Grilled Birds started the game in a 2-5-3 formation, whereas 1.FC Malix lined up in a 3-5-2 formation. After a fine move down the middle Cyril Künzler nearly gave the home side a goal after 11 minutes. However the finishing shot went just wide.In a rapid move 14 minutes into the match, Tit Ferderber of Malix lost his man and passed the ball to the unmarked Paul Churnside who easily hit it home to make it 0 - 1. Luckily the ref didn't see him taunting the opposing fans in celebration - naughty boy!After 16 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for Corneliu Trufăşilă who increased Malix's lead to 0 - 2.Grilled's Kalki Parvathaneni" class="homeplayer">Kalki Parvathaneni was shown a yellow card after 21 minutes for slicing down an opponent.Valentin Batâr got a fingertip on Paul Churnside's shot from the left 23 minutes in, and managed to keep the visitors from going up another goal.Malix had a magnificent opportunity after 24 minutes as Alex Bodenmüller hit the ball hard from the edge of the penalty box. However, the shot went wide.Alex Bodenmüller's early cross saw the defenders caught out of position and the alert Pier Giovanni Meneghini was able to pounce and roll the ball past the hapless goalkeeper to score for Malix. 0 - 3.Leopoldo Jacinto Miguel Conde came close to extending the visitors' lead when he found himself completely unmarked in front of the goal after a pass through the middle. He tried to lift the ball over Valentin Batâr but overcooked it and hit the bar instead.The referee showed Malix's Paul Churnside the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge.It was 0 - 3 at the break.Grilled had most of the ball, with 51 percent of possession.
Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Grilled's 雄輝 (Yuki) 入江 (Irie) was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 46 minutes. Hoàng Trung Quá was given a chance to change things around.49 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 4 as Paul Churnside finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick.It was a fine day for Florus Romijn on his wing, his cross pass to Moey Xin Seng" class="homeplayer">Moey Xin Seng was especially delicate 56 minutes into the game, but the keeper saved.With 65 minutes played, the Grilled coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. Chan Ze Han" class="homeplayer">Chan Ze Han came on, Kalki Parvathaneni" class="homeplayer">Kalki Parvathaneni had to leave the fray.The home side worked their way through the middle and almost got one back when Chan Ze Han" class="homeplayer">Chan Ze Han tried to sneak the ball past the keeper. Lorenzo Hinderling was too alert for that!After a short break after 78 minutes, Malix seemed to change their tactical approach a bit.The match ends 0 - 4.Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Malix, with 52 percent of the ball.
