TheSouthParkCows 3 - 5 Grilled
ear skies welcomed the 3743 spectators who had made their way to TheSouthParkCows Stadion.
Slobodan Popović was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Jorge Millán and
Nestser Husza. TheSouthParkCows started off with a 2-5-3 lineup. Starters: Ferrier - Kajarekar, Shrinivási - Bourne, Bouterse, Ferrier, Weltevreden, Ghurye - Hutahaean, Kasanardjo, Wols.
Grilled had chosen a strategic 4-3-3 formation. The following players had been chosen: Silvera - Penati, Stanca, Olsson, Chuan Heng - Josefsson, Han Kok, Mourão - 勇航 (Yonghang) , 修宇 (Xiuyu), bin Mohamad.
Grilled clearly preferred using their ability to attack in the middle. Central attacks were the recipe of the day for team Grilled, and they were successfully passing the ball from the wing into the middle to get them on.
Safri bin Mohamad came close to putting the visiting team one up 5 minutes into the match, following a solo raid down the middle, but
Patrick Ferrier managed to tip the ball to a corner. The terraces were silenced after 30 minutes when Grilled's
Edvaldo Mourão put the guests ahead 0 - 1, following an attack on the right. The visitors'
Safri bin Mohamad took advantage of an error due to a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 38 minutes into the match. 0 - 2 for Grilled. After 39 minutes
Jules Wols could have reduced the lead with a blistering strike from the left wing, had it not been for an excellent block by the visitors' keeper. It was 0 - 2 at the break. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 56 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
Lee Han Lai after 65 minutes. TheSouthParkCows's
Jules Wols left the field after 71 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was
Jatin Ghosh. The home crowd were delighted when
I Made Hutahaean scored with a header after an attack from the right, making the score 1 to 2. But did he use his hand? That'll be one for the pundits to talk about after the game, that's for sure! Players in team Grilled heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their wing attacks to the middle instead. Grilled's
范 (Fan) 修宇 (Xiuyu) received a play slashing through the home side's central defence after 78 minutes, and chipped it past the keeper to score the 1 - 3 goal. The home crowd was not pleased with that one. The home crowd was given a certain amount of consolation when
Jatin Ghosh, after a brilliant midfield combination through the middle, reduced the lead to 2 - 3. Many in the crowd felt the referee was being too lenient when he only showed Grilled's
Lim Chuan Heng a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 81 minutes into the game. A thrilling play through the middle 85 minutes into the match gave Grilled's
范 (Fan) 修宇 (Xiuyu) a chance to increase the lead, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 2 - 4. It was obvious that team Grilled had instructions to attack in the middle when they choose to try attacking in the center instead of on the wing. After 88 minutes, Grilled's
Safri bin Mohamad burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 2 - 5. After this, you could see that the players of Grilled were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. It took several tries, but TheSouthParkCows managed to break through on the left after 88 minutes, getting the ball to
Kenneth Ferrier who easily reduced the lead to make the score 3 - 5. 89 minutes in, Grilled's
Niculae Stanca received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Due to a severely mistimed tackle,
Danny Shrinivási of TheSouthParkCows spent some time on the grass writhing in agony before he could get up and continue the game. Grilled enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 55 percent of possession.
Iwan Kasanardjo performed admirably for TheSouthParkCows. However,
Kenneth Ferrier made a disastrous appearance. Grilled's top performer was clearly
Safri bin Mohamad. On the other hand,
Lim Chuan Heng's play was disheartening. The match ends 3 - 5.