Grilled 1 - 2 Meepok's
e to an all-day shower, 545 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at Gamma Stadium.
Will Guzman was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Abel Cardó and
Stefan Gustavsson. Grilled tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Meepok's started off with a 4-4-2 lineup.
After 21 minutes Grilled's
Peter Magnusson limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. The referee showed Grilled's
Peter Magnusson the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 25 minutes into the match left Meepok's's
Ai Yan-Hao completely free to score. 0 - 1 for the visitors. The muddy pitch made the game a gritty affair, which seemed to suit
Ai Yan-Hao just fine. Grilled's
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Tim Hobson made a successful breakthrough on the left after 35 minutes and should have levelled the score, but instead he clipped it over the bar. With a shot floated in from just outside the penalty area after 37 minutes played,
Gai Chanh of Grilled evened the score to 1 - 1. After 40 minutes Grilled's
Ma Dai-Lin contracted a slight foot injury, but could finish the game. 1 - 1 was the halftime score. Grilled claimed to be the more dominant force in the game, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 54 percent.
Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 50 minutes into the match left Meepok's's
Ai Yan-Hao completely free to score. 1 - 2 for the visitors. After the ball was lifted in from the left,
Fei Zhong-Loon was on his own in the home side's penalty area and should have scored after 51 minutes, but missed, probably due to lack of concentration. 51 minutes into the game,
Ai Yan-Hao had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came
ZhangCai Jong-Min. Grilled tried to even things up by sending a long play towards the centrally placed strikers, but the visitors' defence got the best of this rather direct style of play. Grilled claimed to be the more dominant force in the game, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 57 percent.
Grilled's best player was
Xing Hua.
Xuan Le-Thu on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Meepok's player was
Zheng Po-Ching.
Tso Shing on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 2.