Grilled 6 - 1 Lionhearts
ather conditions were fairly good for football, and Sky Ocean saw a crowd turnout of 4442.
Mario Sheridan was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Stevie Savatier and
Krelis Kruijdenberg. The match took place on neutral ground. Grilled decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Lineup: Beckman - Alcántara, bin Che Lah, Talib - Mirchev, Han Kok, Jie Siong, Spirig, Fjällbratt - Hjortlind, bin Yaacob.
Lionhearts started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: de la Lastra - Vitzthum, Agostino, Nicolai - Hofer, Pasca, Biela, Kastl, Pantani - Heimstätten, Kowarsch.
Grilled took a creative approach on the field. After 3 minutes of play,
Ulf Hjortlind gave the home team a 1 - 0 lead after an attack coming in from the right. After 22 minutes, the visitors evened the score after
Dieter Kastl made it through the middle and struck home the 1 - 1 goal. Some beautiful plays on the left side of the field resulted in a goal after 28 minutes by
Quah Han Kok for Grilled, putting them ahead 2 - 1. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Grilled's
Ulf Hjortlind putting the lead up to 3 - 1. The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 1. This half belonged to Grilled, who controlled the ball 67 percent of the time.
Cheers filled the stadium as
Dani Spirig broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the 4 - 1 goal for Grilled. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Grilled's
Ivaylo Mirchev putting the lead up to 5 - 1. After 76 minutes,
Quah Han Kok put Grilled ahead 6 - 1 when he rose to head in a hooked ball, the result of an effort from the right side. By now, Grilled were drawing the troops back in order to defend their lead. The referee showed Grilled's
Nawaz Talib the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 67 percent of possession.
Quah Han Kok performed admirably for Grilled.
Luis Alcántara on the other hand, had a terrible day. Lionhearts's top performer was clearly
Emmerich Kowarsch. On the other hand,
Giuliano Pantani's play was disheartening. The match ends 6 - 1.