Geylang 2 - 6 Grilled
ather conditions were fairly good for football, and Geylang Eagles United Arena saw a crowd turnout of 62369.
Wouter van Duin was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Esko Myllyperä and
Niko Rantasalo. Geylang had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. They fielded: Aguilar Bustamante - Hong-gil, Fui-Gna, Gustavsson - Unwin, Ditã, Thiam-Loy, Chang-Sik, Yueh-shiou - Ser-Kiat, Jie-Quan.
Grilled had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Bao-Tam - Rottman, Tuan-Mu, Dewilde - Dai-Lin, Siu-Yue, Noor Yadah, Kek-Tjiang, Ju-Hau - Hjortlind, Martinsson.
Geylang were relying on their ability to counter-attack. Grilled had a good opportunity to score the lead goal but the home team's goaltender
Carlos Alberto Aguilar Bustamante saved
Zhan Ju-Hau's shot that was headed for the top corner from the right.
Ola Martinsson gave the visitors the lead 27 minutes into the match to make it 0 - 1. The goal was scored from the penalty spot after a handball in the penalty area. The visitors'
Ola Martinsson took advantage of an error due to a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and central backs 35 minutes into the match. 0 - 2 for Grilled. 35 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 3 as
Ola Martinsson finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. At that,
Ola Martinsson was noted down for a hat trick. Geylang's
Gao Chang-Sik got himself booked for a foul. The home crowd was given a certain amount of consolation when
Tsai Jie-Quan, after a brilliant midfield combination through the middle, reduced the lead to 1 - 3. 40 minutes in, Grilled's
Zhan Ju-Hau received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 3. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 57 percent of possession.
The away team's
Aznan Noor Yadah took advantage of a mistake on the home side's right after 51 minutes which increased Grilled's lead to 1 - 4.
Ulf Hjortlind came close to extending the visitors' lead when he found himself completely unmarked in front of the goal after a pass through the middle, but he lifted the ball over
Carlos Alberto Aguilar Bustamante and it was a little too high and hit the bar. After 68 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for
Ola Martinsson who increased Grilled's lead to 1 - 5. Some fine manoeuvring on the left led to a Grilled goal after 71 minutes, making it 1 - 6.
Ulf Hjortlind was noted down as the scorer. By now, Grilled were drawing the troops back in order to defend their lead.
Shen Kek-Tjiang was ever so close to scoring after an excellent corner was perfectly redirected by
Au-Yong Siu-Yue, but the ball went into the frame.
Hu Yueh-shiou finished off the counterattack from the left rather easily, scoring 2 - 6 for Geylang. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 57 percent of possession.
Geylang's best player was
Luo Ser-Kiat. However,
Carlos Alberto Aguilar Bustamante made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating Grilled player was without a doubt
Aznan Noor Yadah.
Jon Andrea Rottman was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 6.