Grilled 1 - 0 Cantik
776 spectators had come to The Cooking Pot this cloudy day.
Geri Meissner was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Mario Boote and
Erkan Durukan. Grilled had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. The following players had been chosen: Harlow - Alcántara, Bona, Falkbo, Tuan-Mu - van Liere, Kek-Tjiang, Rottman, Siu-Yue, Stanton - Martinsson.
Cantik started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. They fielded: Schreiber - Chee-Kiong, Cheng-Gong, Chan-Van, Herbrant - MacKindlay, Peres, Jeppsson, Ovesson - Howard, Nyland.
Grilled immediately set off using their skill at pressing their opponents. Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of Cantik. Grilled pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. 0 - 0 was the halftime score. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 66 percent of possession.
Gustav Ovesson of Cantik received a yellow card after 52 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Grilled made a bid to take the lead as a ball coming in on the right hand side left
Jon Andrea Rottman completely alone with keeper
Gerfried Schreiber, who made a spectacular block. A long pass from the defence of Cantik resulted in a counterattack that set
Kau Chan-Van free through the middle, but the keeper made a spectacular diving save. Cantik's
Johan Herbrant refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 78 minutes. Grilled took the lead 84 minutes into the game by 1 to 0, as
Jon Andrea Rottman elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. Grilled claimed to be the more dominant force in the game, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 66 percent.
The most dominating Grilled player was without a doubt
Au-Yong Siu-Yue.
Lan Tuan-Mu was a disappointment, however. The most dominating Cantik player was without a doubt
Christer Jeppsson.
Keith MacKindlay was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 0.