Grilled 8 - 2 Rangers
scorching day at The Cooking Pot, where 5093 spectators were in place for today's match.
Cabot Curnock was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Robi Nourry and
Romke Firet. Grilled started off with a 4-3-3 lineup. The following players took the field: Silvera - Qiang Dong, Chuan Heng, Lik-Tsun, bin Yaacob - Penati, Back, Josefsson - bin Mohamad, 勇航 (Yonghang) , 修宇 (Xiuyu).
Rangers decided to use a 4-3-3 set up. They fielded: Lyngby - Lapierre, Binolen, Fresno, Cisternas - Salvatici, Schmidt, Bolaños - Clavijo, Gorczycki, Alert.
Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for Grilled on this day. Rangers displayed their ability to play creatively. Grilled took the lead 5 minutes into the game by 1 to 0, as
Anders Josefsson elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar.
Bernardo Bolaños of Rangers received a yellow card after 10 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour.
田 (Tian) 勇航 (Yonghang) enjoyed the sunshine and demonstrated his stunning technique over and over again. Rangers needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 20 minutes
Juan Antonio Alert made way for
Hilario Pérez.
Gregorio Fresno got left behind when Grilled's
Safri bin Mohamad made a sudden pull forward after 33 minutes, finishing off with a swift strike. 2 - 0! The structure of the game started to change as Grilled decided to pull back and meet their opponents in their own half. After 35 minutes,
Safri bin Mohamad put Grilled ahead 3 - 0 when he rose to head in a hooked ball, the result of an effort from the right side. 37 minutes into the game, Rangers had difficulty finding their positions and their organization dropped to
passable. Grilled showed their counterattack skill 40 minutes into the match by breaking through the middle, with
Ciro Penati scoring uncontested for 4 - 0. Grilled's
范 (Fan) 修宇 (Xiuyu) was delighted to score the 5 - 0 goal after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper and into the net, following some good attacking movement on the right wing after 41 minutes. Things were deteriorating for the away team as Grilled scored another to make it 6 - 0 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for
范 (Fan) 修宇 (Xiuyu) after 42 minutes. It was 6 - 0 at the break. This half belonged to Grilled, who controlled the ball 61 percent of the time.
A review of the gameplan helped Rangers get back to a
solid organization when the referee blew his whistle again. As
Anders Josefsson was substituted 46 minutes into the game, he could take comfort in the fact that his team was in the lead.
Edvaldo Mourão was the replacement. Grilled was now without a captain, so it was left to
Edvaldo Mourão to take the captain's armband. Rangers managed to reduce to 6 - 1 as
David Salvatici finished off a well-played combination from the left, carving through the defensive box. Grilled's
Ciro Penati left the field after 73 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was
Lee Han Lai.
Oscar Lapierre found it hard to catch his breath today in the stifling heat.
田 (Tian) 勇航 (Yonghang) increased Grilled's lead to 7 - 1, putting a header away on a hooked ball from the right.
Erik Back gave Grilled supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 8 - 1 after 83 minutes, following a good exchange of passes on the right that the away team failed to deal with. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Rangers's
Theodor Binolen was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 85 minutes.
Absalom Ibn-Akil was given a chance to change things around. 86 minutes into the game, Rangers seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a
passable level of organization. Almost all the way down to the corner flag, Rangers's
Bernardo Bolaños somehow managed to get a perfect pass into the middle, impossible to miss for
Alonzo Clavijo, who struck for 8 - 2. With 89 minutes played, the Rangers coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around.
Francisco Alberto Segarra came on,
Franck Lyngby had to leave the fray. As the captain was no longer on the pitch,
Francisco Alberto Segarra took over the role of being the Rangers captain. After 89 minutes, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as Rangers found themselves out of position and their organization level dropped to
poor. Grilled claimed to be the more dominant force in the game, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 58 percent.
田 (Tian) 勇航 (Yonghang) performed admirably for Grilled. On the other hand,
Lee Han Lai's play was disheartening. Most important Rangers player was
David Salvatici.
Oscar Lapierre on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 8 - 2.