Grilled 1 - 4 Penguins
had rained all day, but 1426 hardy fans still made it out to The Cooking Pot.
Ferenc Teller was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Lukas Werz and
Carmelo Ortiz. Grilled tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. Lineup: Huel-sheng - bin Che Lah, Bona, Seng-Huat - Spirig, Jie Siong, Fjällbratt, Chuan Jing - Mirchev, Hjortlind, bin Yaacob.
A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Penguins. Starters: 昆潜 (Kunqian) - Drago, Beng Aik, Cheng Yi - Verkade, Faria, TrenÄs, Esteves, Geosits - MartÃnez Herrero, Ome.
The visitors grabbed the lead after
Fernando Esteves's free kick succeeded, resulting in a score of 0 - 1. After 17 minutes, Penguins's
Juan MartÃnez Herrero burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 2. After 29 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for
Nazareno Ome who increased Penguins's lead to 0 - 3. Confident in their lead, Penguins decided to play a more defensive game at this point. 32 minutes into the match,
Fernando Esteves came through the middle and almost added to his team's lead, but the shot went wide. The referee showed Penguins's
Li Beng Aik the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. 0 - 3 was the halftime score. The forty-five minutes were dominated by Penguins, with an impressive 56 percent possession of the ball.
Penguins's
Fernando Esteves received a play slashing through the home side's central defense after 46 minutes, and chipped it past the keeper to score the 0 - 4 goal. The home crowd was not pleased with that one. At 61 minutes into the game, Grilled's
Ulf Hjortlind deftly knocked the ball home after an impressive run down the left, reducing the visitors' lead to 1 - 4. After 65 minutes of play, the free-spirited
Mohd Firdaus bin Yaacob decided to aim straight for the goal as he struck from the corner of the pitch. The ball deflected off a defender and went out of bounds. There wasn't much opportunity for rapid movements on this wet day, which hindered
Juan MartÃnez Herrero in particular. Grilled had a brilliant opportunity to reply as
Ivaylo Mirchev received a high ball from the right, striking the ball in the air. Only
æŽ (Li) 昆潜 (Kunqian) 's reflexes saved him.
Nazareno Ome could have put his team up another goal 79 minutes into the game, after a rush down the left, but his closing shot hit the post. This half belonged to Penguins, who controlled the ball 57 percent of the time.
Dani Spirig performed admirably for Grilled. However,
Cheung Huel-sheng made a disastrous appearance.
Fernando Esteves performed admirably for Penguins. On the other hand,
Li Beng Aik's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 4.