Dolphins 0 - 4 Grilled
00 spectators had come to Sentosa Bowl this cloudy day.
Jorge De León was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Viorel Gheba and
Gonzalo Bilbao Ubillos. Dolphins had chosen a strategic 2-4-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Duk-Dong - Choon-Mun, Jung-Ho - Starr, Yi-Luen, Hieu-Nghia, Saha - Nhung, Kim-Yong.
Grilled had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Bao-Tam - Alcántara, Bona, Liehner - Spirig, Jie Siong, Abd Hamid, Borup, Paullin - Martinsson, Hjortlind.
3 minutes into the game, Dolphins seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a
weak level of organization. Grilled took the lead after 8 minutes with 0 - 1.
Fabian Bona placed the ball out of reach for the home side's keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left. Dolphins's
Law Jung-Ho got himself booked for a foul.
Ola Martinsson was, after 21 minutes, almost able to extend the visitors' lead with a well placed diving header after the ball had looped into the centre, but home side's keeper
Wang Duk-Dong made the save. The visitors'
Ulf Hjortlind took advantage of an error due to a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and central backs 36 minutes into the match. 0 - 2 for Grilled. 37 minutes in, Dolphins appeared unsure on how to play and their organization was only
weak. The visitors'
Ulf Hjortlind took advantage of an error due to a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and central backs 38 minutes into the match. 0 - 3 for Grilled. After this, Grilled lowered the tempo in order to concentrate on their defensive efforts. 39 minutes into the game, Dolphins had difficulty finding their positions and their organization dropped to
poor. Halftime score was 0 - 3. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 87 percent of possession.
During the break, Dolphins's coach went through the team's tactics yet again, getting them up to
passable organization. After 59 minutes of game time,
Ola Martinsson had an excellent opportunity to add to the visitors' lead, clipping a volley hooked in from the right, but
Wang Duk-Dong was in the right place and tipped the ball to a corner. After 71 minutes of game time,
Lee Jie Siong had an excellent opportunity to add to the visitors' lead, clipping a volley hooked in from the right, but
Wang Duk-Dong was in the right place and tipped the ball to a corner. Grilled's
Dani Spirig made it through the home team's defence on the right hand side 75 minutes into the match. After rounding the keeper, he only had to place the ball in the unguarded goal when a defender sprang up, clearing the ball on the line. Dolphins had no more available substitutions when
Lim Choon-Mun had to leave the game after 76 minutes because of a pulled tendon, leaving the team a man short. The visitors'
Ola Martinsson took advantage of an error due to a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and central backs 79 minutes into the match. 0 - 4 for Grilled. 81 minutes into the game, Dolphins had difficulty finding their positions and their organization dropped to
poor. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 91 percent of possession.
The most dominating Dolphins player was without a doubt
Wang Duk-Dong.
Akshat Saha was a disappointment, however. Grilled's best player was
Fabian Bona. However,
Bukhari Abd Hamid made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 0 - 4.