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 2-5-3.0 - 1 was the score with 16 minutes played, after Bernie Egan cut through the central defence and chipped home a goal for Grilled.Vikram Mudaliar" class="awayplayer">Vikram Mudaliar received a delicate pass through the home side's central defence after 19 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.The home crowd was given a certain amount of consolation when Li Chuan Seng scored after a brilliant midfield combination through the centre, reducing the lead to 1 - 2.Grilled's 悠太 (Yuta) 中北 (Nakakita) hurt his back 34 minutes into the match, and had to be convinced by the medical team that it was safer not to continue the match. The player that took his place was Hoàng Trung Quá.Moey Xin Seng" class="awayplayer">Moey Xin Seng could have put his team up another goal 36 minutes into the game, after a rush down the left, but his closing shot hit the post.Benfleet's Olli Torvikoski was shown a yellow card after 38 minutes for slicing down an opponent.1 - 2 was the score after the first half.Grilled enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 63 percent of possession.
The home crowd was not impressed when Moey Xin Seng" class="awayplayer">Moey Xin Seng came in from the right, shooting hard to score after 65 minutes. Grilled were now up 1 - 3.The referee signalled a penalty 74 minutes into the game following an offence which looked like it was outside the box. Gilbert Webb" class="awayplayer">Gilbert Webb knocked it home to make the score 1 - 4.The bench was restless, and with 75 minutes passed Benfleet's coach gave Alfried Ganzer the opportunity the player had been hoping for. Ulrich Weitering reluctantly left the field.After 77 minutes, Benfleet sent a free kick in high over the penalty box. In what looked like a well-rehearsed move, the ball was headed backwards and reached Olli Torvikoski, who had plenty of space to place a well aimed shot - 2 - 4.Grilled's Vikram Mudaliar" class="awayplayer">Vikram Mudaliar got himself booked for a foul.82 minutes in, Grilled's Kalki Parvathaneni" class="awayplayer">Kalki Parvathaneni received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first.Islom Davlatov fired a shot from distance after 84 minutes, but the long shot couldn't find the net for Grilled.Benfleet needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 85 minutes Li Chuan Seng made way for Amílcar Capilé.With Li Chuan Seng no longer on the pitch, 楊 (Yang) 關英 (Guanying) took over free kick duty.Moey Xin Seng" class="awayplayer">Moey Xin Seng wanted to play on, but the Grilled coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 89 minutes into the game by Cyril Künzler.It was announced by the referee that he estimated stoppage time to be around 2 minutes. This meant there could still be an extra attack or two left in the match!After 89 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave Bernie Egan a chance to increase the lead for Grilled, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 2 - 5.The match ends 2 - 5.Grilled claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 65 percent.
