Secunda fielded a 5-5-0 lineup. For Grilled Birds, the formation of choice was 2-5-3. Secunda immediately set off using their outstanding skill at pressing their opponents.Grilled seemed to prefer attacking in the middle, taking advantage of their divine (+1) level with that tactic.0 - 1 was the score with 18 minutes played, after Florus Romijn cut through the central defence and chipped home a goal for Grilled.Grilled made it 0 - 2 as Islom Davlatov got a touch to the floated corner kick and flicked the ball to 悠太 (Yuta) 中北 (Nakakita) who whipped a low drive in off the far post.Grilled were great at switching from defence to attack, and after 41 minutes, Vikram Mudaliar" class="awayplayer">Vikram Mudaliar swept through the middle on a counterattack, making the score 0 - 3.Grilled were determined to attack in the middle, even their wing attacks ended up centrally.42 minutes into the match, Vikram Mudaliar" class="awayplayer">Vikram Mudaliar came through the middle and almost added to his team's lead, but the shot went wide.The pressing tactics used by Secunda were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times.Grilled's Islom Davlatov was shown a yellow card after 44 minutes for slicing down an opponent.44 into the match, Secunda's Jean-Paul Nickts fell flat on his chest. After a breather, he was ready to continue. With 44 minutes played, Grilled's Cyril Künzler missed a penalty when the keeper made a premature dive in the right direction, and palmed the ball out of the way.It was 0 - 3 at the break.Grilled claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 65 percent.
Central attacks were the recipe of the day for Grilled, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity.The home crowd cheered when, after 47 minutes, Chan Ze Han" class="awayplayer">Chan Ze Han's charge up the middle resulted in the keeper making one of his best saves of the day.Grilled's Eren Serpin hurt his back 69 minutes into the match, and had to be convinced by the medical team that it was safer not to continue the match. The replacement for the injured player was Massoud Dob. The Grilled players could smell victory in the air. Gilbert Webb" class="awayplayer">Gilbert Webb wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for Hoàng Trung Quá after 75 minutes.Secunda's Ali Ammar was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 78 minutes.80 minutes into the game Secunda managed a counterattack, but Andy 'Hand' Jobs took a soft shot from the left flank that was easy prey for the alert keeper.Grilled's Florus Romijn got himself booked for a foul.Secunda's opponents know to be wary of Jean-Paul Nickts's speed, but it made little difference as he flew past the defence 83 minutes into the game. Only the keeper could stop him - and he did with a perfectly timed dive!Secunda's talent at pressing frustrated the spectators as the game became a dire midfield struggle.Sensing defeat in the air, the Secunda manager directed Ali Ammar and Elie Akiki to change positions with each other. This was 89 minutes into the match.Still trailing on the score board, Secunda adjusted their tactics after 89 minutes. Vito Magnani had a quick chat at the side line, then switched positions with Ayman 'Caimán' El Khatib.With things not going too well on the field, the Secunda coach made the decision to swap the positions of Andy 'Hand' Jobs and Saëb Dakik with 89 minutes played.The players were tired, but when the referee announced that there would be 3 minutes of added time they, nonetheless, welcomed the extra opportunity to make an impact.The match ends 0 - 3.Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Grilled, with 66 percent of the ball.
