Scouse 5 - 0 Grilled
e 5057 fans in attendance at Fields of Anfield Road were roasting in the hot sun.
Piotr Sajdowski was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Federico Córdova and
Erik Yngvesson. Scouse tactics involved an interesting 5-3-2 combination. The following players took the field: Anikeev - Kornführer, Schromm, Durant, VodiÄka, Thelen - Medved, van Erp, Bull - Gurpergui, Ilardi.
Grilled had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. They fielded: Bao-Tam - 辉洪 (Huihong) , Chuan Heng, Seng-Huat, bin Othman - å·åŸŽ (Chuancheng) , Mirchev, Kok Chuan, 剑勇 (Jianyong) - Hjortlind, bin Yaacob.
The crowd groaned its disapproval when
Jeffrey Bull missed a free kick that would have given Scouse the lead after 5 minutes. Scouse's
Javier Gurpergui demonstrated his experience by getting into a good position and being the first to react on a rebound off a savage shot that could only be parried by the opposing goalkeeper. His goal 12 minutes into the match made the score 1 - 0. 14 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as
Calvin-Maximillian Schromm dashed through, knocking home 2 - 0 for Scouse. Many in the crowd felt the referee was being too lenient when he only showed Scouse's
Nastja Medved a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 16 minutes into the game. Scouse's
Calvin-Maximillian Schromm was delighted to score the 3 - 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 20 minutes. After 22 minutes,
Javier Gurpergui put Scouse ahead 4 - 0 when he rose to head in a hooked ball, the result of an effort from the right side. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased Scouse's lead to 5 - 0 as
Henri van Erp finished it off competently, firing from an acute angle. Confident in their lead, Scouse decided to play a more defensive game at this point. Halftime score was 5 - 0. This half belonged to Scouse, who controlled the ball 82 percent of the time.
The Scouse players could smell victory in the air.
Henri van Erp wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for
Mehmet Ildız after 46 minutes. The Scouse captaincy was handed to
Mehmet Ildız. Scouse's
Javier Gurpergui wanted to play on, but 46 minutes into the game the decision was made to substitute him for
Lucio Cativa. Usually a powerful player on the field,
Lucio Cativa looked kind of pale and tired under the hot sun. Scouse put in a good effort on the right, but
Silvio Ilardi saw his volley fly wide of the mark 52 minutes into the game. Scouse held the ball, with a clear 79 percent of possession.
Most important Scouse player was
Nastja Medved.
Lucio Cativa on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating Grilled player was without a doubt
Mohd Firdaus bin Yaacob. However,
Weng Seng-Huat made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 5 - 0.