Grilled 2 - 1 WhiteShark
600 punters turned up at Gamma Stadium, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came.
Raffaele Nuccio was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Pablo Melgert and
Jim Barth. Grilled started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Bao-Tam - Seng-Huat, Tuan-Mu, Dewilde - Dai-Lin, Tellskär, Kek-Tjiang, Noor Yadah, Pence - Chiew-Yen, Hobson.
WhiteShark had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Sjöblom - Coong-Vinh, Chin-Mong, Jia-Jie - Hong-cheng, Soo-Myong, Shing-Cheong, bin Yusuf, Mu-Ziq - Chee-Hoong, bin Mahmood.
After a fine move down the middle
Ma Dai-Lin nearly gave the home side a goal after 6 minutes. The finishing shot went just wide, though. Grilled were very close to putting themselves one up after 14 minutes as
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Tim Hobson got through on the left, but failing in concentration, he shot the ball wide. Halftime score was 0 - 0. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 64 percent of possession.
With 72 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as
Tom Pence flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. 76 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as
Chen Chiew-Yen dashed through, knocking home 2 - 0 for Grilled. By now, Grilled were drawing the troops back in order to defend their lead. Grilled will have to do without
Ma Dai-Lin for a time, due to a bad foot injury at the 78 minute mark. He was substituted by
Gao Seng-kar.
Mao Hong-cheng of WhiteShark was able to make an impressive rush past the sluggish
Johan Dewilde, which resulted in the 2 - 1 goal. The home side's
Gao Seng-kar came close to extending the lead 80 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but
Rickard Sjöblom managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. After an industrious effort down the middle,
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Tim Hobson could have closed the game off after 80 minutes, but his finishing shot hit the post. WhiteShark's
Liu Mu-Ziq got himself booked for a foul.
Daniel Tellskär was the unlucky victim and couldn't continue the game, so Grilled's
Rafael García Sole had to come off the bench. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 79 percent of possession.
Most important Grilled player was
Hang Bao-Tam.
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Tim Hobson on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating WhiteShark player was without a doubt
Cen Chee-Hoong. However,
Shamsul Akmar bin Yusuf made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 2 - 1.