Grilled 4 - 1 Rollin'
ouds darkened the skies at The Cooking Pot as 66804 spectators turned up for the match.
Daniel Magnusson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Alen Šumnik and
Vito Frissen. Fans of both teams had been eagerly awaiting this
West derby and were doing their best to outshout their opponents. Grilled tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. Lineup: Dias Paes - Zywczyn, Lik-Tsun, Árva, Talib - Penati, Branbilla, MacKinnon, Han Kok - Rotteveel, bin Ku Zainol.
Rollin' started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Wei-Ming - Parker, Wallner, bin Fadzim - Min Fu, bin Saleh, Iglesia, de Man, Linlind - Vedeckis, Hiekka.
Franz Wallner sailed high above the opponents as he headed the 0-1 goal in on a corner kick from
Chua Min Fu after 3 minutes of play. 14 minutes in, Rollin''s
Jurjan de Man received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. The crowd roared in delight as
Quah Han Kok finished off a spectacular series of passes through the middle to even the score for Grilled 22 minutes into the match. 1 - 1. The referee showed Grilled's
Maikel Rotteveel the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Due to a severely mistimed tackle,
Mark Linlind of Rollin' spent some time on the grass writhing in agony before he could get up and continue the game. They were singing the praises of
Subri bin Ku Zainol 31 minutes into the match after his speculative chip from just outside the centre part of the opponent's penalty area found its way over the visitors keeper to make the score 2 - 1 for Grilled. Grilled solidified their lead at the 36 minute mark, as
Han Lik-Tsun manoeuvered the ball through the opposing central defence and finished for 3 - 1.
Nawaz Talib unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide. The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 1. The forty-five minutes were dominated by Rollin', with an impressive 54 percent possession of the ball.
Rollin''s
Chua Min Fu tried his best to narrow the score with a well placed free kick, but it wasn't quite good enough and
Valdir Dias Paes managed to block the shot.
Maikel Rotteveel's speed was clear to see after 67 minutes as he darted past his marker and struck an opening pass to
Subri bin Ku Zainol who scored the 4-1 goal. The structure of the game started to change as Grilled decided to pull back and meet their opponents in their own half. Coming in on the left,
Mark Linlind did everything right to get a goal for Rollin' after 68 minutes, but his finishing shot was stabbed clear by the keeper.
Quah Han Kok had a fantastic opportunity to put Grilled up another goal 73 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. Rollin' claimed to be the more dominant force in the game, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 55 percent.
Grilled's best player was
Matthias Branbilla. On the other hand,
Ciro Penati's play was disheartening. Most important Rollin' player was
Deng Wei-Ming. On the other hand,
Franz Wallner's play was disheartening. The match ends 4 - 1.