Pressholisi 0 - 9 Grilled
000 spectators arrived at Pressholisi Arena, where weather conditions were pretty good for football.
Carlos Mioño was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Patricio Robres and
Víctor Carril. Pressholisi started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Soon Eng - An, bin Elias, Jin Kum, Ho Wen - Å poljarević, Mannix, Tan, Legac, Shan-Yuan - GarcÃa.
Grilled had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Harlow - Liehner, Bona, Falkbo - Stanton, Jie Siong, Spirig, Han Kok, Borup - Langeland, Martinsson.
Pressholisi used their skill at pressing to cut off the attack angles of their opponents all over the field. Grilled took the lead by 0 to 1 after
Ola Martinsson curved a free kick into the net. 23 minutes into the match, the technically gifted
Ola Martinsson of Grilled scored 0 - 2, having made
Ong Jin Kum look like a complete fool. Grilled's
Ola Martinsson received a play slashing through the home side's central defense after 31 minutes, and chipped it past the keeper to score the 0 - 3 goal. The home crowd was not pleased with that one. At that,
Ola Martinsson was noted down for a hat trick. After this, Grilled lowered the tempo in order to concentrate on their defensive efforts. The referee showed Pressholisi's
Seto Tan the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Proving his experience,
Jan Langeland scored 0 - 4 for Grilled after putting some pressure on the opposing defence at a critical moment. 37 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 5 as
Marcus Liehner finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. The away team's
Lee Jie Siong took advantage of a mistake on the home side's right after 43 minutes which increased Grilled's lead to 0 - 6.
Jan Langeland was, after 44 minutes, almost able to extend the visitors' lead with a well placed diving header after the ball had looped into the centre, but home side's keeper
Yong Soon Eng made the save.
Xavier GarcÃa of Pressholisi received a yellow card after 45 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. 0 - 6 was the halftime score. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 73 percent of possession.
The visitors'
Jan Langeland took advantage of an error due to a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and central backs 57 minutes into the match. 0 - 7 for Grilled. The visitors'
Ola Martinsson took advantage of an error due to a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and central backs 64 minutes into the match. 0 - 8 for Grilled. Pressholisi's ability to press their opponents all over the field paid off frequently. With 72 minutes played, Grilled put themselves up 0 - 9 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was
Jan Langeland. By then
Jan Langeland was a three time scorer - a hat trick! The forty-five minutes were dominated by Grilled, with an impressive 71 percent possession of the ball.
Most important Pressholisi player was
Balz Mannix.
Alen Špoljarević on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Grilled player was
Jörgen Falkbo.
Marcus Liehner on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 9.