The teams had chosen different formations for the match. Home team Grilled Birds went for 2-5-3 while FC Platax has decided to play a 3-5-2 lineup.Platax took the lead after 12 minutes making the score 0 - 1. Adrien Chabbert placed the ball out of reach for the home side's keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left.Always quick on his feet, Platax's Julien Bétrancourt sped down the field after 20 minutes, but his pass to Torsten Lienesch was just a bit too far ahead for him to get a good shot off.Julien Bétrancourt received a delicate pass through the home side's central defence after 27 minutes, and chipped it past the flailing keeper to score making it 0 - 2. The Platax fans went wild, whilst the home fans started to think about leaving early.Islom Davlatov did everything he could to get one back for his Grilled, but keeper Silvère Demoulin denied him with a spectacular block.29 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 3 as Absalom Ahmed finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick.The home side worked hard to get through the middle and as a result, had a good chance of getting one back as 悠太 (Yuta) 中北 (Nakakita) tried lifting the ball over keeper Silvère Demoulin. Unfortunately, the ball went just over the bar.0 - 3 was the score after the first half.Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Platax, with 55 percent of the ball.
After 48 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for Philippe Souchon who increased Platax's lead to 0 - 4.Grilled's Islom Davlatov was shown a yellow card after 59 minutes for slicing down an opponent.Grilled needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 60 minutes 雄輝 (Yuki) 入江 (Irie) made way for Hoàng Trung Quá.Absalom Ahmed could have added one to the visitors' lead if his free kick had gone just a little lower.With 68 minutes played, Platax put themselves up 0 - 5 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was Adrien Chabbert.It was announced by the referee that he estimated stoppage time to be around 1 minute. This meant there could still be an extra attack or two left in the match!The match ends 0 - 5.Platax claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 56 percent.