Grilled 1 - 2 Geostarz
ouds darkened the skies at The Cooking Pot as 39142 spectators turned up for the match.
Moisés Figo was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Björn Pletschacher and
Hildger Büchner. Grilled tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. They fielded: Dias Paes - Zywczyn, Lik-Tsun, Ãrva, Talib - Penati, Branbilla, MacKinnon, Han Kok - Rotteveel, bin Ku Zainol.
A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Geostarz. The following players had been chosen: Ottens - Aguirre de Cárcer, Wichmann, Melassi - Knudsen, bin Hashim, Tolstrup, Aguilar, Kiškariovas - Hassert, Sadlo.
Geostarz clearly preferred using their ability to attack in the middle. Given a free kick at a sharp angle, Grilled went for a variation that loyal fans may recognize from training. A sideways passing move moved the defence out of position and let
Subri bin Ku Zainol slip through on goal. No hesitation - and it's 1 - 0, 3 minutes into the game. Geostarz's
Vurnon Hassert was shown a yellow card after 15 minutes for slicing down an opponent.
Henrik Knudsen levelled the score for Geostarz, making it 1 - 1 on a free kick that went in by way of the right post. 1 - 1 was the score after the first half. This half belonged to Grilled, who controlled the ball 51 percent of the time.
With 53 minutes played, Grilled's
Subri bin Ku Zainol fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee booked
Subri bin Ku Zainol for diving.
Subri bin Ku Zainol knew he was in trouble after pulling back an opponent. Despite his pleading with the referee, the Grilled player was shown a second yellow card and dismissed from the game. The guests took the lead 87 minutes into the match, after a right-side attack resulted in
Siegmar Sadlo scoring the 1 - 2 goal. Grilled's
Matthias Branbilla got himself booked for a foul. The forty-five minutes were dominated by Geostarz, with an impressive 51 percent possession of the ball.
The most dominating Grilled player was without a doubt
Quah Han Kok.
Ciro Penati was a disappointment, however. Geostarz's best player was
Siegmar Sadlo.
Brian Wichmann turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 1 - 2.