Herron 3 - 0 Grilled
859 fans braved the pouring rain at Sky Ocean.
Vlad Ovezea was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Alain Garçon and
Christian Grubbmo. Herron tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Mohd Nadzir - Boulant, Ulfsson, Haupai - Zandberg, Phong, Yong-chul, Eriksson, Ashton - Chit-Fu, Jähnisch.
Grilled decided to use a 4-5-1 set up. The following players had been chosen: Abed-Sulaiman - Zywczyn, Fredgård, Bona, Borup - van Liere, Spirig, Kek-Tjiang, Paullin, Han Kok - Martinsson.
The wings were the focus of most of Herron's attacks on this day. Pressing was the tactic of the day for Grilled. Grilled pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. Grilled's
Anders Fredgård got himself booked for a foul.
Shu Chit-Fu's lightning pace was too much for
Anders Fredgård who could only look on as the Herron player blasted one home. 1 - 0. Herron were given a penalty 29 minutes into the match - neatly put away by
Chen Haupai. 2 - 0 for the home side.
Shu Chit-Fu almost managed to score another goal for Herron, coming from the right, but his header was tipped to a corner by the visitors' keeper. The referee showed Herron's
Gidi Zandberg the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. 2 - 0 was the score after the first half. Herron claimed to be the more dominant force in the game, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 60 percent.
Cheers filled the stadium as
Niclas Ulfsson broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the 3 - 0 goal for Herron. 79 minutes into the game,
Nie Yong-chul had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came
Anders Kjellius. Herron claimed to be the more dominant force in the game, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 56 percent.
The most dominating Herron player was without a doubt
Abd Rauf Mohd Nadzir.
Anders Kjellius turned in a dismal performance, however. Grilled's best player was
Shen Kek-Tjiang. However,
Terkel Borup made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 3 - 0.