Grilled 6 - 0 Superstars
irly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 1891 to Gamma Stadium.
Toine Fetter was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Jesper Mangor and
Richard Slikkerveer. Grilled had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Semprún Balenciaga - Hua, Tuan-Mu, Siu-Cheung - Machado, Seng-kar, Yew-Hoe, Magnusson, Pence - Attimarad, Hobson.
Superstars tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: MacWalrick - Kumar, Dean, Severac - Trump, Kerrigan, Donlevy, Fay, Low - McDonough, Cray.
Kau Siu-Cheung sailed high above the opponents as he headed the 1-0 goal in on a corner kick from
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Tim Hobson after 4 minutes of play. 11 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as
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Tim Hobson dashed through, knocking home 2 - 0 for Grilled. After this, Grilled lowered the tempo in order to concentrate on their defensive efforts. The referee showed Grilled's
Peter Magnusson the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. The player down was
Thomas MacWalrick. The Superstars bench looked worried for a while, but in the end he managed to get up.
Svarpati Attimarad of Grilled was able to make an impressive rush past the sluggish
Cab Dean, which resulted in the 3 - 0 goal. With 33 minutes played,
Ricard Machado 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. Grilled's
Chai Yew-Hoe got himself booked for a foul. After 34 minutes Superstars's
Blane Donlevy contracted a slight foot injury, but could finish the game. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased Grilled's lead to 4 - 0 as
Svarpati Attimarad finished it off competently, firing from an acute angle. At 36 minutes, the visitors got a chance to reduce the score when a penalty was awarded, but
Barrett Cray, intimidated by the crowd, missed it. The teams went for the halftime break at 4 - 0. The forty-five minutes were dominated by Grilled, with an impressive 68 percent possession of the ball.
56 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as
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Tim Hobson dashed through, knocking home 5 - 0 for Grilled. With 71 minutes having been played, Grilled's
Chai Yew-Hoe had to leave the pitch after receiving his second booking. Superstars breathed new life into the game with an opportunity to reduce the score after 71 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. With 71 minutes played, Grilled's
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Tim Hobson fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee booked
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Tim Hobson for diving. A great save by keeper
Thomas MacWalrick after 74 minutes kept the visitors in the game after
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Tim Hobson struck from the left with a real cannonball. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased Grilled's lead to 6 - 0 as
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Tim Hobson finished it off competently, firing from an acute angle. At that,
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Tim Hobson was noted down for a hat trick. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 56 percent of possession.
Grilled's best player was
Lan Tuan-Mu. However,
Peter Magnusson made a disastrous appearance. Most important Superstars player was
Brian Trump.
Dylan Severac was a disappointment, however. The match ends 6 - 0.