1-0 1 - 3 Grilled
00 punters turned up at The One-Goal Stadium, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came.
Martin Ivas was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Samuel Duarte and
Mikko Marostenmäki. A 5-4-1 alignment was the formation of choice for 1-0. The following players had been chosen: Baticz - Calidoni, Ungureanu, Constantin, Flórián, Börjesson - Ulla, Rosenstein, Constantin, Tsun Ting - Thycosen.
A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Grilled. They fielded: Bao-Tam - Fredgård, Zywczyn, Bona - Swee Pheng, Jie Siong, Han Kok, Abd Hamid, Ødegaard - Hjortlind, bin Yaacob.
The strategy for 1-0 on this day was to use their ability to press. 1-0's ability to press their opponents all over the field paid off frequently. 31 minutes in, 1-0's
Juan Patricio Ulla received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Grilled's
Sylweriusz Zywczyn scored the 0 - 1 goal after 36 minutes by shooting accurately and hard from a long distance, leaving the opponent keeper no other option than to pick the ball out of the net. The visitors'
Anders Fredgård took advantage of an error due to a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and central backs 38 minutes into the match. 0 - 2 for Grilled. After 42 minutes, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as 1-0 found themselves out of position and their organization level dropped to
passable. Grilled's
Allan Ødegaard made it through the home team's defence on the right hand side 45 minutes into the match. After rounding the keeper, he only had to place the ball in the unguarded goal when a defender sprang up, clearing the ball on the line. The referee showed 1-0's
Iosif Constantin the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge.
Béla Baticz got a fingertip on
Qiu Swee Pheng's shot from the left 45 minutes in, and managed to keep the visitors from going up another goal. A marvellous 1-0 effort on the right-hand side resulted in a goal after 45 minutes by
Dömötör Flórián, making the score 1 - 2. 1 - 2 was the score after the first half. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 65 percent of possession.
1-0's coach took some time during the break to go over his strategy, which raised 1-0's organization to
solid. After the ball was lifted in from the left,
Anders Fredgård was on his own in the home side's penalty area and should have scored after 57 minutes, but missed, probably due to lack of concentration. 58 minutes into the game, 1-0 seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a
inadequate level of organization. Grilled's
Sylweriusz Zywczyn made it through the home team's defence on the right hand side 61 minutes into the match. After rounding the keeper, he only had to place the ball in the unguarded goal when a defender sprang up, clearing the ball on the line. The referee showed 1-0's
Sergio Calidoni the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Due to a severely mistimed tackle,
Sylweriusz Zywczyn of Grilled spent some time on the grass writhing in agony before he could get up and continue the game. A thrilling play through the middle 76 minutes into the match gave Grilled's
Lee Jie Siong a chance to increase the lead, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 1 - 3. The home side worked hard to get through the middle and as a result, had a good chance of getting one back as
Frederik Thycosen tried lifting the ball over keeper
Hang Bao-Tam. Unfortunately, the ball went just over the bar. 1-0's
Frederik Thycosen got himself booked for a foul. Grilled mounted an inspired counterattack down the right wing after 86 minutes, but
Mohd Firdaus bin Yaacob was unable to convert from short range. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 52 percent of possession.
Most important 1-0 player was
Juan Patricio Ulla.
Iosif Constantin on the other hand, had a terrible day.
Anders Fredgård performed admirably for Grilled. However,
Qiu Swee Pheng made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 1 - 3.
