Grilled 2 - 1 Cannoneers
87 spectators arrived at Gamma Stadium, where weather conditions were pretty good for football.
Brian Stanley was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
José Constante and
Max Lanini. Grilled tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Huel-sheng - Siu-Cheung, Pakpao, bin Che Lah - Kolesov, Siu-Yue, Stanton, Blissenbach, Åhsten - Hobson, Kearney.
Cannoneers tactics involved an interesting 5-4-1 combination. The following players had been chosen: Pöschl - bin Ismail, Meyer, Eder, Jovanovic, Hess - Wallmann, Högstål, Knutsson, Andersson - Bosnjak.
Grilled seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of Cannoneers. A great pass from the defensive line of Cannoneers resulted in a counterattack that was smoothly brought under control by
Mario Eder in the centre of the opposition's penalty area, but his finish went high. Grilled took the lead 21 minutes into the game by 1 to 0, as
Au-Yong Siu-Yue elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. After 23 minutes, a couple of quick and successful challenges followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area by
Asher Stanton might have resulted in another goal for Grilled. However,
Christian Pöschl made a spectacular save. The visitors'
Alexander Bosnjak was alert on a play coming in from the left, tying the score at 1 - 1 after 27 minutes. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 1. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 82 percent of possession.
2-1 was a funny story: after 52 minutes the seemingly nonchalant lob from Grilled's
Asher Stanton landed at the feet of
Wilson Kearney who sent it into the net - goal! After an industrious effort down the middle,
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Tim Hobson could have closed the game off after 54 minutes, but his finishing shot hit the post. A great pass from the defensive line of Cannoneers resulted in a counterattack that was smoothly brought under control by
Gerhard Wallmann in the centre of the opposition's penalty area, but his finish went high. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, Grilled's
Tim Blissenbach got himself booked. The forty-five minutes were dominated by Grilled, with an impressive 78 percent possession of the ball.
The most dominating Grilled player was without a doubt
Asher Stanton.
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Tim Hobson was a disappointment, however. Cannoneers's best player was
Martin Meyer.
Mats Andersson was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 1.