L3gend 2 - 3 Grilled
729 punters turned up at FC Percosaira Arena, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came.
Luc Vital was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Loris Cristiano and
Noah Schmidt. Everyone was excited about the upcoming derby and the crowd was divided evenly. L3gend tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Dong-Ju - Yll-cheng, Yin-Nam, Cheng-Teck - Cheong-Heng, Jae-koo, Kar, Ming-tzong, Ming-Zhi - Abeely, Siu-Chung.
Grilled had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Bao-Tam - Dewilde, Tuan-Mu, Seng-Huat - Pence, Noor Yadah, Tellskär, Machado, Ju-Hau - Hobson, Chiew-Yen.
They were singing the praises of
Rong Yll-cheng 9 minutes into the match after his speculative chip from just outside the centre part of the opponent's penalty area found its way over the visitors keeper to make the score 1 - 0 for L3gend. The visitors'
Chen Chiew-Yen was alert on a play coming in from the left, tying the score at 1 - 1 after 17 minutes. 26 minutes in, Grilled's
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Tim Hobson received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 26 minutes into the match left Grilled's
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Tim Hobson completely free to score. 1 - 2 for the visitors. Grilled came close to extending their lead as
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Tim Hobson delivered a low effort on goal from the right after 28 minutes, but the angle was too narrow and the shot went harmlessly into the side netting. 1 - 2 was the halftime score. Grilled claimed to be the more dominant force in the game, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 63 percent.
60 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 1 - 3 as
Ricard Machado finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick.
Ang Dong-Ju kept the home side in the game with a magnificent save when
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Tim Hobson delivered an almost perfect free kick to the far post. The referee showed Grilled's
Weng Seng-Huat the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. The L3gend player who had to be helped off the pitch, was
Xiao Ming-tzong as he was unable to finish the game.
Le Hong-Wen came in to finish the match. L3gend's
Lu Siu-Chung cut towards the middle after 83 minutes, receiving a brilliant pass and slicing through the visiting team's central defence, putting the 2 - 3 goal away. The forty-five minutes were dominated by Grilled, with an impressive 58 percent possession of the ball.
The most dominating L3gend player was without a doubt
Ang Dong-Ju.
Qin Kar was a disappointment, however. The most dominating Grilled player was without a doubt
Hang Bao-Tam.
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Tim Hobson on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 3.