The teams had chosen different formations for the match. Home team L&J Woodpecker's United went for 3-5-2 while Grilled Birds has decided to play a 2-5-3 lineup.Grilled tried to focus their attacks down the middle, taking advantage of their titanic level with that tactic.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 Yee Jian Hui" class="awayplayer">Yee Jian Hui slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 0 - 1, 2 minutes into the game.The crowd chanted their encouragement as Woodpeckers's Chaker Abdullah came in from the right after 11 minutes and put the ball in the net to level the score at 1 - 1.Grilled were determined to attack in the middle, even their wing attacks ended up centrally.Grilled took the lead 31 minutes into the game, making the score 1 - 2 after some elegant movement down the middle. Moey Xin Seng" class="awayplayer">Moey Xin Seng was the scorer.With 32 minutes having been played, Woodpeckers scored to make it 2 - 2. A dribble down the left wing, followed by a shot which took a wicked bounce off a defender resulted in the keeper having no chance. Everyone thought it'd been an own goal, but Nadjim Assana was marked down as the scorer.2 - 2 was the score after the first half.Possession was split evenly between the teams.
Down the middle came Chu Xin Lee" class="awayplayer">Chu Xin Lee, making a fantastic play that nearly had Grilled take the lead after 50 minutes, but Justus Maina preserved the tie.After 57 minutes, Nadjim Assana came in from the right, feinted, then sped past the off-balance defender to make the score 3 - 2, giving Woodpeckers the lead.Chu Xin Lee" class="awayplayer">Chu Xin Lee finished off a quick charge from the left of the field by chipping the ball just past the home side's keeper, making the score 3 - 3 61 minutes into the match.The visitors' central defence should have had no trouble clearing the pass to Ahmed Sambi, but the Woodpeckers player managed to shrug them off and fired a low shot past the keeper to give his team the lead. 4 - 3!After 70 minutes, Grilled switched Mohd Jafni Abdul Majid" class="awayplayer">Mohd Jafni Abdul Majid with Hoàng Trung Quá, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch.The incalculable Jérémy Tarin of Grilled did everything right as he set up Chu Xin Lee" class="awayplayer">Chu Xin Lee for a goal after 78 minutes. Unfortunately, the strike missed its target.A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Woodpeckers's Tadjidine Abdou increasing the lead to 5 - 3.Grilled needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 89 minutes Yee Jian Hui" class="awayplayer">Yee Jian Hui made way for Chirag Thevar" class="awayplayer">Chirag Thevar.With 89 minutes played, the Grilled coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. Leonard Nguyen" class="awayplayer">Leonard Nguyen came on, Chu Xin Lee" class="awayplayer">Chu Xin Lee had to leave the fray.The referee decided to let play continue for an additional 2 minutes beyond the regular 90 minutes.The match ends 5 - 3.Grilled enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 52 percent of possession.
