The teams had chosen different formations for the match. Home team Grilled Birds went for 2-5-3 while Cerdo Pequeno has decided to play a 3-4-3 lineup.Grilled tried to focus their attacks down the middle, taking advantage of their magical level with that tactic.Pequeno seemed to prefer attacking in the middle, taking advantage of their world class level with that tactic.Grilled had a good opportunity to attack on the wing, but remembered their instructions to go for middle attacks.Grilled took the lead 9 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as Kalki Parvathaneni" class="homeplayer">Kalki Parvathaneni elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar.Grilled were determined to attack in the middle, even their wing attacks ended up centrally.Cheers filled the stadium as Kalki Parvathaneni" class="homeplayer">Kalki Parvathaneni broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 2 - 0 to Grilled.A lovely run by Pequeno's Nicolás Glick left his markers for dead and should have resulted in a goal, but the finish went just wide.33 minutes in, Pequeno's Ty Crites received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first.The away team improved the scoreline to 2 - 1, as Tony Hoff struck home, set up well by a play on the left 36 minutes into the match.Grilled solidified their lead at the 41 minute mark, as Chu Xin Lee" class="homeplayer">Chu Xin Lee dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 3 - 1.Halftime score was 3 - 1.Possession in this half belonged to Grilled, who controlled the ball 54 percent of the time.
Content with how the game was proceeding, the Grilled coach let Gilbert Webb" class="homeplayer">Gilbert Webb replace Hoàng Trung Quá after 46 minutes.50 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as Bilal Mohammad Harun" class="homeplayer">Bilal Mohammad Harun broke through, making the score 4 - 1 for Grilled.Given a free kick close to the byline, Grilled tried a move that loyal fans may recognise from training. A pass to the side pulled the defence out of position which let Chan Ze Han" class="homeplayer">Chan Ze Han slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 5 - 1, 58 minutes into the game.A bit later, Pequeno's Nate Reilly easily reduced the lead to 5 - 2 after a misunderstanding in the home side's central defence.It was obvious that team Grilled had instructions to attack in the middle instead of on the wings.Gilbert Webb" class="homeplayer">Gilbert Webb should probably have put his team up another goal after 78 minutes after breaking through the middle, but some great goalkeeping by Toby Houle kept the visitors in the game.Pequeno fought on and, after 80 minutes, Nate Reilly was able to reduce the deficit to 5 - 3 after some excellent moves on the right side were finished off with an incredibly clever chip.Central attacks were the recipe of the day for Grilled, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity.A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Grilled's Chu Xin Lee" class="homeplayer">Chu Xin Lee increasing the lead to 6 - 3.The home team's fans were upset when, after 86 minutes, the visiting Benedetto DeMaio broke through the central defence and kicked the ball past the keeper. 6 - 4 was the score.Chu Xin Lee" class="homeplayer">Chu Xin Lee left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 89 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. José Luiz Velho was the replacement.The referee announced 2 minutes of stoppage time, giving fans a slim hope that their team could get one more attack in before this was all over.The match ends 6 - 4.Grilled had most of the ball, with 55 percent of possession.
