Regency 3 - 3 Grilled
39568 spectators had come to
Bukit Regency Home this cloudy day.
Seth Addo was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Sebastián Andrés Vernaza and
Julius Jenshøj. Regency's lineup was:
Mirikar -
Garcés,
Sirkka,
van de Edelweiß -
Beresņevs,
Vidme,
Bak,
Heideman,
Alm -
Schmuecker,
Rötsch.
Grilled's starters:
Germanakos -
Hutter,
其材 (Qicai) -
Reddy,
Kwang Tse,
Keng Chuan,
Khairul,
Teck Fu -
Thach,
Chitre,
An Keng.
Bukit Regency started the game in a 3-5-2 formation, whereas Grilled Birds lined up in a 2-5-3 formation. Regency used their solid (7) skill at pressing to cut off the attack angles of their opponents all over the field. Regency had a good opportunity to take the lead as
Hubert Rötsch came up the left side, but he struck the ball weakly and it went straight into the arms of
Dimitris Germanakos. We may never know what
Damian Hutter was thinking when he tried to pass the ball through a crowd of opponents. Luckily for him, Regency's
Thilo Schmuecker somehow missed the wide open net. The pressing tactics used by Regency were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times. As
Mark Bak had, completely unprovoked, swept the legs out from under an opponent in front of a linesman, the referee gave the Regency player a red card without batting an eyelid. With
Mark Bak no longer on the pitch,
Jakob van de Edelweiß took over free kick duty. Regency broke through on the left 25 minutes into the game, with
Elmārs Beresņevs firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 1 - 0 lead. The visitors'
Chia Kwang Tse was alert after a cross coming in from the left, levelling the score at 1 - 1 after 38 minutes. 1 - 1 was the halftime score. Grilled had most of the ball, with 57 percent of possession.
Regency fans held their breath as
Elmārs Beresņevs scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 2 - 1! As the 80 minute mark approached, the Grilled coach decided it was time for a substitution.
Hwang Teck Fu reluctantly made way for
Paulino Trindade on the pitch. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Regency to 3 - 1 as
Hubert Rötsch finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. Regency's
Elmārs Beresņevs had a good first touch on the flank, but was crowded and, after a change of plan, sent the ball to
Ove Vidme who somehow managed to curl the ball wide. The visitors replied 87 minutes into the game, reducing the home side's lead to 3 - 2, as
Brian 'Was Born' Reddy dashed up the middle, easily lobbing the ball over the home team's keeper.
Chia Kwang Tse of Grilled received a yellow card after 88 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. The visiting team's
夏 (Ha) 其材 (Qicai) was able to score the 3 - 3 equaliser with a header 88 minutes into the match, after some good work on the right. 89 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Grilled substitution.
Bilal Mohammad Harun came on for
Damian Hutter. 89 minutes into the game, Grilled wanted to bring some new energy to their game.
Mohd Marzuki Khairul gave
Mohsen El Khateeb a quick hug as he left the field. As the match nears its end, the referee has deemed it appropriate to add 3 minutes as stoppage time. At this time in the match, Regency were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. The match ends 3 - 3. Grilled claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 63 percent.
Most important Regency player was
Hubert Rötsch. However,
Ganesan Mirikar made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating Grilled player was without a doubt
Gandhik Chitre.
Bilal Mohammad Harun on the other hand, had a terrible day.