Grilled 3 - 2 Herron
e to an all-day shower, 46225 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at The Cooking Pot.
Arno Lemli was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Christofer Paier and
Magnus Mørch. Grilled started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Harlow - Bona, Spirig, Falkbo - Han Kok, Stanton, Rottman, Kek-Tjiang, van Liere - Langeland, Martinsson.
Herron had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Mohd Nadzir - Pető, Askenbrant, Haupai - Ingesson, Eriksson, Ulfing, Hallell, Persson - Chit-Fu, Jähnisch.
Herron mostly ignored the flanks in favour of their ability to attack in the middle. Some beautiful plays on the left side of the field resulted in a goal after 17 minutes by
Hidde van Liere for Grilled, putting them ahead 1 - 0. 21 minutes in, Grilled's
Dani Spirig received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. The Herron player who had to be helped off the pitch, was
Jörgen Persson as he was unable to finish the game.
Ismael Aldana came in to finish the match.
Jörgen Falkbo increased Grilled's lead to 2 - 0, putting a header away on a hooked ball from the right. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased Grilled's lead to 3 - 0 as
Jan Langeland finished it off competently, firing from an acute angle. Halftime score was 3 - 0. Grilled claimed to be the more dominant force in the game, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 58 percent.
Herron fought on and, after 66 minutes,
Jens Hallell was able to reply with the 3 - 1 goal after some excellent moves on the right side were finished off with an incredibly clever chip. 67 minutes in, Herron's
Anders Eriksson received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. With 68 minutes showing on the scoreboard clock, Herron showed some good morale and were able to reduce the score to 3 - 2 when
Håkan Ingesson got past the home side's central defenders right in front of the goal. After 69 minutes, a couple of quick and successful challenges followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area by
Ola Martinsson might have resulted in another goal for Grilled. However,
Abd Rauf Mohd Nadzir made a spectacular save. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 59 percent of possession.
The most dominating Grilled player was without a doubt
Hidde van Liere.
Dani Spirig on the other hand, had a terrible day. Herron's best player was
Abd Rauf Mohd Nadzir.
Ismael Aldana on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 2.