Grilled 5 - 0 Herron
e to an all-day shower, 58627 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at The Cooking Pot.
Henk Bandsma was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Cédric Peretti and
Nenad Livadić. Grilled started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Dias Paes - Zywczyn, Talib, Lik-Tsun - van Liere, Paullin, MacKinnon, Han Kok, Spirig - bin Ku Zainol, Rotteveel.
Herron had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. They fielded: Mohd Nadzir - Eriksson, Boulant, Haupai - Ashton, Meng Siong, Yong-chul, Zandberg, Hyoung-zoo - Chit-Fu, Jähnisch.
Herron clearly preferred using their ability to attack in the middle. Grilled took the lead after 5 minutes, as a result of
Maikel Rotteveel's awkward, but ultimately successful, shot from the right. 1 - 0.
Shu Chit-Fu did not have a good day today, often losing his footing on the muddy pitch. A long pass from the defence of Herron resulted in a counterattack that set
Shu Chit-Fu free through the middle, but the keeper made a spectacular diving save.
Barthélémy Boulant had a difficult time on the field; the muddy surface was clearly affecting his technique. Grilled managed to extend their lead to 2 - 0 when
Sylweriusz Zywczyn cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. Herron's
Gidi Zandberg was shown a yellow card after 31 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Grilled's
Maikel Rotteveel saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 34 minutes. 2 - 0 was the score after the first half. Neither team was controlling the action at this point in the match.
A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Grilled's
Lorenz Paullin putting the lead up to 3 - 0. Confident in their lead, Grilled decided to play a more defensive game at this point.
Hidde van Liere almost managed to score another goal for Grilled, coming from the right, but his header was tipped to a corner by the visitors' keeper. Cheers filled the stadium as
Maikel Rotteveel broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the 4 - 0 goal for Grilled.
Quah Han Kok increased Grilled's lead to 5 - 0, putting a header away on a hooked ball from the right. Herron claimed to be the more dominant force in the game, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 52 percent.
Subri bin Ku Zainol performed admirably for Grilled.
Sylweriusz Zywczyn turned in a dismal performance, however. Herron's best player was
Florian Jähnisch.
Anders Eriksson turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 5 - 0.