NiRvAnA 0 - 3 Grilled
e to an all-day shower, 11000 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at NiRvAnA UtD Arena.
Thommas Grøn Nielsen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Per Torgård and
Eurico Carvalho. Everyone was excited about the upcoming derby and the crowd was divided evenly. NiRvAnA had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Min-jho - Li-Chi, Wei-Lieh, bin Fadzim - Fong-Hin, Quoc-Nguyen, Xiang-seng, Yao-Bang, Young-Il - Phi-Hung, Ying-Kit.
Grilled started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Bao-Tam - Dewilde, Tuan-Mu, Alcántara - Dai-Lin, Ju-Hau, Noor Yadah, Tellskär, Magnusson - Stern, Hobson.
As
Lai Ying-Kit had, completely unprovoked, swept the legs out from under an opponent in front of a linesman, the referee gave the NiRvAnA player a red card without batting an eyelid. Grilled took the lead after 23 minutes with 0 - 1.
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Tim Hobson placed the ball out of reach for the home side's keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left. The visitors'
Lan Tuan-Mu took advantage of an error due to a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and central backs 30 minutes into the match. 0 - 2 for Grilled. The referee showed Grilled's
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Tim Hobson the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. NiRvAnA were forced to a substitution as
Mei Xiang-seng couldn't continue playing due to the rough treatment, forcing
Frank Bergér to come in from the sidelines. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 2. The forty-five minutes were dominated by Grilled, with an impressive 78 percent possession of the ball.
A well placed corner kick from
Joe Stern was followed by
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Tim Hobson's hard but accurate header. The nice combination marked a goal for Grilled, the score now 0-3. By now, Grilled were drawing the troops back in order to defend their lead.
Zeng Quoc-Nguyen, who often relies on his speed, had a rotten day on the drenched grass. The forty-five minutes were dominated by Grilled, with an impressive 91 percent possession of the ball.
The most dominating NiRvAnA player was without a doubt
Ma Phi-Hung. However,
Frank Bergér made a disastrous appearance. Grilled's best player was
Daniel Tellskär.
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Tim Hobson on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 3.