Grilled 4 - 2 Winning
scorching day at The Cooking Pot, where 55659 spectators were in place for today's match.
Mats Carlsson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Aleksandar Dubravčić and
Edgardo Chávez. Grilled started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Lineup: Abed-Sulaiman - Bona, Falkbo, Zywczyn - Han Kok, Rottman, Kek-Tjiang, Siu-Yue, van Liere - Wai-Kin, Martinsson.
Winning had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Guardiola - Vincze, Joon-Ming, Pettersson - Delarue, Jin-Ping, Van-Phuoc, Klintskog, Bäckquist - Kai-Chung, Avramidis.
Winning took the lead after 5 minutes with 0 - 1.
Lin Jin-Ping placed the ball out of reach for the home side's keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left. With 20 minutes having been played, Grilled's
Ola Martinsson made a rush down the left, leaving him free to put the 1 - 1 equaliser away. Grilled's
Shen Kek-Tjiang got himself booked for a foul. Winning's
Jorge Guardiola went down after a savage challenge, but could continue playing after some medical attention. Grilled broke through on the left 40 minutes into the game, with
Hidde van Liere firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 2 - 1 lead. Grilled added another goal to their lead as
Cao Wai-Kin struck home the 3 - 1 goal after an attack from the left set him up unmarked in front of the keeper. By now, Grilled were drawing the troops back in order to defend their lead. The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 1. The forty-five minutes were dominated by Grilled, with an impressive 53 percent possession of the ball.
A bit later, Winning's
Zang Kai-Chung easily reduced to 3 - 2 after a misunderstanding in the home side's central defence. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Grilled's
Quah Han Kok putting the lead up to 4 - 2. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 52 percent of possession.
The most dominating Grilled player was without a doubt
Ahmed Abed-Sulaiman.
Quah Han Kok on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Winning player was
David Klintskog.
Ödön Vincze on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 4 - 2.