Grilled 3 - 1 star^strikers
099 spectators arrived at Gamma Stadium, where weather conditions were pretty good for football.
Calvin Schubot was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Herman Carlkvist and
Mathias Ranheim. Grilled had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Bao-Tam - Dewilde, Tuan-Mu, Siu-Cheung - Ju-Hau, Noor Yadah, Tellskär, Kek-Tjiang, Pence - Chiew-Yen, Reed.
star^strikers started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Lineup: Wing-ho - Chee-Kiong, Ji-An, Cheuk-Chun - Guan-Hee, Hao-Ngoc, Tse-Man, bin Md Johadi, Shi-Hien - Yongye, Wong.
The referee showed star^strikers's
Hao Shi-Hien the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge.
Gao Wong came close to putting the visiting team one up 23 minutes into the match, following a solo raid down the middle, but
Hang Bao-Tam managed to tip the ball to a corner.
Cai Tse-Man of star^strikers received a yellow card after 24 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. After a fine move down the middle
Chen Chiew-Yen nearly gave the home side a goal after 32 minutes. The finishing shot went just wide, though. 34 minutes were showing on the scoreboard when star^strikers's
Cai Tse-Man received his second yellow card and was sent off.
Chen Chiew-Yen gave Grilled the lead with 1 - 0, as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then placed the ball unreachably at the keeper's right post. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 0. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 81 percent of possession.
47 minutes into the game, Grilled were awarded a penalty that
Tom Pence turned into 2 - 0 without a problem. 50 minutes in, Grilled's
Zhan Ju-Hau received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Grilled's
Miguel Reed putting the lead up to 3 - 0. The structure of the game started to change as Grilled decided to pull back and meet their opponents in their own half. 80 minutes in, star^strikers's
Yee Ji-An received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Grilled were forced to a substitution as
Daniel Tellskär couldn't continue playing due to the rough treatment, forcing
Asher Stanton to come in from the sidelines.
Yu Yongye's speed was clear to see after 82 minutes as he darted past his marker and struck an opening pass to
Gao Wong who scored the 3-1 goal. After 83 minutes, a couple of quick and successful challenges followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area by
Asher Stanton might have resulted in another goal for Grilled. However,
Lin Wing-ho made a spectacular save. Grilled claimed to be the more dominant force in the game, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 88 percent.
Most important Grilled player was
Hang Bao-Tam.
Tom Pence on the other hand, had a terrible day. star^strikers's best player was
Lin Wing-ho.
Yu Yongye on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 1.