ArSenal U21 entered the field in a 3-5-2 formation. The visitors, Grilled Birds, chose to start the game with a 2-5-3 lineup.ArSenal took a creative approach on the field.ArSenal broke through on the left 2 minutes into the game, with Melanio Uon-Aso firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 1 - 0 lead.What ever got into Chu Xin Lee" class="awayplayer">Chu Xin Lee, the crowd mumbled, as he suddenly struck a cross pass through his own defence - ending up right in front of ArSenal's Isaac Altefähre, who easily put the ball away for 2 - 0 after 7 minutes.Cheers filled the stadium as Andrey Bozhkov broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 3 - 0 to ArSenal.Things were going to get worse for the visitors. Charles Lao squirmed through their central defence after 20 minutes, increasing the lead to 4 - 0.Grilled certainly deserved a goal after some stunning play down the left, but 雄輝 (Yuki) 入江 (Irie) just wasn't able to finish.In a rapid move 25 minutes into the match, Jonne Matero of ArSenal lost his man and passed the ball to the unmarked Étienne Höckelsberger who easily hit it home to make it 5 - 0. Luckily the ref didn't see him taunting the opposing fans in celebration - naughty boy!29 minutes into the match, the visitors reduced the lead to 5 - 1 as a free kick by Cyril Künzler slunk past the home side's goalkeeper.It was 5 - 1 at the break.Possession in this half belonged to ArSenal, who controlled the ball 53 percent of the time.
ArSenal put in a good effort on the right, but Étienne Höckelsberger saw his volley fly wide of the mark 55 minutes into the game.Following a nasty collision in the 57, ArSenal's Étienne Höckelsberger complained of a damaged shoulder. He was advised against continuing the game. This gave Cheung Wee Choon a chance to take to the field instead.With Étienne Höckelsberger no longer on the pitch, Charles Lao became the new set pieces taker.After 68 minutes, a couple of quick and successful challenges followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area by Isaac Altefähre might have resulted in another goal for ArSenal. However, Valentin Batâr made a spectacular save.The referee showed Grilled's Neeraj Muthyala the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge.Having taken a hard knock between his legs, Delroy Solomon limped off the pitch in a reduced state of dignity. He could not continue, managing only 70 minutes for his team this day.The player that took his place was Maurice Tang.Isaac Altefähre should probably have put his team up another goal after 73 minutes after breaking through the middle, but some great goalkeeping by Valentin Batâr kept the visitors in the game.Grilled needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 75 minutes 雄輝 (Yuki) 入江 (Irie) made way for Hoàng Trung Quá.ArSenal's Jonne Matero was shown a yellow card after 77 minutes for slicing down an opponent.悠太 (Yuta) 中北 (Nakakita) had a couple of good opportunities to reply after getting through the middle of the opposition defence, but the home team's keeper Alfredo Corrales was simply unbeatable.The bench was restless, and with 89 minutes passed Grilled's coach gave 田 (Tian) 勇航 (Yonghang) the opportunity the player had been hoping for. Chu Xin Lee" class="awayplayer">Chu Xin Lee reluctantly left the field.Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Grilled's 悠太 (Yuta) 中北 (Nakakita) was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 89 minutes. Rashid bin Ahmad was given a chance to change things around.The referee announced 3 minutes 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 - 1.ArSenal claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 56 percent.
