Antoni Kozakiewicz.The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 0.Neither team were able to dominate possession this half.
Grilled had a fair chance to reply after 53 minutes due to some fine moves down the left, but in the end Prokop Mottl" class="awayplayer">Prokop Mottl was slow to keep up with the play and was unable to make it into the penalty box to apply a finish.After 67 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and Pavel Golodov gave the Raccoons supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 4 - 0.A great save by keeper Krystian Rykowski after 72 minutes kept the visitors in the game after 正雄 (Masao) 和田 (Wada) struck from the left with a real cannonball.As the match nears its end, the referee has deemed it appropriate to add 2 minutes as stoppage time.The match ends 4 - 0.Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Grilled, with 51 percent of the ball.
