Nightstar 2 entered the field in a 3-5-2 formation. The visitors, Grilled Birds, chose to start the game with a 2-5-3 lineup.Nightstar saw most attack opportunities on the wings, taking advantage of their divine (+1) level with that tactic.Grilled clearly preferred using their divine (+3) ability to attack in the middle.The corner kick from Mauro Curto Pelle was powerfully met by the head of Tojiddin Darvishev to make the score 1 - 0.Given a free kick close to the byline, Nightstar tried a move that loyal fans may recognise from training. A pass to the side pulled the defence out of position which let Henning Main slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 2 - 0, 29 minutes into the game.Grilled's opponents know to be wary of Cyril Künzler's speed, but it made little difference as he flew past the defence 36 minutes into the game. Only the keeper could stop him - and he did with a perfectly timed dive!Grilled certainly deserved a goal after some stunning play down the left, but Kalki Parvathaneni" class="awayplayer">Kalki Parvathaneni just wasn't able to finish.Grilled reduced the lead after 40 minutes to 2 - 1 as Neeraj Muthyala easily chipped the ball past the home side's keeper after a dazzling play from the right.Grilled tied it all up, 43 minutes in, after a spectacular goal by Chan Ze Han" class="awayplayer">Chan Ze Han, who miraculously broke through the home side's central defence, making it 2 - 2.2 - 2 was the score after the first half.Grilled enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 57 percent of possession.
Nightstar took the lead after 50 minutes as a result of Alessandro Maria Civita's peach of a shot from the right hand side of the box - placed beautifully in the top corner. 3 - 2.Things were deteriorating for the away team as Nightstar scored another to make it 4 - 2 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for Henning Main after 60 minutes.With 70 minutes played, the Grilled coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. Hoàng Trung Quá came on, Gilbert Webb" class="awayplayer">Gilbert Webb had to leave the fray.Grilled managed to reduce the score to 4 - 3 as Neeraj Muthyala finished off a well-played combination from the left, easily carving through the defence.The visitors' Vikram Mudaliar" class="awayplayer">Vikram Mudaliar was alert after a cross coming in from the left, levelling the score at 4 - 4 after 73 minutes.With 74 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 5 - 4 lead as Mauro Curto Pelle flipped the ball in after a cross from the right.The referee announced 3 minutes of stoppage time, giving fans a slim hope that their team could get one more attack in before this was all over.The match ends 5 - 4.Possession in this half belonged to Grilled, who controlled the ball 57 percent of the time.
