shootnsave 1 - 2 Grilled
irly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 7000 to shoot'n'save Arena.
Ernest Burguera was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Heiri Gschwend and
Veljo Laiuste. shootnsave started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: bin Mohd Esahar - Chi Qiang, Lee Puay, Siu-Ming - Ting Kiong, Ta-Heng, Kivelä, Guang Ying, bin Ismail - bin Saidi, Kien.
Grilled tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Harlow - Seng-Huat, Tuan-Mu, Dewilde - Kolesov, Ju-Hau, Rottman, Paullin, Fernández Riviera - Hjortlind, Stern.
Grilled had several good opportunities to take the lead, especially 23 minutes in when
Weng Seng-Huat came up alone against
Abd Jamil bin Mohd Esahar who managed a block. Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 23 minutes into the match left Grilled's
Lorenz Paullin completely free to score. 0 - 1 for the visitors. The away team's
Ulf Hjortlind took advantage of a mistake on the home side's right after 32 minutes which increased Grilled's lead to 0 - 2. shootnsave's
Cheong Guang Ying got himself booked for a foul. Grilled's
Ulf Hjortlind refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 35 minutes. Grilled came close to extending their lead as
Ulf Hjortlind delivered a low effort on goal from the right after 41 minutes, but the angle was too narrow and the shot went harmlessly into the side netting. Halftime score was 0 - 2. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 59 percent of possession.
With 51 minutes played,
Joe Stern nearly put the visitors another one up as he broke through in the middle and fired from just outside the box, but his shot passed just over the bar. The referee showed Grilled's
Jon Andrea Rottman the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. shootnsave had to make a substitution after 70 minutes.
Lim Ting Kiong limped off the field and was replaced by
Liow Yao Tian. The referee showed Grilled's
Weng Seng-Huat the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. 77 minutes into the game, Grilled worked the left side industriously creating several opportunities to add to their lead, but just couldn't apply the finishing touch. 80 minutes into the game,
Cheong Guang Ying had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came
Lai Kok Jin. A corner kick created great disorder in the penalty area with a goal nearly scored by
Chong Chi Qiang. At last, shootnsave's
Liow Yao Tian was able to shove the ball in. 1-2. The referee showed shootnsave's
Liow Yao Tian the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge.
Jon Andrea Rottman was the unlucky victim and couldn't continue the game, so Grilled's
Asher Stanton had to come off the bench. Grilled claimed to be the more dominant force in the game, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 65 percent.
Most important shootnsave player was
Lee Lee Puay.
Liow Yao Tian was a disappointment, however. Grilled's best player was
Asher Stanton. However,
Weng Seng-Huat made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 1 - 2.