Corsairs 0 - 9 Grilled
e to an all-day shower, 7000 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at Holland Stadium.
Anders Åhner was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Lasse Persson and
Enrique Fuentes. Corsairs had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Siew-Leng - Duy-San, Chuen-Tak, Yu-Duk, Chiun-Hui - Hang-Ki, Kye-hong, Tan, Tai-Sun - Wu, Chung-Hui.
Grilled had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Harlow - Siu-Cheung, Pakpao, bin Che Lah - Dai-Lin, Paullin, Noor Yadah, Kolesov, Fernández Riviera - Hjortlind, Martinsson.
Nui Pakpao showed why he is feared on the counterattack, scoring for Grilled after 5 minutes to make the score 0 - 1. Grilled's
Kau Siu-Cheung received a play slashing through the home side's central defense after 20 minutes, and chipped it past the keeper to score the 0 - 2 goal. The home crowd was not pleased with that one. By now, Grilled were drawing the troops back in order to defend their lead.
Dou Siew-Leng kept the home side in the game with a magnificent save when
Ola Martinsson delivered an almost perfect free kick to the far post. 35 minutes in, Corsairs's
Siew Duy-San received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first.
Ulf Hjortlind came close to extending the visitors' lead when he found himself completely unmarked in front of the goal after a pass through the middle, but he lifted the ball over
Dou Siew-Leng and it was a little too high and hit the bar.
Yang Yu-Duk of Corsairs received a yellow card after 36 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. The visitors'
Milen Kolesov took advantage of an error due to a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and central backs 37 minutes into the match. 0 - 3 for Grilled. The referee showed Corsairs's
Zhi Chung-Hui the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 3. The forty-five minutes were dominated by Grilled, with an impressive 82 percent possession of the ball.
There wasn't much opportunity for rapid movements on this wet day, which hindered
Aznan Noor Yadah in particular. Some fine manoeuvring on the left led to a Grilled goal after 71 minutes, making it 0 - 4.
Ulf Hjortlind was noted down as the scorer. A corner kick created great disorder in the penalty area with a goal nearly scored by
Kau Siu-Cheung. At last, Grilled's
Nui Pakpao was able to shove the ball in. 0-5.
Ola Martinsson increased Grilled's lead to 0 - 6 with a superb free kick strike that flew in just under the far top corner.
Ulf Hjortlind increased the visitors' lead by putting a volley shot away on a pass from the right. 0 - 7. The visitors'
Milen Kolesov took advantage of an error due to a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and central backs 73 minutes into the match. 0 - 8 for Grilled. After 75 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for
Ulf Hjortlind who increased Grilled's lead to 0 - 9. By then
Ulf Hjortlind was a three time scorer - a hat trick! The forty-five minutes were dominated by Grilled, with an impressive 85 percent possession of the ball.
Corsairs's best player was
Yang Chuen-Tak.
Siew Duy-San on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating Grilled player was without a doubt
Aznan Noor Yadah.
Nor Suhaimi bin Che Lah on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 9.