The teams both lined up their players in 2-5-3 formations. ~Pollen~ took the lead after 10 minutes making the score 0 - 1. Reyes Aguilar placed the ball out of reach for the home side's keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left.Reyes Aguilar of ~Pollen~ took advantage of a mistake on the home side's right after 11 minutes which increased the away team's lead to 0 - 2.The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave Reyes Aguilar from ~Pollen~ a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 21 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient!The home crowd was not impressed when Ramy Mansoor Al-Rashdy came in from the right, shooting hard to score after 24 minutes. ~Pollen~ were now up 0 - 3.~Pollen~'s Reyes Aguilar had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his hand with 29 minutes on the clock. This gave Maël Legret a chance to take to the field instead.Klaudiusz Kraśnicki got left behind when Grilled's Vikram Mudaliar" class="homeplayer">Vikram Mudaliar left scorch marks in the turf 32 minutes, finishing off with a blisteringly swift strike. 1-3!A drive down the left side allowed Lilian Iolea to get in close and score another goal for ~Pollen~ after 33 minutes, taking the score to 1 - 4.The referee showed Grilled's Moey Xin Seng" class="homeplayer">Moey Xin Seng the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge.1 - 4 was the score after the first half.~Pollen~ enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 53 percent of possession.
With 60 minutes played, the Grilled coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. 雄輝 (Yuki) 入江 (Irie) came on, Hoàng Trung Quá had to leave the fray.Grilled's Vikram Mudaliar" class="homeplayer">Vikram Mudaliar cut towards the middle after 62 minutes, receiving a brilliant pass and slicing through the visiting team's central defence, reducing the lead to 2 - 4.Islom Davlatov challenged the visitors' central defence eagerly, producing a good chance 64 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.Grilled's Kalki Parvathaneni" class="homeplayer">Kalki Parvathaneni got the home crowd going when he finished off a left wing charge, reducing the away team's lead to 3 - 4.73 minutes into the match, Grilled's Vikram Mudaliar" class="homeplayer">Vikram Mudaliar maneuvered his way around the opposition on the left flank, delighting the crowd with his twists and turns. The effort paid off as the ball found the back of the net, evening the score at 4 - 4.This third goal completed a hattrick for Vikram Mudaliar" class="homeplayer">Vikram Mudaliar.The players were tired, but when the referee announced that there would be 3 minutes of added time they, nonetheless, welcomed the extra opportunity to make an impact.The match ends 4 - 4.Possession in this half belonged to ~Pollen~, who controlled the ball 52 percent of the time.
The most dominating Grilled player was without a doubt Islom Davlatov.Chan Ze Han" class="homeplayer">Chan Ze Han turned in a dismal performance, however.Most important ~Pollen~ player was Lilian Iolea.On the other hand, Maël Legret's play was disheartening.
