2-5-3 was the choice of the day for both coaches. Grilled clearly preferred using their magical ability to attack in the middle.Cyril Künzler's speed is always a threat when he gets a little room to move, and 2 minutes into the match was no different as he broke free of his man to send a delightful through ball to Islom Davlatov who knocked it in for Grilled. 0 - 1!The crowd was on its feet 12 minutes into the match, as Tigers's Svatopluk Panáček found himself unmarked in front of the goal after a dash up the left side. He calmly put away the 1 - 1 equaliser.Grilled had several good opportunities to take the lead, especially 13 minutes in when Vikram Mudaliar" class="awayplayer">Vikram Mudaliar came up alone against Kenneth Werribee who managed a block.34 minutes into the match, Grilled's Vikram Mudaliar" class="awayplayer">Vikram Mudaliar demonstrated his famed speed as he raced past his marker and passed the ball to Islom Davlatov who chipped it in for 1 - 2.Cyril Künzler received a delicate pass through the home side's central defence after 38 minutes, and chipped it past the flailing keeper to score making it 1 - 3. The Grilled fans went wild, whilst the home fans started to think about leaving early.Matthias Van Vlierden's speed was clear to see after 41 minutes, as he darted down the wing and released Hakan Gillard who placed the ball into the back of the net to make the score 2 - 3.Mirosław Sznejder showed the skills that make him a real crowd pleaser as he, after 42 minutes, wove through the guests' entire central defence and put the 3 - 3 equaliser away.Halftime score was 3 - 3.Grilled claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 52 percent.
70 minutes into the game, Grilled wanted to bring some new energy to their game. Chu Xin Lee" class="awayplayer">Chu Xin Lee gave Florus Romijn a quick hug as he left the field.72 minutes into the match and the home team took a 4 - 3 lead after breaking through on the left. The scorer for Tigers was Sheldon Nicholson.74 minutes in, Tigers's Mirosław Sznejder received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first.Grilled had a good opportunity to attack on the wing, but remembered their instructions to go for middle attacks.After 79 minutes, the visitors levelled the scores after Bilal Mohammad Harun" class="awayplayer">Bilal Mohammad Harun made it through the middle and struck home to make it 4 - 4.As the 80 minute mark approached, the Grilled coach decided it was time for a substitution. Vikram Mudaliar" class="awayplayer">Vikram Mudaliar reluctantly made way for Chan Ze Han" class="awayplayer">Chan Ze Han on the pitch.Slack defending gave Tigers a chance to take the lead with 80 minutes played, but Dietmar Allig's cross from the left flank was fumbled in front of the goal and easily dealt with by the opposition.The home keeper expected a move to the right, but Cyril Künzler surprised him with a free kick aimed the other way 84 minutes into the match. 4 - 5 for Grilled.Content with how the game was proceeding, the Grilled coach let Hoàng Trung Quá replace Gilbert Webb" class="awayplayer">Gilbert Webb after 85 minutes.A good free kick by Mirosław Sznejder would have scored the equaliser for Tigers, had it not been for the dramatic save by the visitors' goalkeeper.Kalki Parvathaneni" class="awayplayer">Kalki Parvathaneni slowly got up on his feet, clutching his right thigh, but eventually signalled that he was ready to play on. The referee decided to let play continue for an additional 2 minutes beyond the regular 90 minutes.The match ends 4 - 5.Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Grilled, with 51 percent of the ball.
