Grilled 2 - 0 SnowMan
ather conditions were fairly good for football, and The Cooking Pot saw a crowd turnout of 67465.
Mauno Lehtinen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Antti Viia and
Victor Buisson. Grilled started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. Lineup: Dias Paes - Crkvenjakov, Olsson, Behr - Branbilla, Han Kok, Dorogan, Penati - Bögengang, bin Mohd Kassim, Rotteveel.
SnowMan decided to use a 5-3-2 set up. Starters: Niidumaa - Iturbide, Mcnair, Mărgineanu, Koss, Ping Wan - Patchell, Liang Wee, Ping Chao - Kuther, Da Ying.
Grilled saw most attack opportunities on the wings. SnowMan clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. It wasn't a pretty goal, but the free kick by
Maikel Rotteveel after 5 minutes somehow found its way past the keeper. Grilled takes the lead, 1-0! A well placed corner kick from
Maikel Rotteveel was followed by
Domenik Bögengang's hard but accurate header. The nice combination marked a goal for Grilled, the score now 2-0. The referee showed SnowMan's
Facundo Iturbide the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Halftime score was 2 - 0. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 59 percent of possession.
The Grilled players could smell victory in the air.
Quah Han Kok wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for
Edvaldo Mourão after 46 minutes. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Grilled coach let
Safri bin Mohamad replace
Maikel Rotteveel after 46 minutes. It was obvious that Grilled had instructions to attack on the wings when they choose to attack on the wing instead of in the middle. Grilled's
Domenik Bögengang swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. A great save by keeper
Ragnar Niidumaa after 55 minutes kept the visitors in the game after
Domenik Bögengang struck from the left with a real cannonball. SnowMan almost scored after a counterattack 56 minutes into the match, but
Riko Kuther took a shot from the left that landed harmlessly in the side of the net. Grilled enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 60 percent of possession.
Grilled's top performer was clearly
Domenik Bögengang.
Björn Olsson on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important SnowMan player was
Riko Kuther. On the other hand,
Leong Ping Wan's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 0.