Penguins 4 - 0 Grilled
946 punters turned up at The Igloo Dome, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came.
Julian Tammery was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Afonso Leal and
Stefan Sundhult. Penguins tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. They fielded: You De - Berman, Geosits, Amora - Tze Sian, Crescentino, bin Husin, La Salvia, Idriss - Mowat, Kronabether.
A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Grilled. Lineup: Dias Paes - Ãrva, Lik-Tsun, Talib - Penati, Branbilla, MacKinnon, Han Kok, è¾¾è£ (Darong) - Rotteveel, bin Ku Zainol.
The strategy for Grilled on this day was to use their ability to press. Penguins fans held their breath as
Alejandro Luis La Salvia scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the go-ahead goal for 1-0! Many in the crowd felt the referee was being too lenient when he only showed Grilled's
Subri bin Ku Zainol a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 15 minutes into the game. Penguins's
Luo Tze Sian was delighted to score the 2 - 0 goal after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper and into the net, following some good attacking movement on the right wing after 33 minutes. Penguins's
Markus Idriss showed his experience after 40 minutes, as he expertly set himself up to take advantage of a rebound off the crossbar, but his shot was tipped harmlessly out of the way. Things were deteriorating for the away team as Penguins scored another to make it 3 - 0 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for
Kyle Mowat after 41 minutes. By now, Penguins were drawing the troops back in order to defend their lead. The home side's
Kyle Mowat came close to extending the lead 43 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but
Valdir Dias Paes managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. Halftime score was 3 - 0. Penguins held the ball, with a clear 61 percent of possession.
Doron Berman unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide. Grilled's right side looked dangerous after 62 minutes, as
Matthias Branbilla broke through.
Wang You De continued to stifle them, however, as he made the save look easy.
Alejandro Luis La Salvia should probably have put his team up another goal after 63 minutes, but some great goalkeeping by
Valdir Dias Paes kept the visitors in the game. Penguins solidified their lead at the 64 minute mark, as
Levente Geosits manoeuvered the ball through the opposing central defence and finished for 4 - 0. The forty-five minutes were dominated by Penguins, with an impressive 62 percent possession of the ball.
Wang You De performed admirably for Penguins. However,
Luo Tze Sian made a disastrous appearance. Most important Grilled player was
Subri bin Ku Zainol. On the other hand,
Han Lik-Tsun's play was disheartening. The match ends 4 - 0.