Grilled 1 - 4 Woofers
ather conditions were fairly good for football, and The Cooking Pot saw a crowd turnout of 34471.
Henri Huupponen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Laurent Simon and
Khaleel Sam Askari. Grilled had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. They fielded: Dias Paes - Ãrva, Lik-Tsun, Talib - Penati, Branbilla, MacKinnon, Han Kok, è¾¾è£ (Darong) - Rotteveel, bin Ku Zainol.
Woofers tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Mardones - Thien An, Spaskov, Tomov - Moletto, Enero, Garrido, Zasłona, Lyst - Limberg, Østmo.
The strategy for Woofers on this day was to use their ability to press. After 10 minutes
Maikel Rotteveel made a speedy advance and dropped the ball to
Subri bin Ku Zainol who shuffled it past the keeper. The score was now 1 - 0. A cross coming in on the right hand side left
Sergio Moletto alone in front of the goal after 17 minutes but his shot was woeful. Woofers's talent at pressing frustrated their opponents. Woofers levelled the score after 33 minutes to make it 1 - 1, as
Sergio Moletto struck home after a fine midfield combination through the middle, leaving him completely unmarked. With 37 minutes played, the visitors broke through on the right after some poor defending.
David Østmo put the ball away for 1 - 2. 1 - 2 was the halftime score. Woofers held the ball, with a clear 53 percent of possession.
Zhang Thien An increased the visitors' lead by putting a volley shot away on a pass from the right. 1 - 3. At this point in the game, defending their lead became the main priority for Woofers. Woofers's
Doncho Spaskov was shown a yellow card after 61 minutes for slicing down an opponent. The Woofers players could smell victory in the air.
Svend Lyst wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for
Julio Buchmuller after 65 minutes. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Woofers coach let
陈 (Chen) åŒç¥¥ (Shuangxiang) replace
Lionel Limberg after 65 minutes. The referee showed Woofers's
David Østmo the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. A thrilling play through the middle 73 minutes into the match gave Woofers's
David Østmo a chance to increase the lead, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 1 - 4. This half belonged to Woofers, who controlled the ball 54 percent of the time.
Grilled's best player was
Subri bin Ku Zainol.
Han Lik-Tsun turned in a dismal performance, however. Most important Woofers player was
LluÃs Mardones. However,
Zhang Thien An made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 1 - 4.