The teams had chosen different formations for the match. Home team Grilled Birds went for 2-5-3 while Bagode has decided to play a 5-3-2 lineup.Grilled clearly preferred using their magical ability to attack in the middle.Bagode clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could, taking advantage of their divine (+2) level with that tactic.Florus Romijn made one of his many fine passes from the wing into the middle 4 minutes into the match. Neeraj Muthyala bravely attempted to execute a diving header and the ball was met firmly with his forehead for Grilled. 1 - 0.After 11 minutes, Chan Ze Han" class="homeplayer">Chan Ze Han put Grilled ahead 2 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing.Nikolaos 'die Grätsche' Kazanakis of Bagode was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle.With 25 minutes played, Grilled put themselves up 3 - 0 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to Kalki Parvathaneni" class="homeplayer">Kalki Parvathaneni, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home.Grilled were determined to attack in the middle, even their wing attacks ended up centrally.Bagode were great at switching from defence to attack, and after 29 minutes, Talel 'González' Borji swept through the middle on a counterattack, making the score 3 - 1.Vikram Mudaliar" class="homeplayer">Vikram Mudaliar had a fantastic opportunity to put Grilled up another goal 31 minutes into the match after a pass through the middle set him free, but he fired just over the crossbar.The visitors got a chance to pull one back after 35 minutes, as the home defence went to sleep, leaving Marius 'Zizou' Croitor completely unmarked in the middle. His strike was pathetic though, and dribbled into the arms of the home side's keeper.It was 3 - 1 at the break.Possession in this half belonged to Grilled, who controlled the ball 69 percent of the time.
With 46 minutes played, the Bagode coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. Bert 'Eddy' Dierckx came on, Carletto 'Der Knipser' Palmentieri had to leave the fray.With Carletto 'Der Knipser' Palmentieri no longer on the pitch, Marius 'Zizou' Croitor became the new set pieces taker.After 46 minutes, Bagode switched Talel 'González' Borji with Mieczysław 'Mitzi' Górecki, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch.Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Bagode's Nikolaos 'die Grätsche' Kazanakis was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 46 minutes. Francisco 'Miguel Ángel' Tabernero was given a chance to change things around.Things were deteriorating for the away team as Grilled scored another to make it 4 - 1 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for Vikram Mudaliar" class="homeplayer">Vikram Mudaliar after 47 minutes.Cyril Künzler almost put Grilled ahead another goal when he curled a free kick over the defensive wall and almost into the net, but the visitors' keeper got there just in time to knock it wide.The goal to make it 4 - 2 was scored by Martin 'Tinu' Hirsbrunner after 79 minutes, following an opportunistic counterattack down the middle by Bagode.The Grilled players could smell victory in the air. Kalki Parvathaneni" class="homeplayer">Kalki Parvathaneni wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for José Luiz Velho after 80 minutes.Under heavy pressure after 82 minutes, the inexperienced Grilled struggled to maintain their level of play.With 84 minutes played, José Luiz Velho of Grilled fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving.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!The match ends 4 - 2.Grilled claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 68 percent.
