Winning 3 - 1 Grilled
ather conditions were fairly good for football, and Winning Eleven Arena saw a crowd turnout of 86501.
Craig Wallis was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Virgilio Megale and
Maxime Schmittbuhl. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Winning. The following players took the field: Guardiola - Chan-San, Hultander, Mönkhof - Klintskog, Van-Phuoc, Jacobsson, Jin-Ping, Delarue - Avramidis, Kai-Chung.
Grilled tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players took the field: Abed-Sulaiman - Zywczyn, Bona, Fredgård - van Liere, Rottman, Kek-Tjiang, Paullin, Han Kok - Kadak, Martinsson.
Grilled used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. Winning took the lead 9 minutes into the game by 1 to 0, as
David Klintskog elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. With 22 minutes played, Winning's
Nikos Avramidis tried to nail the coffin shut, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. Winning's
Tai Chan-San was shown a yellow card after 23 minutes for slicing down an opponent.
Quah Han Kok came close to levelling the score 27 minutes into the game, as he was set up with a through ball coming in from the left, but his shot hit the post. Winning put in a good effort on the right, but
Zang Kai-Chung saw his volley fly wide of the mark 39 minutes into the game. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Winning's
Nikos Avramidis putting the lead up to 2 - 0. Grilled's
Quah Han Kok got himself booked for a foul. A loud groan was heard from the fans of Winning, as
Zang Kai-Chung left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match.
Patrik Persson took his place on the field. The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 0. Winning claimed to be the more dominant force in the game, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 54 percent.
A scuffle developed as players from both sides clashed following a tussle in the centre of the field 65 minutes into the match. After regaining order and consulting his linesman, the referee called Winning's
Karim Delarue to one side and produced a red card for the player. Cheers filled the stadium as
Lin Jin-Ping broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the 3 - 0 goal for Winning. After this, Winning lowered the tempo in order to concentrate on their defensive efforts. A bit later, Grilled's
Quah Han Kok easily reduced to 3 - 1 after a misunderstanding in the home side's central defence. Winning claimed to be the more dominant force in the game, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 53 percent.
Yin Van-Phuoc performed admirably for Winning.
Patrik Persson on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Grilled player was
Ahmed Abed-Sulaiman. However,
Anders Fredgård made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 3 - 1.