Singapore 0 - 0 Grilled
irly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 66556 to The Dome Of The White Lion.
Hendrik Geba was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Bengt Andersson and
Toine Bartels. Singapore tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. They fielded: Xiaolun - Hee-Jun, Choi-Lin, Chan, Le-Qun - Quang-Nhut, bin Jantan, Kwee-Lee, bin Ahman - Aik Keong, An Da.
Grilled started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. They fielded: Abed-Sulaiman - Alcántara, Bona, Falkbo, Tuan-Mu - Paullin, Siu-Yue, Kek-Tjiang, Rottman, van Liere - Martinsson.
Singapore immediately set off using their skill at pressing their opponents. It was obvious that Grilled were using their pressing skill as their primary tactic. Singapore's ability to press their opponents all over the field paid off frequently. 20 minutes into the game,
Shen Kek-Tjiang almost gave the visitors the lead, as he clipped a delicate lob over the keeper, but the ball glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 0. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 60 percent of possession.
At this time in the match, Grilled were using their skill at pressing to successfully put pressure on their opponents. With 78 minutes played
Zulharisan bin Jantan almost put the home team one ahead on a cross coming in from the right, but the shot went just wide. The forty-five minutes were dominated by Grilled, with an impressive 61 percent possession of the ball.
Singapore's best player was
Chew Xiaolun.
Loh Quang-Nhut on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating Grilled player was without a doubt
Ahmed Abed-Sulaiman.
Luis Alcántara on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 0.