Grilled Birds started the game in a 2-5-3 formation, whereas IFK SPOKET lined up in a 4-5-1 formation. SPOKET were mostly trying to use their magical skill at attacking on the flanks.With 12 minutes gone, SPOKET had a free kick in a decent position. Despite this being a great chance for a shot, they tried a cheeky move intended to bypass the defence. However, Jonny Landsvik did not manage to connect with it cleanly and the ball went out.A mistake by the home side's central defence after 18 minutes allowed Juha Välkkynen to score for SPOKET. The scoreboard now read 0 - 1.The visitors' Antonio Batalla took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 31 minutes into the match. 0 - 2 for SPOKET.Chu Xin Lee" class="homeplayer">Chu Xin Lee almost reduced the deficit, having drawn the entire left side defence away, but the shot went straight into the arms of the goalkeeper.With 37 minutes played, SPOKET put themselves up 0 - 3 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was Ingolf Heindl.As Mohammad Ramli Saliman had, completely unprovoked, swept the legs out from under an opponent in front of a linesman, the referee gave the Grilled player a red card without batting an eyelid.Halftime score was 0 - 3.Possession of the ball saw an equal split between the teams during the forty-five minutes.
Vsevolod Kovsh increased the visitors' lead by putting a volley away after a pass from the right. 0 - 4.Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Grilled's Chu Xin Lee" class="homeplayer">Chu Xin Lee was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 65 minutes. Chan Ze Han" class="homeplayer">Chan Ze Han was given a chance to change things around.65 minutes in, Grilled's Kalki Parvathaneni" class="homeplayer">Kalki Parvathaneni received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first.The home crowd was not impressed when Juha Välkkynen came in from the right, shooting hard to score after 68 minutes. SPOKET were now up 0 - 5.Kalki Parvathaneni" class="homeplayer">Kalki Parvathaneni challenged the visitors' central defence eagerly, producing a good chance 71 minutes into the game as he went for a through ball. But, as so many times before, the guests' defensive efforts got the best of it.SPOKET had a good opportunity to attack in the middle, but remembered their instructions to focus on wing attacks instead.Antonio Batalla could have put his team up another goal 73 minutes into the game, after a rush down the left, but his closing shot hit the post.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 0 - 5.SPOKET claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 55 percent.
