Geylang 3 - 0 Grilled
scorching day at Geylang Eagles United Arena, where 62500 spectators were in place for today's match.
Andreas Läfvenquist was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Tuomo Ruuttu and
Josef Köppel. Geylang tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. The following players had been chosen: Adkins - Gustavsson, Fui-Gna, Hong-gil - Thiam-Loy, Ditã, Ho-Sung, Yueh-shiou - Jie-Quan, Hoang-Huan, Ser-Kiat.
Grilled had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. They fielded: Bao-Tam - Alcántara, Tuan-Mu, Kek-Tjiang, Dewilde - Dai-Lin, Tellskär, Stanton, Ju-Hau, Noor Yadah - Hjortlind.
7 minutes into the game,
Asher Stanton was a hair's breadth away from giving Grilled the lead with a shot from over on the left. A prompt block by
Ngake Adkins saved the home team that time. 21 minutes of the match played, and a comedy of errors by the home side gave the visitors a chance at the lead, but
Asher Stanton, after finding himself dashing down on goal from the left with only the keeper to beat, sliced his shot horribly wide. Halftime score was 0 - 0. Grilled claimed to be the more dominant force in the game, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 54 percent.
69 minutes into the game,
Aznan Noor Yadah almost gave the visitors the lead, as he clipped a delicate lob over the keeper, but the ball glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. With 74 minutes played, seemingly due to lack of experience,
Chye Hong-gil needlessly tripped an opponent just outside the penalty area, but the free kick that followed didn't succeed. Geylang took the lead 81 minutes into the game by 1 to 0, as
Luo Ser-Kiat elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. Geylang's
Tsai Jie-Quan scored the 2 - 0 goal after 84 minutes by shooting accurately and hard from a long distance, leaving the opponent keeper no other option than to pick the ball out of the net. With 84 minutes played, Geylang put themselves up 3 - 0 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to
Tsai Jie-Quan, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 53 percent of possession.
Most important Geylang player was
Jin Thiam-Loy.
Chye Hong-gil was a disappointment, however. The most dominating Grilled player was without a doubt
Zhan Ju-Hau.
Shen Kek-Tjiang on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 0.