Cantik 1 - 3 Grilled
698 spectators had come to El Estadio Bonito this cloudy day.
Klas Pettersson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Vasily Baranov and
Paco Martínez-Pais. Cantik started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Schreiber - Herbrant, Chan-Van, Cheng-Gong - MacKindlay, Peres, Jeppsson, Ovesson, Schwencke - Howard, Lövstad.
Grilled started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Harlow - Alcántara, Bona, Falkbo - van Liere, Rottman, Han Kok, Kek-Tjiang, Paullin - Langeland, Martinsson.
Cantik were relying on their ability to counter-attack. Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 27 minutes into the match left Grilled's
Shen Kek-Tjiang completely free to score. 0 - 1 for the visitors. After 30 minutes,
Bill Howard got through on the right and was very close to equalising for the home side, but didn't get the shot away.
Fabian Bona increased the visitors' lead by putting a volley shot away on a pass from the right. 0 - 2. Cantik reduced the lead to 1 - 2 with 42 minutes on the clock when
Bill Howard got the best of a ball floated in from the left. 1 - 2 was the halftime score. The forty-five minutes were dominated by Grilled, with an impressive 54 percent possession of the ball.
47 minutes into the game,
Christer Jeppsson came close to levelling the score with a dangerous shot from the centre of the area that went just over the bar.
Jan Langeland increased the visitors' lead by putting a volley shot away on a pass from the right. 1 - 3. Cantik had to manage with a reduced squad after 69 minutes, as
Christophe Schwencke got sent off for a needless foul away from the game's action.
Luis Alcántara was the unlucky victim and couldn't continue the game, so Grilled's
Nui Pakpao had to come off the bench. Grilled claimed to be the more dominant force in the game, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 52 percent.
Most important Cantik player was
Gustav Ovesson.
Keith MacKindlay on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating Grilled player was without a doubt
Shen Kek-Tjiang.
Nui Pakpao on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 3.