ChAmPzz 1 - 0 Grilled
rk skies made the crowd of 75004 at ChAmPzz Arena a little nervous, but the rain held off.
Edmundo Jardim was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Yannik Jaekel and
Daniel Dahlblom. ChAmPzz decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Lineup: Ödahl - Jespersson, Claesson, bin Mat Jusoh - Gulpen, Jong-chih, Chu, Duvfeldt, Yah-Lin - Kauppi, Hägerflod.
Grilled tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Abed-Sulaiman - Zywczyn, Bona, Fredgård - van Liere, Rottman, Kek-Tjiang, Paullin, Han Kok - Kadak, Martinsson.
Grilled immediately set off using their skill at pressing their opponents. ChAmPzz had a good opportunity to take the lead as
Eero Kauppi came up the left side, but he struck the ball weakly and it went straight into the arms of
Ahmed Abed-Sulaiman.
Koen Gulpen of ChAmPzz received a yellow card after 8 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Making his way up the middle 12 minutes into the match,
Chance Chu almost managed to squeeze a goal past the visitors' keeper, but the alert
Ahmed Abed-Sulaiman blocked it to keep the score level.
Michael Duvfeldt could have put ChAmPzz into the lead after 15 minutes, but the free kick went just wide. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 0. This half belonged to ChAmPzz, who controlled the ball 59 percent of the time.
57 minutes into the game, a swerving free kick by
Michael Duvfeldt almost resulted in the home team taking the lead, but the shot glanced harmlessly off the frame of the goal. ChAmPzz took the lead 59 minutes into the game by 1 to 0, as
Zhao Jong-chih elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. Grilled's
Quah Han Kok was shown a yellow card after 69 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Grilled pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times.
Kent Jespersson of ChAmPzz received a yellow card after 81 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour.
Koen Gulpen knocked the corner to
Mohd Firdaus bin Mat Jusoh who had the whole net open before him, but his attempt hit the post. After an industrious effort down the middle,
Eero Kauppi could have closed the game off after 88 minutes, but his finishing shot hit the post. ChAmPzz claimed to be the more dominant force in the game, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 59 percent.
ChAmPzz's best player was
Per Ödahl. However,
Kent Jespersson made a disastrous appearance. Grilled's best player was
Ahmed Abed-Sulaiman.
Ola Martinsson turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 1 - 0.