Semipro 0 - 1 Grilled
000 punters turned up at Brand SG Park, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came.
Guillermo Sigardo was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Stuart Ahmed-Choudhury and
Rien Draijer. Semipro had chosen a strategic 5-3-2 formation. They fielded: Quanjel - Chin Dong, bin Kadir, bin Sofian, bin Abdul Manap, bin Musa - Coldenhoff, Willink, Mongado - Berlín, Speroni.
A 4-3-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Grilled. The following players had been chosen: Dias Paes - Crkvenjakov, Olsson, Behr, Mausisa - Josefsson, Dorogan, Lefébure - 勇航 (Yonghang) , Cunha Simões, bin Mohamad.
Grilled were relying on their ability to counter-attack. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, Semipro's
Lai Chin Dong got himself booked. Grilled often look to exploit their counterattacking skills, unfortunately,
Ronny Behr's shot sailed wide after his break down the right.
Yvan Lefébure delivered a good free kick from an excellent position 41 minutes into the game, but luck wasn't on Grilled's side this time and the ball went wide. 0 - 0 was the score after the first half. Semipro claimed to be the more dominant force in the game, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 53 percent.
Anders Josefsson would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise.
Erik Back entered the game for Grilled as the match clock showed 46 minutes. After 46 minutes, the Grilled coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving
Ângelo Cunha Simões off the field.
Domenik Bögengang took his place. 63 minutes in, Semipro's
Eber Speroni received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Grilled's
Roberto Mausisa got himself booked for a foul. Semipro's
Rembrandt Coldenhoff went down after a savage challenge, but could continue playing after some medical attention. The home keeper expected a move to the right, but
Yvan Lefébure surprised him with a free kick aimed the other way 80 minutes into the match. 0 - 1 for Grilled. The forty-five minutes were dominated by Semipro, with an impressive 51 percent possession of the ball.
Semipro's top performer was clearly
Jonathan Ariel Berlín.
Eber Speroni on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Grilled player was
Domenik Bögengang. On the other hand,
田 (Tian) 勇航 (Yonghang) 's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 1.