Wanderers 0 - 9 Grilled
00 punters turned up at North Field, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came.
Romeo Manea was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Eli Gilad and
Liviu Dincã. Wanderers tactics involved an interesting 2-4-2 combination. The following players took the field: Gui-Jin - Ka-Kit, Qian-Hua - Le-Le, Ming-Zhong, Thanh-Le, Chi-Young - Thomas, bin Kamaruddin.
Grilled started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. They fielded: Abed-Sulaiman - Zywczyn, Bona, Talib - Chuan Jing, Spirig, Han Kok, MacKinnon - Rotteveel, Mirchev, bin Ku Zainol.
With 12 minutes played, the visitors broke through on the right after some poor defending.
Maikel Rotteveel put the ball away for 0 - 1. When
Zulharisan bin Kamaruddin was badly injured by a couple of strong tackles after 15 minutes, Wanderers fans were unhappy to discover that it was not possible to make a substitution. 19 minutes into the game, Wanderers had difficulty finding their positions and their organization dropped to
poor. The home crowd was not impressed when
Maikel Rotteveel came in from the right, shooting hard to score after 27 minutes. Grilled were now up 0 - 2. 35 minutes in, Wanderers appeared unsure on how to play and their organization was only
wretched. A drive on the left side allowed Grilled's
Maikel Rotteveel to get in close and score a goal after 36 minutes, leading to 0 - 3. This third goal made a hat trick for
Maikel Rotteveel. At this point in the game, defending their lead became the main priority for Grilled. The home crowd was not impressed when
Subri bin Ku Zainol came in from the right, shooting hard to score after 40 minutes. Grilled were now up 0 - 4. A thrilling play through the middle 41 minutes into the match gave Grilled's
Subri bin Ku Zainol a chance to increase the lead, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 5. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 5. Grilled claimed to be the more dominant force in the game, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 89 percent.
Wanderers's coach took some time during the break to go over his strategy, which raised Wanderers's organization to
inadequate. An indecisive 'keeper looked on as a free kick by Grilled's
Sylweriusz Zywczyn put the visitors up 0 - 6 after 55 minutes. After 62 minutes, Grilled's
Maikel Rotteveel burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 7. 69 minutes in, Wanderers appeared unsure on how to play and their organization was only
weak. After 70 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for
Fabian Bona who increased Grilled's lead to 0 - 8. After 73 minutes, Grilled's
Lim Chuan Jing burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 9. With 79 minutes played, Grilled's
Ivaylo Mirchev fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee booked
Ivaylo Mirchev for diving.
Maikel Rotteveel could have put his team up another goal 82 minutes into the game, after a rush down the left, but his closing shot hit the post. Grilled enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 91 percent of possession.
The most dominating Wanderers player was without a doubt
Ma Chi-Young. However,
Loh Ming-Zhong made a disastrous appearance. Grilled's best player was
Ahmed Abed-Sulaiman. However,
Lim Chuan Jing made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 0 - 9.