As the teams spread out over the pitch, it became clear that they would both be using a 2-5-3 formation today.The boggy pitch disrupted the game, especially for technical players like Antonio Zecchino.Ioannis Mousikos gave Genica the lead as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then slotted the ball into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance. 1 - 0Ioannis Mousikos spent most of the time in a heap on the ground today, his normally rapid movement hindered by the slippery pitch.24 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as Arne Schletter broke through, making the score 2 - 0 for Genica.It was a fine day for Cyril Künzler on his wing, his cross pass to Florus Romijn was especially delicate 30 minutes into the game, but the keeper saved.Telmo Pires struck a 30 metre free kick home 33 minutes into the match. 3 - 0 for the home team.A lovely run by Grilled's Florus Romijn left his markers for dead and should have resulted in a goal, but the finish went just wide.A bit later, Grilled's Islom Davlatov easily reduced the lead to 3 - 1 after a misunderstanding in the home side's central defence.After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, Florus Romijn got himself booked. The manager of Grilled was not happy.3 - 1 was the halftime score.Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Genica, with 51 percent of the ball.
A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Genica to 4 - 1 as Ed Reis finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle.The bench was restless, and with 60 minutes passed Grilled's coach gave 雄輝 (Yuki) 入江 (Irie) the opportunity the player had been hoping for. Gene Filippone reluctantly left the field.The home team's fans were upset when, after 62 minutes, the visiting Moey Xin Seng" class="awayplayer">Moey Xin Seng broke through the central defence and kicked the ball past the keeper. 4 - 2 was the score.Genica managed to extend their lead to 5 - 2 when Ed Reis cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper.The visitors replied 74 minutes into the game, reducing the home side's lead to 5 - 3, as Islom Davlatov dashed up the middle, easily lobbing the ball over the home team's keeper.Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Grilled's Islom Davlatov was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 80 minutes. Kalki Parvathaneni" class="awayplayer">Kalki Parvathaneni was given a chance to change things around.As the match nears its end, the referee has deemed it appropriate to add 2 minutes as stoppage time.The match ends 5 - 3.Neither team were able to dominate possession this half.