cantonat 2 - 1 Grilled
000 spectators had come to Cantona's Realm this cloudy day.
Achim Bräunig was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Mats Risling and
Jonas Silversjö. cantonat tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Smed - Hammarsjö, Andrada, Pihlholt - Feng Yeng, Mao-Yu, Wan Boon, Noromaa, Chee Seong - Landwald, Keong Wai.
Grilled decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Beckman - Zywczyn, Talib, Lik-Tsun, Bona - Han Kok, Jie Siong, Paullin, MacKinnon - bin Ku Zainol, Rotteveel.
Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of Grilled. cantonat created a good opportunity to score 11 minutes into the match when
Jesper Landwald's hooked ball from the left created a scuffle in front of the goal, and the visitors' defenders had a hard time clearing the ball. The most controversial moment of the game was likely the penalty given after 16 minutes. Grilled's
Sylweriusz Zywczyn kept his concentration, despite the upset crowd, and calmly put the ball past the keeper to score the 0 - 1 goal for the visitors. Due to some great work on the right wing cantonat's
Lee Keong Wai was able to even the score after 22 minutes to make the score 1 - 1. cantonat's
Cheng Chee Seong was shown a yellow card after 31 minutes for slicing down an opponent. After 32 minutes Grilled's
Fabian Bona limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. 1 - 1 was the score after the first half. The forty-five minutes were dominated by cantonat, with an impressive 52 percent possession of the ball.
Down the middle came
Subri bin Ku Zainol, making a fantastic play that nearly had Grilled take the lead after 54 minutes, but
Aki Smed preserved the tie. The home side put themselves ahead 2 - 1 after 58 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from
Cheah Feng Yeng, who, unaided, came in from the right wing hooking the ball over the visitors' keeper.
Lee Keong Wai of cantonat was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle.
Björn Pihlholt could have put cantonat up one more, but he fired into the side netting after breaking free on the left after 62 minutes. A great save by keeper
Brad Beckman after 74 minutes kept the visitors in the game after
Xiao Mao-Yu struck from the left with a real cannonball. cantonat's
Lee Keong Wai saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 75 minutes. cantonat enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 54 percent of possession.
cantonat's best player was
Andrés Marcelo Andrada.
Cheah Feng Yeng on the other hand, had a terrible day. Grilled's top performer was clearly
Han Lik-Tsun.
Quah Han Kok turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 2 - 1.