Cloudz United started the game in a 5-3-2 formation, whereas Grilled Birds lined up in a 2-5-3 formation. Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of Cloudz, taking advantage of their outstanding level with that tactic.Grilled clearly preferred using their extra-terrestrial ability to attack in the middle.The home crowd was not impressed by the fancy moves of Grilled's Kalki Parvathaneni" class="awayplayer">Kalki Parvathaneni after 23 minutes. He converted a pass from the left for a goal, resulting in the visitors taking the 0 - 1 lead.With 30 minutes played, Moey Xin Seng" class="awayplayer">Moey Xin Seng nearly put the visitors another one up as he broke through in the middle and fired from just outside the box, but his shot passed just over the bar.Had it not been for one of the home defenders, Moey Xin Seng" class="awayplayer">Moey Xin Seng would have put Grilled up another goal 35 minutes into the match with his audacious lob from the right wing.Cloudz caught their opponents out with a clever counterattack down the right wing 36 minutes into the match. Sng Keong Hao was able to finish off the move - 1 - 1.40 minutes into the game, Grilled wanted to bring some new energy to their game. Prokop Mottl" class="awayplayer">Prokop Mottl gave Neeraj Muthyala a quick hug as he left the field.The visiting Moey Xin Seng" class="awayplayer">Moey Xin Seng was booed thoroughly by the home crowd 43 minutes into the game, after he broke through the middle and scored, resulting in the visitors taking the lead. 1 - 2 was the score.The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 2.Possession in this half belonged to Grilled, who controlled the ball 68 percent of the time.
With the scoreboard showing that 51 minutes had been played, Grilled nearly put themselves up another goal after Chan Ze Han" class="awayplayer">Chan Ze Han came through on the left. Fortunately for the home crowd, the keeper made the save.Mohd Kamaluddin Mohd Faris knocked one home from a counterattack down the right wing, making the score 2 - 2 after 52 minutes.60 minutes into the game, Chan Ze Han" class="awayplayer">Chan Ze Han had a great chance to put his team ahead, but his kick from the left went wide.In the 61 minute, Cloudz were awarded a free kick as their counter attack dried up. The ball was sent in high over the penalty box and, in what looked like a well-rehearsed move, it was headed backwards to reach Sng Keong Hao, who placed it into the net with a single touch. 3 - 2.Thaddeus Luc of Cloudz was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle.The visiting team's Chan Ze Han" class="awayplayer">Chan Ze Han was able to score the 3 - 3 equaliser with a header 68 minutes into the match, after some good work on the right.The terraces were silenced after 69 minutes when Grilled's Bilal Mohammad Harun" class="awayplayer">Bilal Mohammad Harun put the guests ahead 3 - 4, following an attack on the right.The visitors' Kalki Parvathaneni" class="awayplayer">Kalki Parvathaneni took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 73 minutes into the match. 3 - 5 for Grilled.The Grilled players could smell victory in the air. Mohd Jafni Abdul Majid" class="awayplayer">Mohd Jafni Abdul Majid wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for Dante Tran" class="awayplayer">Dante Tran after 85 minutes.The referee decided to let play continue for an additional 1 minute beyond the regular 90 minutes.The match ends 3 - 5.Grilled claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 70 percent.
