It was to be a contest between two different football philosophies, since the home team started the game with a 3-4-3 formation while the visitors instead opted for 2-5-3.Grilled clearly preferred using their magical ability to attack in the middle.A penalty was given after 9 minutes, allowing the visitors to gain the lead: 0 - 1. Cyril Künzler was the scorer.The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave Matteo Commone from Itabuna a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 22 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient!Chan Ze Han" class="awayplayer">Chan Ze Han received a delicate pass through the home side's central defence after 25 minutes, and chipped it past the flailing keeper to score making it 0 - 2. The Grilled fans went wild, whilst the home fans started to think about leaving early.28 minutes into the match, a typically brave header by Bilal Mohammad Harun" class="awayplayer">Bilal Mohammad Harun from Florus Romijn's cross looped just over the opposing goalkeeper's desperate reach. Goal for Grilled, making the score 0 - 3.The home team's supporters got excited again when Forouhar Atharian broke through the visitors' central defence and caught their keeper off guard, making it 1 - 3.After 35 minutes, Itabuna were awarded a free kick. Rather than shooting straight at goal, the taker went for an indirect variant which seemed to take his team mates a bit by surprise. Richardt Stork did attempt a finish, but from an awkward position, sending the ball into the away fans.After 38 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave Vikram Mudaliar" class="awayplayer">Vikram Mudaliar a chance to increase the lead for Grilled, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 1 - 4.1 - 4 was the score after the first half.Grilled enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 57 percent of possession.
Richardt Stork almost reduced the deficit, having drawn the entire left side defence away, but the shot went straight into the arms of the goalkeeper.The coach of Grilled was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 65 minutes, Hoàng Trung Quá came on for Gilbert Webb" class="awayplayer">Gilbert Webb.Islom Davlatov hit the corner kick straight to the keeper, but it was mishandled, giving Grilled's Bilal Mohammad Harun" class="awayplayer">Bilal Mohammad Harun an easy chance to knock it in for 1 - 5.Florus Romijn dispatched a majestic long shot 79 minutes into the match, but missed the goal by a few metres.Kalki Parvathaneni" class="awayplayer">Kalki Parvathaneni left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 80 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. Moey Xin Seng" class="awayplayer">Moey Xin Seng was the replacement.The Grilled players could smell victory in the air. Florus Romijn wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for José Luiz Velho after 88 minutes.As the match nears its end, the referee has deemed it appropriate to add 2 minutes as stoppage time.The match ends 1 - 5.Grilled had most of the ball, with 57 percent of possession.
