Razer 4 - 2 Grilled
e crowd of 39892 turning up at Coliseum d'Hauts Esprits today were greeted with some nasty showers of rain.
Jesper Thomasson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Lari Nordström and
Ole Büchner. Razer started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Jiao-Long - Dahl, Patel, Tellbrant - Hyun-Shik, Tsu-Yee, Wen-miin, Shen, Mun-Nee - Anderhall, Jovanovic.
Grilled started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Harlow - Alcántara, Tuan-Mu, Dewilde - Dai-Lin, Stanton, Ju-Hau, Kek-Tjiang, Noor Yadah - Hjortlind, Martinsson.
Grilled immediately set off using their skill at pressing their opponents. A free kick aimed at the keeper's far post almost gave Grilled the lead 20 minutes in, but the ball just wasn't able to squirm its way through the defensive wall. Grilled had several good opportunities to take the lead, especially 21 minutes in when
Ola Martinsson came up alone against
Mak Jiao-Long who managed a block. A corner kick created great disorder in the penalty area with a goal nearly scored by
Ulf Hjortlind. At last, Grilled's
Johan Dewilde was able to shove the ball in. 0-1.
Ola Martinsson could have added one to the visitors' lead if his free kick had gone just a little lower.
Johan Dewilde got left behind when Razer's
Anders Anderhall made a sudden pull forward after 32 minutes, finishing off with a swift strike. 1 - 1! Grilled took the lead 35 minutes into the game, scoring the 1 - 2 goal after some elegant plays down the middle.
Ulf Hjortlind was the scorer. After 39 minutes Razer's
Weng Shen contracted a slight foot injury, but could finish the game. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 2. Grilled claimed to be the more dominant force in the game, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 52 percent.
Due to some great work on the right wing Razer's
Anders Anderhall was able to even the score after 47 minutes to make the score 2 - 2. After 59 minutes a very unfortunate collision in the penalty area led to Grilled's
Zhan Ju-Hau being carried off the pitch and replaced by
Jon Andrea Rottman. Grilled pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. 70 minutes of the match played, and a comedy of errors by the home side gave the visitors a chance at the lead, but
Jon Andrea Rottman, after finding himself dashing down on goal from the left with only the keeper to beat, sliced his shot horribly wide. Razer's
Zou Tsu-Yee refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 77 minutes. The home side put themselves ahead 3 - 2 after 79 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from
Anders Anderhall, who, unaided, came in from the right wing hooking the ball over the visitors' keeper. At that,
Anders Anderhall was noted down for a hat trick.
Anders Anderhall, who often relies on his speed, had a rotten day on the drenched grass. Razer put themselves up 4 - 2 when
Milenko Jovanovic broke through on the right, leaving the entire defensive box behind him. Possession of the ball saw an equal split between the teams during the forty-five minutes.
Most important Razer player was
Mak Jiao-Long.
Tse Hyun-Shik on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating Grilled player was without a doubt
Shen Kek-Tjiang. However,
Lan Tuan-Mu made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 4 - 2.