FC Philippine Dragons fielded a 5-4-1 lineup. For Grilled Birds, the formation of choice was 2-5-3. Grilled's opponents know to be wary of Cyril Künzler's speed, but it made little difference as he flew past the defence 41 minutes into the game. Only the keeper could stop him - and he did with a perfectly timed dive!Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 43 minutes into the match left Grilled's Chan Ze Han" class="awayplayer">Chan Ze Han completely free to score. 0 - 1 for the visitors.44 minutes into the game, Grilled worked the left side industriously creating several opportunities to add to their lead, but just couldn't apply the finishing touch.Halftime score was 0 - 1.Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Grilled, with 55 percent of the ball.
雄輝 (Yuki) 入江 (Irie) left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 46 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. Hoàng Trung Quá was the replacement.After 50 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave Kalki Parvathaneni" class="awayplayer">Kalki Parvathaneni a chance to increase the lead for Grilled, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 2.Kalki Parvathaneni" class="awayplayer">Kalki Parvathaneni wanted to play on, but the Grilled coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 60 minutes into the game by Moey Xin Seng" class="awayplayer">Moey Xin Seng.Grilled's Mohammad Ramli Saliman was shown a yellow card after 63 minutes for slicing down an opponent.Dragons needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 65 minutes Marco Turco made way for Adolfo Simões Monteiro.With 75 minutes played, the Dragons coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. Melchor González Valle came on, Mark Gapienko had to leave the fray.With the clock showing 83 minutes played, a great pass from the defensive line of Grilled resulted in a counterattack that was smoothly brought under control by Moey Xin Seng" class="awayplayer">Moey Xin Seng in the centre of the opposition's penalty area, but his finish went high.After 84 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for Islom Davlatov who increased Grilled's lead to 0 - 3.Frédéric Perthuis of Dragons received a yellow card after 86 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour.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 - 3.Grilled claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 57 percent.
Most important Dragons player was Petr Nývlt.However, Veyis Belgi made a disastrous appearance.The most dominating Grilled player was without a doubt Islom Davlatov.Valentin Batâr turned in a dismal performance, however.
