Durian_picker 1 - 3 Grilled
e weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 83671 had shown up at Saujana Court for the match.
Bertold Hamza was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Mario Marić and
Nuno Fânzeres. Fans of both teams had been eagerly awaiting this
West derby and were doing their best to outshout their opponents. Durian_picker had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Starters: Voss - Xin Yeng, Hong Yang, Beng Jia - Duvblom, Maruf, Keng Xin, bin Sulong, Ferlindeš - Yahaya, Soon-Jung.
Grilled decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. They fielded: Dias Paes - Zywczyn, Talib, Lik-Tsun - van Liere, MacKinnon, Paullin, Han Kok, Spirig - bin Ku Zainol, Rotteveel.
Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of Grilled. A mistake by the home side's central defence after 16 minutes allowed
Quah Han Kok to score the 0 - 1 goal for Grilled. With 35 minutes played, Durian_picker's
Serhat Maruf fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee booked
Serhat Maruf for diving. 40 minutes into the match, Durian_picker's
Tsai Soon-Jung demonstrated his famed speed as he raced past his marker and passed the ball to
Remeli Yahaya who chipped it in for 1 - 1. 1 - 1 was the halftime score. Durian_picker held the ball, with a clear 57 percent of possession.
Fabian Bona was called on to replace Grilled's
Nawaz Talib after 72 minutes following a nasty collision. Durian_picker could have put themselves ahead after 85 minutes but
Serhat Maruf missed a volley shot on a ball coming in from the right. 1 - 2 was the score with 87 minutes played, after Grilled's
Subri bin Ku Zainol cut through the central defence and chipped home a goal.
Serhat Maruf charged down the left and had a wonderful opportunity to score the equalizer for Durian_picker, but the shot went well wide of the goal.
Maikel Rotteveel knocked one home from a counter-attack down the right wing, making the score 1 - 3 after 89 minutes. The forty-five minutes were dominated by Durian_picker, with an impressive 60 percent possession of the ball.
Serhat Maruf performed admirably for Durian_picker.
Bernhard Voss was a disappointment, however. Grilled's top performer was clearly
Lorenz Paullin.
Sylweriusz Zywczyn was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 3.