Grilled 2 - 4 Herron
was an exceptionally sunny day for the crowd of 96000 that came out to The Cooking Pot.
Genís Pellicer was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Ruediger Haubenburger and
Aaron Koopmans. Grilled tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. Lineup: Abed-Sulaiman - Zywczyn, Kek-Tjiang, Fredgård, Bona - van Liere, Han Kok, Paullin, Spirig, Jie Siong - Simon.
Herron started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. The following players took the field: Mohd Nadzir - Askenbrant, Haupai, Boulant, Molstål - Ashton, Zandberg, Yong-chul, Eriksson - Chit-Fu, Jähnisch.
Herron clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. Herron caught their opponents out with a clever counterattack down the right wing 22 minutes into the match.
Shu Chit-Fu was able to finish off the move - 0 - 1. Grilled showed their counterattack skill 32 minutes into the match, with
Dani Spirig scoring uncontested for 1 - 1. A counterattack by Herron after 35 minutes could have resulted in a goal, but
Nie Yong-chul, coming in on the left, couldn't get the shot off. Grilled's
Dani Spirig startled
Lee Jie Siong with an unexpected pass. Unfortunately, the receiver was too stunned by the play to convert the perfect setup into a goal. The visitors grabbed the lead after
Chen Haupai's free kick succeeded, resulting in a score of 1 - 2. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 2. This half belonged to Grilled, who controlled the ball 57 percent of the time.
Nie Yong-chul's technique was perfect on this sunny day and led to some amazing plays that fooled the defence. After 66 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for
Barthélémy Boulant who increased Herron's lead to 1 - 3. The home crowd was given a certain amount of consolation when
Sylweriusz Zywczyn, after a brilliant midfield combination through the middle, reduced the lead to 2 - 3. Herron's
Kjell Askenbrant received a play slashing through the home side's central defense after 72 minutes, and chipped it past the keeper to score the 2 - 4 goal. The home crowd was not pleased with that one. At this point in the game, defending their lead became the main priority for Herron. This half belonged to Grilled, who controlled the ball 55 percent of the time.
Grilled's best player was
Hidde van Liere.
Lee Jie Siong on the other hand, had a terrible day. Herron's top performer was clearly
Abd Rauf Mohd Nadzir.
Chen Haupai turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 2 - 4.