Grilled 1 - 0 4Oceans
scorching day at Gamma Stadium, where 1613 spectators were in place for today's match.
Matthys Bruinzeel was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Stefan Landbo and
Léon Meunier. Grilled had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Semprún Balenciaga - Ong, Tuan-Mu, Siu-Cheung - Persson, Seng-kar, Tellskär, Haupai, Pence - Yunos, Hobson.
4Oceans started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. Lineup: Jae-Jay - bin Jaafar, Phung, bin Japperi, Xin-Fang - bin Mohamed, Wai-Cheng, Siu-Keung, Xing-Hong - Fa-Tang, Jong-Seob.
Tan Ong received some harsh words from his coach after he acted foolishly 19 minutes into the match, probably out of lack of experience, and almost let an opponent score. Grilled made a bid to take the lead as a ball coming in on the right hand side left
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Tim Hobson completely alone with keeper
Jiang Jae-Jay, who made a spectacular block.
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Tim Hobson gave Grilled the lead with 1 - 0, as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then placed the ball unreachably at the keeper's right post.
Yang Wai-Cheng of 4Oceans received a yellow card after 33 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. 1 - 0 was the halftime score. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 56 percent of possession.
Bei Fa-Tang made a run for the goal 67 minutes into the game but the home team's far left defence managed to sort the situation out in the end. After an industrious effort down the middle,
Gao Seng-kar could have closed the game off after 69 minutes, but his finishing shot hit the post. The referee showed 4Oceans's
Bei Fa-Tang the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. The forty-five minutes were dominated by Grilled, with an impressive 59 percent possession of the ball.
Grilled's best player was
Lan Tuan-Mu. However,
Qi Haupai made a disastrous appearance. Most important 4Oceans player was
Jiang Jae-Jay.
Yang Wai-Cheng on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 0.