Grilled 1 - 3 Winning
500 punters turned up at Gamma Stadium, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came.
Nino Güller was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Américo Cruchaga and
Marnix Vianen. Grilled had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Bao-Tam - Ong, Tuan-Mu, Siu-Cheung - Seng-kar, Dai-Lin, García Sole, Tellskär, Machado - Chiew-Yen, Hobson.
Winning had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Vinh-Phat - Ali, Chee-Miang, Ching-Hwa - Myllykoski, Thanh-Tuan, Orenblom, Eriksson, Kjellblad - Chun-Lam, Chiang-hua.
What ever got into
Asep Ali, the crowd mumbled, as he suddenly struck a cross pass through his own defence - ending up right in front of Grilled's
Ricard Machado, who easily put the ball away for 1-0 after 21 minutes. Winning got a chance to level the score as
Mao Chiang-hua suddenly found himself free with only the 'keeper to beat, but the finishing shot hit the bar. The referee showed Winning's
Arvo Myllykoski the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge.
Mao Chiang-hua made a good effort at breaking through on the right, but the home team's left defence cleared the ball to a corner. With 40 minutes played, seemingly due to lack of experience,
Ma Dai-Lin needlessly tripped an opponent just outside the penalty area, but the free kick that followed didn't succeed. Winning got a chance to level the score as
Mao Chiang-hua suddenly found himself free with only the 'keeper to beat, but the finishing shot hit the bar.
Mao Chiang-hua finished off a quick charge from the left of the field by chipping the ball just past the home side's keeper, making the score 1 - 1 45 minutes into the match. 45 minutes into the game,
Tao Chee-Miang almost gave the visitors the lead, as he clipped a delicate lob over the keeper, but the ball glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. Halftime score was 1 - 1. Winning held the ball, with a clear 56 percent of possession.
A free kick aimed at the keeper's far post almost gave Winning the lead 62 minutes in, but the ball just wasn't able to squirm its way through the defensive wall. With 65 minutes played, Winning's
Hang Chun-Lam fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee booked
Hang Chun-Lam for diving. 75 minutes into the game,
Hang Chun-Lam was a hair's breadth away from giving Winning the lead with a shot from over on the left. A prompt block by
Hang Bao-Tam saved the home team that time. Winning took the lead after 80 minutes with 1 - 2.
Hang Chun-Lam placed the ball out of reach for the home side's keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left. 87 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 1 - 3 as
Arvo Myllykoski finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. By now, Winning were drawing the troops back in order to defend their lead. Winning held the ball, with a clear 67 percent of possession.
Most important Grilled player was
Chen Chiew-Yen.
Daniel Tellskär on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating Winning player was without a doubt
Asep Ali.
Tao Chee-Miang was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 3.