Cambodia 9 - 0 Grilled
58 spectators had come to DLM Cambodia Super Arena this cloudy day.
Sébastien Armand was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Lesław Lament and
Piersandro Bentivegna. Cambodia tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Škiljević - Aron, Labrune, Lemkis - Fritthum, Dayal, Helin, Andreánszky, Isidro - Gustavsson, Svilpis.
Grilled tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. The following players took the field: Bao-Tam - 辉洪 (Huihong) , Tuan-Mu, Seng-Huat, bin Selamat - è¾¾è£ (Darong) , Chuan Heng, Mirchev, Spirig, åºå³° (Tingfeng) - bin Yaacob.
Cambodia broke through on the left 24 minutes into the game, with
Björn Gustavsson firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 1 - 0 lead.
Björn Gustavsson increased Cambodia's lead to 2 - 0, putting a header away on a hooked ball from the right. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Cambodia's
Hardo Aron putting the lead up to 3 - 0. By now, Cambodia were drawing the troops back in order to defend their lead. Cambodia solidified their lead at the 38 minute mark, as
JÄnis Svilpis manoeuvered the ball through the opposing central defence and finished for 4 - 0. 40 minutes in, Cambodia's
Andreas Helin received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. After an industrious effort down the middle,
Olaf Fritthum could have closed the game off after 42 minutes, but his finishing shot hit the post. Cambodia had to make a substitution after 44 minutes.
Tulys Lemkis limped off the field and was replaced by
Andy Vetter. 4 - 0 was the halftime score. Cambodia held the ball, with a clear 70 percent of possession.
Things were going to get worse for the visitors.
Björn Gustavsson squirmed himself through their central defence after 61 minutes, bringing the lead to 5 - 0. This third goal made a hat trick for
Björn Gustavsson. Cambodia made it 6-0 as
Olaf Fritthum knocked the corner kick to
Andy Vetter who whipped a low drive in off the far post. Cambodia managed to extend their lead to 7 - 0 when
András Andreánszky cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. After 69 minutes,
Björn Gustavsson put Cambodia ahead 8 - 0 when he rose to head in a hooked ball, the result of an effort from the right side.
胡 (Hu) 辉洪 (Huihong) of Grilled was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. After an industrious effort down the middle,
José Isidro could have closed the game off after 78 minutes, but his finishing shot hit the post. Cambodia added another goal to their lead as
Björn Gustavsson struck home the 9 - 0 goal after an attack from the left set him up unmarked in front of the keeper. Cambodia claimed to be the more dominant force in the game, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 71 percent.
Most important Cambodia player was
JÄnis Svilpis. On the other hand,
Andy Vetter's play was disheartening. Grilled's top performer was clearly
Dani Spirig. On the other hand,
Hang Bao-Tam's play was disheartening. The match ends 9 - 0.