Carpmael 2 - 1 Grilled
irly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 80000 to Aljunied Court.
Gonzalo Puente was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Gérald Christin and
Genusis Anziulis. Carpmael tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Kok-Hua - Yavorov, Olofsson, Robertsson, Woodward - Toubon, Kwok-Wing, Chien-Ching, Hsi-Chuen - Hyu-ba-to, Ya-Wen.
Grilled started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Harlow - Alcántara, Bona, Dewilde - Dai-Lin, Stanton, Paullin, Noor Yadah, Spirig - Langeland, Martinsson.
Carpmael immediately set off using their skill at pressing their opponents. Grilled clearly preferred using their ability to attack in the middle. Carpmael pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. Carpmael made a bid to take the lead as a ball coming in on the right hand side left
Koo Hyu-ba-to completely alone with keeper
Clair Harlow, who made a spectacular block.
Jacob Toubon made one of his many fine passes from the wing into the middle 33 minutes into the match.
You Ya-Wen bravely attempted to execute a diving header and the ball was met firmly with his forehead for Carpmael. 1 - 0. In a rapid move 37 minutes into the match,
Koo Hyu-ba-to of Carpmael lost his man, passed the ball to the unmarked
You Ya-Wen who easily hit it home for the 2-0 goal. Grilled breathed new life into the game with an opportunity to reduce the score after 39 minutes, but the home side's defenders cleared the ball on the line, after a long shot coming in from the left rebounded off the crossbar. Halftime score was 2 - 0. The forty-five minutes were dominated by Grilled, with an impressive 55 percent possession of the ball.
Grilled reduced the score after 68 minutes to 2 - 1 as
Dani Spirig easily chipped the ball past the home side's keeper after a dazzling play from the right. Carpmael's
Jacob Toubon got himself booked for a foul. Grilled were forced to a substitution as
Lorenz Paullin couldn't continue playing due to the rough treatment, forcing
Jon Andrea Rottman to come in from the sidelines. With 79 minutes played, the visitors almost levelled the score.
Ola Martinsson shot a hard curved free kick, striking the post. The home side's
James Woodward came close to extending the lead 88 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but
Clair Harlow managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 57 percent of possession.
Most important Carpmael player was
Xiao Chien-Ching.
Jacob Toubon on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating Grilled player was without a doubt
Asher Stanton. However,
Dani Spirig made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 2 - 1.