Grilled 3 - 2 Anfield
364 spectators had come to The Cooking Pot this cloudy day.
Stéphane Joulain was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Stefan Kübler and
Saleh Ibn-Basim. Grilled started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Harlow - Tuan-Mu, Bona, Dewilde - Dai-Lin, Siu-Yue, Stanton, Rottman, Noor Yadah - Langeland, Martinsson.
Anfield had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. They fielded: Wheatley - Rogersson, Tellén, Sundstedt - Wasescha, Ignatieva, Iriarte Calvo, Kootstra, Strandhall - Yongye, Ko-yang.
The home side put themselves ahead 1 - 0 after 3 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from
Jan Langeland, who, unaided, came in from the right wing hooking the ball over the visitors' keeper. 16 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as
Jan Langeland dashed through, knocking home 2 - 0 for Grilled.
Jon Andrea Rottman almost managed to score another goal for Grilled, coming from the right, but his header was tipped to a corner by the visitors' keeper. With 31 minutes played,
Ola Martinsson could have brought this one home for Grilled as he charged up on the left, but his hooked ball went just a bit too high. A bit later, Anfield's
Robert 'Planno' Strandhall easily reduced to 2 - 1 after a misunderstanding in the home side's central defence. The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 1. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 62 percent of possession.
57 minutes into the match the visitors levelled the score at 2 - 2 as
ZhangCai Yongye struck home from a rebound off the crossbar, following a shot from the right. 67 minutes into the game, a swerving free kick by
Ola Martinsson almost resulted in the home team taking the lead, but the shot glanced harmlessly off the frame of the goal.
Au-Yong Siu-Yue of Grilled received a yellow card after 67 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour.
Jon Andrea Rottman gave Grilled the lead with 3 - 2, as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then placed the ball unreachably at the keeper's right post. The referee showed Anfield's
Alexander Wasescha the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Grilled's
Ola Martinsson had an excellent opportunity after 77 minutes, shooting on a through ball down the right hand side, but he missed the goal by miles! The forty-five minutes were dominated by Grilled, with an impressive 62 percent possession of the ball.
Most important Grilled player was
Asher Stanton. However,
Lan Tuan-Mu made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating Anfield player was without a doubt
ZhangCai Yongye. However,
Claes Sundstedt made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 3 - 2.