Titus 2 - 1 Grilled
098 punters turned up at Alpha Centauri ~ Home Sweet Home, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came.
Ken Pushkin was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Thomas Apergis and
Ermanno Scardamaglio. Titus had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Yukpui - Yiu-Bong, Wee-Cheong, Chee-Wei - bin Yusof, Ee-Van, Zhao-Dao, Chien-Hui, Shu-chen - Seng Wen, Mei-Kuen.
Grilled had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Abed-Sulaiman - Bona, Falkbo, Zywczyn - Paullin, Rottman, Kek-Tjiang, Siu-Yue, Han Kok - Wai-Kin, Martinsson.
Titus seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. Grilled had several good opportunities to take the lead, especially 2 minutes in when
Au-Yong Siu-Yue came up alone against
Wang Yukpui who managed a block. After 20 minutes, Grilled's
Shen Kek-Tjiang made his way through the middle and nonchalantly placed the ball out of the keeper's reach, putting the visitors up 0 - 1. With 25 minutes played, Titus's
Tang Mei-Kuen fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee booked
Tang Mei-Kuen for diving.
Quah Han Kok came close to extending the visitors' lead when he found himself completely unmarked in front of the goal after a pass through the middle, but he lifted the ball over
Wang Yukpui and it was a little too high and hit the bar. With a shot floated in from just outside the penalty area after 28 minutes played,
Miao Ee-Van of Titus evened the score to 1 - 1. 30 minutes into the match and the home team took a 2 - 1 lead after breaking through on the left. Scorer for Titus was
Tang Chien-Hui. Halftime score was 2 - 1. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 52 percent of possession.
Coming through the middle
Jon Andrea Rottman almost scored the equaliser for Grilled after 58 minutes, but
Wang Yukpui made an excellent save, tipping the awkwardly curled shot past the post.
Ola Martinsson made a good effort at breaking through on the right, but the home team's left defence cleared the ball to a corner. The referee showed Titus's
ZhangCai Shu-chen the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. The forty-five minutes were dominated by Grilled, with an impressive 52 percent possession of the ball.
Most important Titus player was
Tang Chien-Hui. However,
Min Chee-Wei made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating Grilled player was without a doubt
Ahmed Abed-Sulaiman.
Ola Martinsson on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 1.