EuropeGem 0 - 5 Grilled
696 fans braved the pouring rain at EuropeGem Arena.
Faizal bin Hussain was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Alberto Merino Heredia and
Clément Melot. EuropeGem had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: bin Puteh - Ah Kin, Keng Puay, Wen Yeng, bin Sulog - Kok Weng, Shan Yuan, Jia Qiang, Qi Chao - Leong Kang, Wen Li.
Grilled had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players took the field: Bao-Tam - Zywczyn, Bona, Fredgård - Rottman, Han Kok, Abd Hamid, Paullin, van Liere - Kadak, Hjortlind.
Grilled took the lead after 5 minutes with 0 - 1.
Jaan Kadak placed the ball out of reach for the home side's keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left. The home crowd was not impressed when
Jaan Kadak came in from the right, shooting hard to score after 15 minutes. Grilled were now up 0 - 2. EuropeGem's
Seow Shan Yuan got himself booked for a foul.
Anders Fredgård's knee will be throbbing for days, but thankfully for Grilled, he bravely continued in the match. The visitors'
Sylweriusz Zywczyn took advantage of an error due to a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and central backs 21 minutes into the match. 0 - 3 for Grilled. The visitors added to their lead 27 minutes into the game, after a sensational penalty kick by Grilled's
Sylweriusz Zywczyn slid just past the home keeper. 0 - 4. 0 - 4 was the score after the first half. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 90 percent of possession.
Mohd Atiq bin Puteh got a fingertip on
Jon Andrea Rottman's shot from the left 46 minutes in, and managed to keep the visitors from going up another goal. After 74 minutes, Grilled's
Bukhari Abd Hamid burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 5. After this, Grilled lowered the tempo in order to concentrate on their defensive efforts.
Lorenz Paullin slipped and slithered in the wet grass. His usual rapid runs were nowhere to be seen today. A defender managed to keep the ball from crossing the goal-line after a curling shot coming in from the right from
Hidde van Liere after 86 minutes, and prevented Grilled from going up another goal. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 95 percent of possession.
The most dominating EuropeGem player was without a doubt
Mohd Atiq bin Puteh.
Lee Jia Qiang on the other hand, had a terrible day.
Lorenz Paullin performed admirably for Grilled.
Bukhari Abd Hamid was a disappointment, however. The match ends 0 - 5.