Titus 2 - 2 Grilled
554 spectators had come to Alpha Centauri ~ Home Sweet Home this cloudy day.
Cláudião Guedes was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Patric Wiget and
Andre Lochhausen. Titus tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. They fielded: Yukpui - Dae-Young, Wee-Cheong, Yiu-Bong - Kong-Phay, Ee-Van, Thuy, Chien-Hui, bin Yusof - Hong-Yang, Mei-Kuen.
Grilled had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Harlow - Bona, Paullin, Falkbo - Spirig, Stanton, Rottman, Kek-Tjiang, van Liere - Langeland, Martinsson.
After a fine move down the middle
Tang Mei-Kuen nearly gave the home side a goal after 6 minutes. The finishing shot went just wide, though. 21 minutes in, Titus's
Tang Hong-Yang received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 27 minutes into the match left Grilled's
Shen Kek-Tjiang completely free to score. 0 - 1 for the visitors. Titus's
Jiu Thuy got himself booked for a foul.
Jiu Thuy made a superb strike after 37 minutes with a shot straight in front of the goal after a long ball through the middle, but one of the visitors' defenders got a foot in at the last second and warded it off for a corner. Titus had to make a substitution after 38 minutes.
Yue Wee-Cheong limped off the field and was replaced by
Shen Tu-duc. After 39 minutes,
Chan Dae-Young got through on the right and was very close to equalising for the home side, but didn't get the shot away. After a fatal mistake from the away team's right side defence 40 minutes into the match, an alert
Bing Kong-Phay bagged the ball for Titus, levelling the score to 1 - 1. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 1. Titus held the ball, with a clear 56 percent of possession.
Miao Ee-Van gave Titus the lead with 2 - 1, as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then placed the ball unreachably at the keeper's right post. Some brilliant football from the visitors' right wing resulted in a levelling of the score as Grilled's
Lorenz Paullin put the ball in the net after 66 minutes to make it 2 - 2. Titus made a bid to take the lead as a ball coming in on the right hand side left
Mohd Sofi bin Yusof completely alone with keeper
Clair Harlow, who made a spectacular block. Titus made a bid to take the lead as a ball coming in on the right hand side left
Tang Hong-Yang completely alone with keeper
Clair Harlow, who made a spectacular block. Titus claimed to be the more dominant force in the game, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 57 percent.
The most dominating Titus player was without a doubt
Tang Chien-Hui.
Shen Tu-duc on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating Grilled player was without a doubt
Asher Stanton.
Lorenz Paullin on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 2.