It was to be a contest between two different football philosophies, since the home team started the game with a 5-5-0 formation while the visitors instead opted for 2-5-3.Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for UDNTK on this day, taking advantage of their divine level with that tactic.Grilled tried to focus their attacks down the middle, taking advantage of their divine (+1) level with that tactic.Bartolomé Nil knocked one home from a counterattack down the right wing, making the score 1 - 0 after 13 minutes.With 20 minutes gone, a long pass from the defence of UDNTK resulted in a counterattack that set Alok Jagannath free through the middle, but the keeper made a spectacular diving save.Grilled's Vikram Mudaliar" class="awayplayer">Vikram Mudaliar hurt his back 34 minutes into the match. He was eager to leave the pitch as soon as possible to get treatment underway. Yee Jian Hui" class="awayplayer">Yee Jian Hui had already been warming up, and came on for Vikram Mudaliar" class="awayplayer">Vikram Mudaliar.UDNTK's defence sent a ball soaring up the middle on a beautiful counterattack with 36 minutes gone, but Fan Guang Yun's finish was met by the reaching hands of the keeper.The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 0.Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Grilled, with 53 percent of the ball.
Grilled players heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their wing attacks to the middle instead.A lovely run by Grilled's Kalki Parvathaneni" class="awayplayer">Kalki Parvathaneni left his markers for dead and should have resulted in a goal, but the finish went just wide.Bartolomé Nil looked like he could fly, as he rose high to head the ball. Unfortunately for UDNTK, the ball went just barely wide.After 85 minutes, Grilled switched Florus Romijn with Prokop Mottl" class="awayplayer">Prokop Mottl, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch.UDNTK managed to extend their lead to 2 - 0 when Bartolomé Nil cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper.The referee decided to let play continue for an additional 1 minute beyond the regular 90 minutes.The match ends 2 - 0.Grilled had most of the ball, with 52 percent of possession.
