Grilled 5 - 0 Arrogancae
irly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 79339 to The Cooking Pot.
Trpimir Ostojić was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Jérémy Domas and
Mario Biague. A 2-5-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Grilled. The following players took the field: Silvera - Crkvenjakov, 俊桂 (Jungui) - Back, Kim, Pujolràs, Fonseca, Dorogan - Ying Lee, Bögengang, bin Mohd Kassim.
Arrogancae decided to use a 5-3-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: bin Yusof - 海金 (Haijin) , Martiskin, Cazzulati, Loinaz, Kwang Yong - van Schie, bin Ali, Urgacz - 春天 (Chuntian), Niurnaitis.
Grilled seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of Arrogancae. A counterattack by Arrogancae after 25 minutes could have resulted in a goal, but
Mohd Akmal Hizam bin Ali, coming in on the left, couldn't get the shot off. 28 minutes into the game, Arrogancae had difficulty finding their positions and their organization dropped to
solid. The defenders were clearly outwitted by Grilled after 29 minutes. The disciplined free kick combination shifted the ball quickly to one side of the box, then back to the other.
Marc Pujolràs appeared on cue near the post, and steered it past the goalie. 1 - 0. 31 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as
Chow Ying Lee dashed through, knocking home 2 - 0 for Grilled. By now, the players in Grilled felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defense and not risking too much going forward. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Grilled's
Domenik Bögengang putting the lead up to 3 - 0. 38 minutes into the game, Arrogancae seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a
solid level of organization.
Chau Kwang Yong's lack of experience almost gave Grilled a goal after 39 minutes, but the shot went right into the keeper's arms. After 40 minutes, Grilled sent a free kick in high over the penalty box. In what looked like a well-rehearsed move, the ball was headed backwards and reached
Gleb Dorogan, who had plenty of space to place a well aimed shot and score the 4 - 0 goal. 4 - 0 was the score after the first half. Grilled enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 88 percent of possession.
Arrogancae's coach had an extra briefing during the break, and after that his players had
solid organisation. There was concern in the stands when, at the 58 minute mark, Arrogancae's
Kazimierz Urgacz hit the ground hard, but he refused the attention of the trainer and rejoined his teammates on the pitch. With 62 minutes played,
Domenik Bögengang could have brought this one home for Grilled as he charged up on the left, but his hooked ball went just a bit too high. With 63 minutes gone, a long pass from the defence of Arrogancae resulted in a counterattack that set
蓝 (Lan) 春天 (Chuntian) free through the middle, but the keeper made a spectacular diving save. The Grilled players could smell victory in the air.
Kyou-Chull Kim wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for
Yvan Lefébure after 65 minutes.
Vukota Crkvenjakov was the first to reach the corner kick, but his header was blocked by the keeper. However, Grilled's
Mohd Safri bin Mohd Kassim managed to get hold of the rebound and scored the 5-0 goal. As
Mohd Safri bin Mohd Kassim was substituted 70 minutes into the game, he could take comfort in the fact that his team was in the lead.
田 (Tian) 勇航 (Yonghang) was the replacement.
Alex Fonseca unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide.
Marc Pujolràs could have put Grilled up one more, but he fired into the side netting after breaking free on the left after 81 minutes. Arrogancae often look to exploit their counterattacking skills, unfortunately,
Darmantas Niurnaitis's shot sailed wide after his break down the right. A great save by keeper
Abdul Nasir bin Yusof after 85 minutes kept the visitors in the game after
Chow Ying Lee struck from the left with a real cannonball. Grilled claimed to be the more dominant force in the game, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 88 percent.
Most important Grilled player was
Domenik Bögengang.
Alvaro Silvera was a disappointment, however. The most dominating Arrogancae player was without a doubt
Darmantas Niurnaitis.
Cornelus van Schie turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 5 - 0.