Rollin' 5 - 3 Grilled
330 spectators had come to Takemikazuchi this cloudy day.
Mihai Mosoiu was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Arne Karlsen and
Arndt Plepelits. Fans of both teams had been eagerly awaiting this
West derby and were doing their best to outshout their opponents. Rollin' tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Wei-Ming - bin Udi, bin Ahmad Mokshinon, Salmeron - Giovagnoli, Min Fu, Sze Wai, bin Saleh, Khumalo - Pinto, Hiekka.
Grilled tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Dias Paes - Lik-Tsun, Talib, Zywczyn - van Liere, Han Kok, MacKinnon, Paullin, Spirig - bin Ku Zainol, Rotteveel.
Grilled saw most attack opportunities on the wings. 21 minutes into the match and the home team took a 1 - 0 lead after breaking through on the left. Scorer for Rollin' was
Juho Hiekka.
Juho Hiekka increased Rollin''s lead to 2 - 0, putting a header away on a hooked ball from the right. Rollin' added another goal to their lead as
Juho Hiekka struck home the 3 - 0 goal after an attack from the left set him up unmarked in front of the keeper. By then
Juho Hiekka was a three time scorer - a hat trick! Grilled's
Subri bin Ku Zainol showed his experience, anticipating the outcome of the opponent's defensive clearance and positioning himself perfectly to volley in an unstoppable shot from the edge of the box. 3 - 1. After 34 minutes,
Sylweriusz Zywczyn came close to reducing the score with a free kick aimed near the left post, but
Deng Wei-Ming warded the ball off to a corner. 36 minutes into the game,
Iskandar Zulkernain bin Ahmad Mokshinon had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came
Inoke Parker. Halftime score was 3 - 1. Rollin' enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 53 percent of possession.
47 minutes into the match, Rollin''s
Juho Hiekka demonstrated his famed speed as he raced past his marker and passed the ball to
Hilco Pinto who chipped it in for 4 - 1. With 50 minutes played, Rollin' put themselves up 5 - 1 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to
Haji Jamal Nasir bin Saleh, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. Confident in their lead, Rollin' decided to play a more defensive game at this point. Grilled breathed new life into the game with an opportunity to reduce the score after 55 minutes, but the home side's defenders cleared the ball on the line, after a long shot coming in from the left rebounded off the crossbar. The away team reduced the score to 5 - 2, as
Lorenz Paullin struck home, set up well by a play on the left 58 minutes into the match. Many in the crowd felt the referee was being too lenient when he only showed Rollin''s
Hilco Pinto a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 61 minutes into the game. Grilled fought on and, after 71 minutes,
Maikel Rotteveel was able to reply with the 5 - 3 goal after some excellent moves on the right side were finished off with an incredibly clever chip. Rollin' claimed to be the more dominant force in the game, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 53 percent.
Chua Min Fu performed admirably for Rollin'.
Julio Jorge Giovagnoli turned in a dismal performance, however. The most dominating Grilled player was without a doubt
Lorenz Paullin.
Sylweriusz Zywczyn was a disappointment, however. The match ends 5 - 3.