Grilled 5 - 0 Durian_picker
ouds darkened the skies at The Cooking Pot as 62461 spectators turned up for the match.
Matthias Åher was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Alex Cifra and
Jolyon Kruit. The derby had been the talk of
West all week and fans of both teams could be seen throughout the stadium. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Grilled. Starters: Dias Paes - Zywczyn, Talib, Lik-Tsun - van Liere, MacKinnon, Paullin, Han Kok, Spirig - Rotteveel, bin Ku Zainol.
Durian_picker decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players took the field: Barkal - Xin Yeng, Da-Li, Beng Jia - Keng Xin, Maruf, bin Sulong, bin Hassan, Duvblom - Yahaya, Soon-Jung.
With 10 minutes played
Han Lik-Tsun almost put the home team one ahead on a cross coming in from the right, but the shot went just wide. Grilled took the lead 19 minutes into the game by 1 to 0, as
Subri bin Ku Zainol elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. Halftime score was 1 - 0. Grilled claimed to be the more dominant force in the game, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 51 percent.
After 49 minutes
Maikel Rotteveel made a speedy advance and dropped the ball to
Subri bin Ku Zainol who shuffled it past the keeper. The score was now 2 - 0. At this point in the game, defending their lead became the main priority for Grilled. With 59 minutes played, Grilled's
Subri bin Ku Zainol tried to nail the coffin shut, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net.
Maikel Rotteveel of Grilled was able to make an impressive rush past the sluggish
Phua Beng Jia, which resulted in the 3 - 0 goal. Grilled put themselves up 4 - 0 when
Subri bin Ku Zainol broke through on the right, leaving the entire defensive box behind him. At that,
Subri bin Ku Zainol was noted down for a hat trick. After 74 minutes, Grilled's
Sylweriusz Zywczyn found the back of the goal with a beautiful free kick. 5 - 0. This half belonged to Durian_picker, who controlled the ball 52 percent of the time.
Lorenz Paullin performed admirably for Grilled. On the other hand,
Dani Spirig's play was disheartening.
Mazlan bin Hassan performed admirably for Durian_picker. However,
Naci Barkal made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 5 - 0.