Gratamira 8 - 0 Grilled
e 4175 spectators at Estadio del Alfa y la Omega were in for an afternoon of sunshine.
Emil Istrati was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Emmanuel Bailleux and
Aldopaolo Arcellone. Gratamira started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Starters: Albi - Grosser Jensen, Santiago, Barragán - Kascheev, Oropeza, Caldeira, Correa, Siciarz - Manchego, Ubierna.
Grilled tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Bao-Tam - Alcántara, Tuan-Mu, Siu-Cheung - Chuan Jing, Jie Siong, Abd Hamid, Swee Pheng, Ødegaard - bin Yaacob, Hjortlind.
With 23 minutes played
Adal Manchego almost put the home team one ahead on a cross coming in from the right, but the shot went just wide. Gratamira took the lead after 23 minutes, as a result of
Jesús Oropeza's awkward, but ultimately successful, shot from the right. 1 - 0.
Jesús Oropeza of Gratamira was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle.
Antonio Barragán increased Gratamira's lead to 2 - 0, putting a header away on a hooked ball from the right.
Antonio Ubierna increased Gratamira's lead to 3 - 0, putting a header away on a hooked ball from the right. After this, Gratamira lowered the tempo in order to concentrate on their defensive efforts. Things were going to get worse for the visitors.
Adal Manchego squirmed himself through their central defence after 36 minutes, bringing the lead to 4 - 0.
Antonio Ubierna of Gratamira was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. Halftime score was 4 - 0. Gratamira held the ball, with a clear 82 percent of possession.
A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Gratamira's
Viktor Kascheev putting the lead up to 5 - 0. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased Gratamira's lead to 6 - 0 as
Adal Manchego finished it off competently, firing from an acute angle. After 58 minutes,
Antonio Ubierna put Gratamira ahead 7 - 0 when he rose to head in a hooked ball, the result of an effort from the right side. After 72 minutes,
Jesús Oropeza put Gratamira ahead 8 - 0 when he rose to head in a hooked ball, the result of an effort from the right side. Gratamira claimed to be the more dominant force in the game, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 94 percent.
Most important Gratamira player was
Pedro Caldeira. However,
Antonio Ubierna made a disastrous appearance. Grilled's best player was
Lee Jie Siong.
Kau Siu-Cheung on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 8 - 0.