Gunners 2 - 4 Grilled
ercast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 3966 at Highbury Arena today.
Thomas Alder was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Nigel Chaplain and
Stanisław Pabijańczyk. Gunners started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Anders - Månen, Sadagopan, Pleunechau - Grazziani, Lentz, Millard, Thybaut, Sulzberger - Frunzã, Grud Jensen.
Grilled tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Öhmo - Seng-Huat, Pakpao, Dewilde - Kolesov, Paullin, Stanton, Rottman, Magnusson - Hobson, Stern.
Grilled mostly ignored the flanks in favour of their ability to attack in the middle. The referee showed Gunners's
Sebastian Sulzberger the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Due to a severely mistimed tackle,
Nui Pakpao of Grilled spent some time on the grass writhing in agony before he could get up and continue the game. Grilled took the lead 27 minutes into the game, scoring the 0 - 1 goal after some elegant plays down the middle.
Jon Andrea Rottman was the scorer. 30 minutes in, Gunners's
Alexãndrel Frunzã received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. After 33 minutes Grilled's
Jon Andrea Rottman contracted a slight foot injury, but could finish the game. The visitors'
Jon Andrea Rottman took advantage of an error due to a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and central backs 41 minutes into the match. 0 - 2 for Grilled. The visitors'
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Tim Hobson took advantage of an error due to a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and central backs 42 minutes into the match. 0 - 3 for Grilled. After 42 minutes Gunners's
Reinhold Pleunechau contracted a slight foot injury, but could finish the game. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 3. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 54 percent of possession.
Grilled's
Joe Stern scored the 0 - 4 goal after 49 minutes by shooting accurately and hard from a long distance, leaving the opponent keeper no other option than to pick the ball out of the net. The structure of the game started to change as Grilled decided to pull back and meet their opponents in their own half. The home crowd were delighted when
Alexãndrel Frunzã scored with a header after an attack from the right, making the score 1 to 4. But did he use his hand? That'll be one for the pundits to talk about after the game, that's for sure! Grilled's
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Tim Hobson made it through the home team's defence on the right hand side 53 minutes into the match. After rounding the keeper, he only had to place the ball in the unguarded goal when a defender sprang up, clearing the ball on the line. Grilled's
Weng Seng-Huat got himself booked for a foul. Gunners didn't give in and with 60 minutes played
Alexãndrel Frunzã was able to put the 2 - 4 goal away after a play on the right. Gunners claimed to be the more dominant force in the game, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 53 percent.
Gunners's best player was
Balvindra Sadagopan. However,
Fabrizio Grazziani made a disastrous appearance. Most important Grilled player was
Asher Stanton.
Milen Kolesov was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 4.