Jamaica 3 - 0 Grilled
ather conditions were fairly good for football, and Jamaica Tigers Arena saw a crowd turnout of 7056.
Armando van Beurden was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Jernst Anema and
Rafaël Jongste. Jamaica had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Stirling - Tararache, Maymoni, Luciani - Altmann, Flannery, Moraru, Tarroni, Niukkanen - Laudstron, Krug.
Grilled started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Bao-Tam - Alcántara, Tuan-Mu, Liehner - Borup, Han Kok, Jie Siong, Spirig, Olaru - Hjortlind, Hobson.
Grilled had a good opportunity to score the lead goal but the home team's goaltender
Stockwell Stirling saved
Lee Jie Siong's shot that was headed for the top corner from the right. Grilled's
Dragos Olaru got himself booked for a foul. 19 minutes of the match played, and a comedy of errors by the home side gave the visitors a chance at the lead, but
Ulf Hjortlind, after finding himself dashing down on goal from the left with only the keeper to beat, sliced his shot horribly wide. 24 minutes into the game,
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Tim Hobson was a hair's breadth away from giving Grilled the lead with a shot from over on the left. A prompt block by
Stockwell Stirling saved the home team that time. 26 minutes in, Grilled's
Dani Spirig received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Grilled had several good opportunities to take the lead, especially 42 minutes in when
Dragos Olaru came up alone against
Stockwell Stirling who managed a block. Jamaica's
Winfried Krug tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but couldn't get past the visitors' defenders. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 0. The forty-five minutes were dominated by Jamaica, with an impressive 51 percent possession of the ball.
Many thought
Winfried Krug ought to have been awarded a penalty shot 53 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around
Hang Bao-Tam after a determined run through the middle. 68 minutes in, Grilled's
Lan Tuan-Mu received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. A foul after 71 minutes resulted in a free kick.
Lutz-Peter Laudstron cannonballed it, giving the home team the lead 1 to 0. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Jamaica's
Lutz-Peter Laudstron putting the lead up to 2 - 0. Things were going to get worse for the visitors.
Lutz-Peter Laudstron squirmed himself through their central defence after 79 minutes, bringing the lead to 3 - 0. At that,
Lutz-Peter Laudstron was noted down for a hat trick. 80 minutes into the match Jamaica's
Lutz-Peter Laudstron head butted an opponent nastily, and so the referee sent him off immediately. The visitors got a chance to pulling one back after 83 minutes, due to a defensive blunder leaving
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Tim Hobson completely unmarked. His strike was pathetic though, easy prey for the home side's keeper. Jamaica held the ball, with a clear 55 percent of possession.
The most dominating Jamaica player was without a doubt
Wil Flannery.
Winfried Krug on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Grilled player was
Quah Han Kok.
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Tim Hobson was a disappointment, however. The match ends 3 - 0.