The 3365 fans in attendance at
Gale Grounds were roasting in the hot sun.
Andreas Johann Bader was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Alfredo Frade and
Andreas Sperbert. The weather was sunny, which meant perfect conditions for technical players in both teams. However, it was also quite warm, which meant quick or physically strong players were drained faster and couldn't play their best game.
Hurricanes's starters:
Aa -
Burrows,
Feldman,
Cartwright,
Davis -
Beneby,
Živković,
Newbold,
Rosaleck -
Nairn,
Nachliel.
The following players had been chosen by
Grilled:
Germanakos -
Hutter,
El Khateeb -
Trindade,
Chitre,
Thach,
An Keng,
田宮 (Tamiya) -
Kwang Tse,
Khairul,
Teck Fu.
Crown Haven Hurricanes FC fielded a 4-4-2 lineup. For
Grilled Birds, the formation of choice was 2-5-3.
Grilled took a
mythical creative approach on the field. After 3 minutes,
Grilled put themselves up 0 - 1, as
Gandhik Chitre finished off a strike from the left with a real cannonball of a shot. With 7 minutes played, a quick exchange of passes on the left wing freed
Chia Kwang Tse of
Grilled to slip through the defence and score another goal for the visitors. That made the score 0 - 2. 14 minutes into the game,
Hurricanes seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a
passable level of organisation.
Hurricanes's
Adam Beneby has the wonderful ability to create chances out of thin air. 18 minutes into the match he bamboozled a couple of opposition defenders before sending the keeper the wrong way and sidefooting the ball home into an empty net. That totally unexpected burst of flair made it 1 - 2. Almost all the way down to the corner flag,
Grilled's
冬馬 (Toma) 田宮 (Tamiya) somehow managed to get a perfect pass into the middle, impossible to miss for
Lim An Keng, who struck for 1 - 3. After 30 minutes,
Grilled's
Chia Kwang Tse burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 1 - 4.
Paulino Trindade could have put his team up another goal 37 minutes into the game, after a rush down the left, but his closing shot hit the post. With 39 minutes played,
Marko Rosaleck of
Hurricanes fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. 1 - 4 was the halftime score. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by
Grilled, with 74 percent of the ball.
During the break,
Hurricanes's coach went through the team's tactics yet again, getting them up to
solid organisation.
Dimitris Germanakos would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise.
Dahan Bok entered the game for
Grilled as the match clock showed 46 minutes. After 59 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave
Chad Thach a chance to increase the lead for
Grilled, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 1 - 5. After 62 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for
Mohd Marzuki Khairul who increased
Grilled's lead to 1 - 6. Some fine movement on the left led to a
Grilled goal after 74 minutes, making it 1 - 7.
冬馬 (Toma) 田宮 (Tamiya) was noted down as the scorer.
Hurricanes supporters cheered as good work down the right got the ball to
Marko Živković who reduced the visitors' lead after 79 minutes to 2 - 7.
Grilled increased the lead to 2 - 8 as
冬馬 (Toma) 田宮 (Tamiya) scored from the penalty spot, putting the ball in near the top left corner. 89 minutes into the game,
Grilled wanted to bring some new energy to their game.
Damian Hutter gave
José Luiz Velho a quick hug as he left the field. As the 89 minute mark approached, the
Grilled coach decided it was time for a substitution.
Chad Thach reluctantly made way for
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Chan Ze Han on the pitch. 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.
Gandhik Chitre received a delicate pass through the home side's central defence after 90 minutes, and chipped it past the flailing keeper to score making it 2 - 9. The
Grilled fans went wild, whilst the home fans started to think about leaving early. The match ends 2 - 9. Possession in this half belonged to
Grilled, who controlled the ball 73 percent of the time.
Hurricanes's top performer was clearly
Adam Beneby. Most important
Grilled player was
Chia Kwang Tse.