The weather was pretty good at the stadium today for the match.
Grilled's lineup was:
Marcol -
Himadas,
其材 (Qicai) -
Reddy,
Thach,
Keng Chuan,
An Keng,
Andrović -
Kwang Tse,
Khairul,
Teck Fu.
The following players had been chosen by
one-2-beat:
Morales -
Aladin,
Rogalski,
Edvardsen -
Hébert,
van Luxemburg,
Ortega,
Ottenberg -
Razafimandimby.
It was to be a contest between two different football philosophies, since the home team started the game with a 2-5-3 formation while the visitors instead opted for 3-4-1.
Grilled used their
divine (+5) ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings.
one-2-beat took a
world class creative approach on the field. An accurate cross from
Brian 'Was Born' Reddy of
Grilled was met with a wonderful glancing header from
Chia Kwang Tse, hitting the inside base of the post before nestling into the back of the net for 1 - 0. The visitors refused to give in and, after 19 minutes,
Fabian Ottenberg evened things up as he finished off a perfect pass from the right. 1 - 1
Giovanni Ortega laid it on a plate with that delivery! The crowd groaned its disapproval when
Raúl Himadas missed a free kick that would have given
Grilled the lead after 33 minutes. Some great play up the middle by
Grilled led to a chance for
Brian 'Was Born' Reddy to score after 35 minutes, but the shot hit the crossbar. After 37 minutes, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as
one-2-beat found themselves out of position and their organisation level dropped to
inadequate.
Raúl Himadas could have put
Grilled into the lead after 38 minutes, but the free kick went just wide. 41 minutes into the game,
one-2-beat had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to
inadequate.
Grilled took the lead 42 minutes into the game by 2 - 1, as
Chia Kwang Tse elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. Halftime score was 2 - 1.
Grilled enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 63 percent of possession.
The coach gave his players an extra tactical briefing during the break, and after that
one-2-beat had
solid organisation.
Grilled were determined to attack in the middle, even their wing attacks ended up centrally. Things were going to get worse for the visitors.
Mohd Marzuki Khairul squirmed through their central defence after 58 minutes, increasing the lead to 3 - 1.
one-2-beat certainly deserved a goal after some stunning play down the left, but
Raphaël Hébert just wasn't able to finish. With 66 minutes played,
Aw Keng Chuan could have brought this one home for
Grilled as he charged up on the left, but his hooked ball went just a bit too high. With 67 minutes gone, a long pass from the defence of
one-2-beat resulted in a counterattack that set
Per Edvardsen free through the middle, but the keeper made a spectacular diving save. 68 minutes in,
one-2-beat appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only
inadequate. 77 minutes into the game,
one-2-beat seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a
inadequate level of organisation. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in
Grilled's
Mohd Marzuki Khairul increasing the lead to 4 - 1. A well-timed setup from
Chad Thach preceded the goal. 85 minutes into the game,
Grilled wanted to bring some new energy to their game.
Darko 'Donnie' Andrović gave
Paulino Trindade a quick hug as he left the field.
Mohd Marzuki Khairul would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise.
Gandhik Chitre entered the game for
Grilled as the match clock showed 85 minutes. Coming from the right,
夏 (Ha) 其材 (Qicai) almost managed to score another goal for
Grilled, but his header was tipped over the bar by the visitors' keeper. After 89 minutes, the
Grilled coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving
Aw Keng Chuan off the field.
Damian Hutter took his place. 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 4 - 1. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by
Grilled, with 64 percent of the ball.
The most dominating
Grilled player was without a doubt
Chia Kwang Tse.
one-2-beat's top performer was clearly
Paulin Razafimandimby.