Grilled 1 - 1 mist
had rained all day, but 46640 hardy fans still made it out to The Cooking Pot.
Simon Beckmann was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Harm-Jan Vullings and
Chen Kapeta. Everyone was excited about the upcoming
West derby and the crowd was divided evenly. Grilled decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. They fielded: Dias Paes - Zywczyn, Lik-Tsun, Árva, Talib - Penati, Branbilla, Spirig, Han Kok - Rotteveel, bin Ku Zainol.
mist started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Walton - Keong Soon, How Wen, Kneib - Schauer, Chung-Hong, Viotti, Obrajero, Rännare - Yong, de Poel.
Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of Grilled. With 19 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as
Han Lik-Tsun flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. 21 minutes in, Grilled's
Sylweriusz Zywczyn received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first.
Maikel Rotteveel did not have a good day today, often losing his footing on the muddy pitch. Grilled's
Dani Spirig swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. 41 minutes into the game,
Dani Spirig had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came
Peter Fjällbratt.
Valdir Dias Paes's name was chanted throughout the stadium after he made a fantastic save from
Ville-Mikko Rännare's shot from the left 42 minutes into the match. 43 minutes in, Grilled's
Quah Han Kok received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. 44 minutes into the game mist's
ZhangCai Yong found a gap in the home side's central defence and scored with a fabulous shot, making it 1 - 1. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 1. mist claimed to be the more dominant force in the game, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 55 percent.
The visitors could have taken the lead from a free kick after 53 minutes, if it wasn't for the jaw-dropping save by
Valdir Dias Paes. The home crowd breathed a collective sigh of relief when
ZhangCai Yong was unable to give the visitors the go-ahead goal after his attack from the left 56 minutes into the match. At 68 minutes played,
Maikel Rotteveel came in from the right with the intention of giving Grilled the lead, but his rocket of a shot rattled the crossbar. mist held the ball, with a clear 54 percent of possession.
Grilled's best player was
Subri bin Ku Zainol. On the other hand,
Peter Fjällbratt's play was disheartening. mist's top performer was clearly
ZhangCai Yong.
Franz Schauer turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 1 - 1.