superplus 1 - 6 Grilled
scorching day at superplus Arena, where 7000 spectators were in place for today's match.
Terry Brandsteder was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Valentijn De Roeck and
Lars Örnbrant. superplus tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Chun How - Danielsen, Chih-Ching, Widi, Long Tong - Rappaport, Tzui, Ryoichiro, bin Ahmad Mokshinon - Yew Loong, bin Ismail.
Grilled had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Harlow - Tuan-Mu, Bona, Pakpao - Rottman, Paullin, Han Kok, Spirig, Fernández Riviera - Martinsson, Hjortlind.
With 8 minutes played, the visitors broke through on the right after some poor defending.
Jon Andrea Rottman put the ball away for 0 - 1. The visitors'
Ola Martinsson took advantage of an error due to a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and central backs 16 minutes into the match. 0 - 2 for Grilled. Grilled's
Lorenz Paullin got himself booked for a foul. Grilled's
Ola Martinsson excelled in some fine tricks that completely confused
Toke Danielsen - and the finish was no less spectacular - 0 - 3! Grilled came close to extending their lead as
Ulf Hjortlind delivered a low effort on goal from the right after 37 minutes, but the angle was too narrow and the shot went harmlessly into the side netting. 40 minutes into the game,
Dani Spirig had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came
Earl Barbour. After 42 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for
Lorenz Paullin who increased Grilled's lead to 0 - 4. The structure of the game started to change as Grilled decided to pull back and meet their opponents in their own half. After 43 minutes of game time,
Ola Martinsson had an excellent opportunity to add to the visitors' lead, clipping a volley hooked in from the right, but
Liew Chun How was in the right place and tipped the ball to a corner. Halftime score was 0 - 4. Grilled claimed to be the more dominant force in the game, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 74 percent.
superplus's
Nir Rappaport was dominating his wing and kept sending fine balls into the opposition's box -
Tay Yew Loong managed to volley one of them into the net to make it 1 - 4 after 48 minutes. Some fine manoeuvring on the left led to a Grilled goal after 60 minutes, making it 1 - 5.
Ulf Hjortlind was noted down as the scorer. 68 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 1 - 6 as
Ola Martinsson finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. By then
Ola Martinsson was a three time scorer - a hat trick! Grilled held the ball, with a clear 76 percent of possession.
Most important superplus player was
Khairul Azuar bin Ahmad Mokshinon.
Toke Danielsen on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating Grilled player was without a doubt
Fabian Bona.
Antonio Fernández Riviera was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 6.