Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and
The Cooking Pot saw a crowd turnout of 4644.
Rostislav Grechushnikov was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Heinrich Heimstetten and
Unknown Player.
Grilled fielded:
Bok -
Hutter,
Keng Chuan -
田宮 (Tamiya),
El Khateeb,
Andrović,
El Khateeb,
Trindade -
Teck Fu,
Khairul,
Kwang Tse.
Casèn's lineup was:
Shyaka -
Nsengimana,
Nijhoff,
Shivhon -
Uwizeye,
Railio,
Roset,
Thulfaut -
Umutoni,
Sibomana,
Tasile.
Grilled Birds started the game in a 2-5-3 formation, whereas
FC Casèn Ruanda lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Grilled used their
divine ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. At 25 minutes played,
Hwang Teck Fu came in from the right with the intention of giving
Grilled the lead, but his rocket of a shot rattled the crossbar.
Casèn hit back on the counter attack 26 minutes into the game with a free kick. Initially it seemed wasted, hit wide towards the wing. But there was an idea to it - the ball was then crossed towards
Iikka Railio, who was waiting for it in the box. That's 0 - 1! Don't forget to thank the set pieces coach for that idea! After 29 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for
Olivier Sibomana who increased
Casèn's lead to 0 - 2.
Grilled refused to be intimidated and, breaking through the middle,
Kendell El Khateeb managed to slip the ball home for 1 - 2.
Grilled's
Kendell El Khateeb put his head to a high ball coming in from the right after 33 minutes, but the ball went wide. 37 minutes into the match, a typically brave header by
Muteba Tasile from
Hans-Peter Thulfaut's cross looped just over the opposing goalkeeper's desperate reach. Goal for
Casèn, making the score 1 - 3. Central attacks were the recipe of the day for
Grilled, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity.
Grilled's
Chia Kwang Tse cut towards the middle after 41 minutes, receiving a brilliant pass and slicing through the visiting team's central defence, reducing the lead to 2 - 3.
Nisan Shivhon of
Casèn received a yellow card after 43 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. 2 - 3 was the score after the first half.
Grilled enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 63 percent of possession.
Grilled had a good opportunity to attack on the wing, but remembered their instructions to go for middle attacks. After 50 minutes of play,
Darko 'Donnie' Andrović evened things up for
Grilled with an impressive goal coming up the middle. 3 - 3.
Grilled took the lead 63 minutes into the game by 4 - 3, as
冬馬 (Toma) 田宮 (Tamiya) elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar.
Grilled's
Chia Kwang Tse swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. The home crowd just couldn't believe it when
冬馬 (Toma) 田宮 (Tamiya) missed a penalty after 69 minutes of the match.
Grilled's
冬馬 (Toma) 田宮 (Tamiya) struck his penalty well enough to beat the goalkeeper and extend the home team's lead to 5 - 3 after 75 minutes. After 88 minutes, the
Grilled coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving
Damian Hutter off the field.
Markus Pallas took his place. As the 88 minute mark approached, the
Grilled coach decided it was time for a substitution.
Paulino Trindade reluctantly made way for
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Radovan Jaška on the pitch. 89 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a
Grilled substitution.
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Teo Chuan Yong came on for
Darko 'Donnie' Andrović. The
Grilled captaincy was handed to
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Teo Chuan Yong. It was announced by the referee that he estimated stoppage time to be around 2 minutes. This meant there could still be an extra attack or two left in the match! The match ends 5 - 3. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by
Grilled, with 62 percent of the ball.
Most important
Grilled player was
Chia Kwang Tse.
Casèn's best player was
Olivier Sibomana.