Grilled 1 - 3 Gigante
000 punters turned up at The Cooking Pot, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came.
Yves Colombani was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Tomi Elze and
Jochen Ernst. Grilled tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Abed-Sulaiman - Zywczyn, Bona, Fredgård - Han Kok, Rottman, Kek-Tjiang, Paullin, van Liere - Hjortlind, Kadak.
Gigante had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Hoogendoorn - Birkegaard, Raposo, Taylor - Frederiksen, Schaffraneck, Ångsten, Demkó, Nors Andersen - Kerro Deyo, Slet-Pedersen.
Gigante took a creative approach on the field. 2 minutes into the game,
Balázs Demkó was a hair's breadth away from giving Gigante the lead with a shot from over on the left. A prompt block by
Ahmed Abed-Sulaiman saved the home team that time. 3 minutes in, Grilled's
Jaan Kadak received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first.
Quah Han Kok's lightning pace was too much for
Anker Nors Andersen who could only look on as the Grilled player blasted one home. 1 - 0.
Quah Han Kok should probably have put his team up another goal after 19 minutes, but some great goalkeeping by
Mick Hoogendoorn kept the visitors in the game. The visiting team's
Arjan Kerro Deyo was able to score the 1 - 1 equaliser with a header 21 minutes into the match, after some good work on the right. 1 - 1 was the score after the first half. Gigante held the ball, with a clear 53 percent of possession.
A penalty was given after 56 minutes, allowing the visitors to gain the lead: 1 - 2.
Bengt Birkegaard was the scorer. 70 minutes in, Grilled's
Anders Fredgård received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first.
Elias Ångsten's knee will be throbbing for days, but thankfully for Gigante, he bravely continued in the match. Grilled put pressure on the visitors' central defence 72 minutes into the game, but
Sylweriusz Zywczyn couldn't find an opening. Under heavy pressure after 75 minutes, the inexperienced Grilled struggled to maintain their level of play. The visitors'
Jeppe Slet-Pedersen took advantage of an error due to a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and central backs 77 minutes into the match. 1 - 3 for Gigante. Gigante enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 61 percent of possession.
Grilled's best player was
Ahmed Abed-Sulaiman. However,
Ulf Hjortlind made a disastrous appearance.
Mick Hoogendoorn performed admirably for Gigante.
Ramón Raposo on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 3.