Grilled 1 - 5 Perspolis_B
e weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 5016 had shown up at The Cooking Pot for the match.
Ferry Bommer was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Máté Imre and
Ernesto Vos de Vos. Grilled had chosen a strategic 2-5-3 formation. The following players had been chosen: Noubaryan - Bakhtiar, Awyong - Nolan, Yong Yau, Gudivada, Da Teck, Iten - Bellamoli, 恒才 (Hengcai), Wee Li.
Perspolis_B tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. Starters: Fevza - Enciso, Franner, Van Suetendael - Elahimanesh, Meinardi, Carvalho, Mortazavi - Padricelli, Rahimi, Fakour.
Some good play on the left wing created an opportunity for the visitors 3 minutes into the match, and
Natalino Padricelli wasn't about to let it go by. He got past the defenders and fired a shot that the keeper just missed. 0 - 1 for the visitors. With 4 minutes played, a quick exchange of passes on the left wing freed
Kaveh Fakour of Perspolis_B to slip through the defence and score another goal for the visitors. That made the score 0 - 2. The players of Perspolis_B now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle.
Franklin Van Suetendael of Perspolis_B took advantage of a mistake on the home side's right after 11 minutes which increased the away team's lead to 0 - 3.
Rauf Khairul Akmal was called on to replace Grilled's
Anthony Nolan after 20 minutes following a nasty collision. With 32 minutes played,
Neo Da Teck of Grilled fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. The referee showed Perspolis_B's
Franklin Van Suetendael the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. 0 - 3 was the halftime score. Perspolis_B enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 57 percent of possession.
With 63 minutes played, Perspolis_B put themselves up 0 - 4 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was
Kaveh Fakour. After 65 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed
Franklin Van Suetendael to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 0 - 5. At 69 minutes into the game, Grilled's
唐 (Tang) 恒才 (Hengcai) deftly knocked the ball home after an impressive run down the left, reducing the visitors' lead to 1 - 5.
Teo Yong Yau challenged the visitors' central defence eagerly, producing a good chance 71 minutes into the game as he went for a through ball. But, as so many times before, the guests' defensive efforts got the best of it. With 88 minutes played, the Grilled coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around.
Walter Ross came on,
Colby Awyong had to leave the fray. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Perspolis_B, with 55 percent of the ball.
Grilled's top performer was clearly
唐 (Tang) 恒才 (Hengcai).
Rauf Khairul Akmal was a disappointment, however. Perspolis_B's best player was
Arsénio Carvalho.
Omid Ali Mortazavi turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 1 - 5.