Grilled 4 - 1 Chinatown
ercast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 43000 at Gamma Stadium today.
Francisco Jesús Guerra was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Kenny De Caluwé and
Emilio Cabello. Grilled tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. They fielded: Bao-Tam - bin Che Lah, Tuan-Mu, Dewilde - Dai-Lin, Tellskär, Ju-Hau, Kek-Tjiang, Noor Yadah - Stern, Reed.
Chinatown had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Bengtsson - Guan-Xiu, Tzung, Li-Jin - van der Sluijs, Chandra, Man-Chi, Pak-Hong, Wen-Zhong - Tung-Fang, Lip-Xiang.
Joe Stern gave Grilled the lead with 1 - 0 with a beautiful free kick after 25 minutes. 37 minutes into the game,
Zhan Ju-Hau had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came
Asher Stanton. A peculiar volley from
Asher Stanton almost resulted in a goal, but
Aznan Noor Yadah wasn't able to exploit the well-timed pass. After 40 minutes
Aznan Noor Yadah made a speedy advance and dropped the ball to
Miguel Reed who shuffled it past the keeper. The score was now 2 - 0. After an industrious effort down the middle,
Asher Stanton could have closed the game off after 42 minutes, but his finishing shot hit the post. With 42 minutes played, Grilled put themselves up 3 - 0 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to
Ma Dai-Lin, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. The referee showed Grilled's
Nor Suhaimi bin Che Lah the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge.
Ma Li-Jin got left behind when Grilled's
Joe Stern made a sudden pull forward after 43 minutes, finishing off with a swift strike. 4 - 0! By now, Grilled were drawing the troops back in order to defend their lead. The teams went for the halftime break at 4 - 0. Grilled claimed to be the more dominant force in the game, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 54 percent.
With 73 minutes played, Grilled's
Daniel Tellskär tried to nail the coffin shut, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net.
Joe Stern should probably have put his team up another goal after 77 minutes, but some great goalkeeping by
Per Bengtsson kept the visitors in the game. Chinatown managed to reduce to 4 - 1 as
Sima Pak-Hong finished off a well-played combination from the left, carving through the defensive box. The forty-five minutes were dominated by Chinatown, with an impressive 53 percent possession of the ball.
The most dominating Grilled player was without a doubt
Ma Dai-Lin.
Miguel Reed was a disappointment, however. The most dominating Chinatown player was without a doubt
Sima Pak-Hong.
Per Bengtsson was a disappointment, however. The match ends 4 - 1.