Razer 2 - 3 Grilled
850 spectators had come to Coliseum d'Hauts Esprits this cloudy day.
Árpád Schindler was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Alexey Lakaev and
Hikmet Dişbulak. Razer had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Jiao-Long - Feuchter, Patel, Wee-Hwa - Chin Aik, Tsu-Yee, Kitrattana, Shen, Winckler - Mun-Nee, Hellell.
A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Grilled. The following players took the field: Abed-Sulaiman - Alcántara, Zywczyn, Bona - van Liere, Han Kok, Kek-Tjiang, Paullin, Spirig - Simon, Martinsson.
Razer clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. Pressing was the tactic of the day for Grilled. At this time in the match, Grilled were using their skill at pressing to successfully put pressure on their opponents. Some beautiful plays on the left side of the field resulted in a goal after 8 minutes by
Weng Shen for Razer, putting them ahead 1 - 0. Some brilliant football from the visitors' right wing resulted in a levelling of the score as Grilled's
Shen Kek-Tjiang put the ball in the net after 18 minutes to make it 1 - 1. The visiting
Dimitri Simon was booed thoroughly by the home crowd 29 minutes into the game, after he broke through the middle and scored, resulting in the visitors taking the lead. 1 - 2 was the score. 1 - 2 was the halftime score. Grilled enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 56 percent of possession.
The pressing tactics used by Grilled were successful at containing their opponents. 70 minutes into the match, Razer's
Shen Mun-Nee maneuvered his way around the opposition on the left flank, delighting the crowd with his twists and turns. The effort paid off as the ball found the back of the net, evening the score at 2 - 2. With 76 minutes played, the visitors broke through on the right after some poor defending.
Quah Han Kok put the ball away for 2 - 3. This half belonged to Grilled, who controlled the ball 58 percent of the time.
The most dominating Razer player was without a doubt
Zou Tsu-Yee.
Shen Mun-Nee on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating Grilled player was without a doubt
Lorenz Paullin.
Luis Alcántara on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 3.