Grilled Birds started the game in a 2-5-3 formation, whereas The Blue Owls lined up in a 4-5-1 formation. The strategy for Blue was to use their outstanding ability to press.Almost all the way down to the corner flag, Grilled's José Luiz Velho somehow managed to get a perfect pass into the middle, impossible to miss for Chan Ze Han" class="homeplayer">Chan Ze Han, who struck for 1 - 0.Grilled's Kalki Parvathaneni" class="homeplayer">Kalki Parvathaneni was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 31 minutes.Blue's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends.Blue levelled the score after 41 minutes to make it 1 - 1, as Khaleel Zayed struck home after a fine midfield combination through the centre, which left him completely unmarked.1 - 1 was the halftime score.Blue enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 54 percent of possession.
Jérémy Tarin would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise. Pompeo Bellamoli entered the game for Grilled as the match clock showed 46 minutes.As Jérémy Tarin left the field, the coach signaled to 雄輝 (Yuki) 入江 (Irie) to be the new set pieces taker.Blue pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times.The terraces were silenced after 52 minutes when Blue's Gonzalo Icis put the guests ahead 1 - 2, following an attack on the right.Some fine passing in the middle of the pitch, carving open the away defence, should have led to a goal for Grilled, but José Luiz Velho's shot went over the bar.Moey Xin Seng" class="homeplayer">Moey Xin Seng showed the skills that make him a real crowd pleaser as he, after 65 minutes, wove through the guests' entire central defence and put the 2 - 2 equaliser away.The guests took the lead 69 minutes into the match, after a right-side attack resulted in Yoan Debailleul scoring to make it 2 - 3.At this time in the match, Blue were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game.After 79 minutes, Chan Ze Han" class="homeplayer">Chan Ze Han was massaging his left knee with a worried look on his face, but managed to get up in the end. The coach of Blue was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 80 minutes, Nguyễn Tồn came on for Lluís Vergés.Always a threat, Vikram Mudaliar" class="homeplayer">Vikram Mudaliar tore past his marker and placed the ball right at the feet of the waiting José Luiz Velho who should have easily scored for Grilled, but the ball went wide.Blue's talent at pressing frustrated the spectators as the game became a dire midfield struggle.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 2 - 3.Blue claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 57 percent.
