Grilled 4 - 3 antara
was an exceptionally sunny day for the crowd of 4602 that came out to The Cooking Pot.
Javier Oriol was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Jobst Heinrich Erne and
Tommy Hardy. Grilled had chosen a strategic 2-5-3 formation. Lineup: Noubaryan - Bakhtiar, Awyong - Yong Yau, Wan Kang, Gudivada, Da Teck, Shaahee - Bellamoli, 恒才 (Hengcai), Wee Li.
antara decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. They fielded: Goutis - Sakellaropoulos, Kalonis, Yiannatos, Taufkirch - Dermitzakis, Grigore, Froulakis, Santos Guerra - Zoumpadellis, Kyratzis.
Grilled were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. antara had several good opportunities to take the lead, especially 7 minutes in when
Grigoris Kyratzis came up alone against
Hovaness Noubaryan who managed a block. It was a hot and sunny day, and several players seemed worn out. Maybe this was why
Hung Wee Li found an unusual amount of space for his snappy footwork. The guests took the lead 27 minutes into the match, after a right-side attack resulted in
Grigoris Kyratzis scoring to make it 0 - 1. The visitors'
Charis Zoumpadellis took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 33 minutes into the match. 0 - 2 for antara. Players in Grilled heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their central attacks to the wings instead. The home crowd were delighted when
Shiya Shaahee 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! Grilled had a good opportunity to attack in the middle, but remembered their instructions to focus on wing attacks instead. 43 minutes into the match, Grilled's
Pompeo Bellamoli maneuvered his way around the opposition on the left flank, delighting the crowd with his twists and turns. The effort paid off as the ball found the back of the net, evening the score at 2 - 2. Halftime score was 2 - 2. Neither team were able to dominate possession this half.
Sören Taufkirch got new instructions from the antara coach after 46 minutes. He changed positions with
Jorge Santos Guerra soon after. As the clock reached 46 minutes, antara decided to regroup.
Naoum Sakellaropoulos gave
Nikos Dermitzakis a little pat on the back as they changed positions on the pitch. After 47 minutes, the antara coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving
Nikos Dermitzakis off the field.
Panos Yiannakoglou took his place. The antara captaincy was handed to
Mihaitã Grigore.
Panos Kalonis sailed high above the opponents as he headed in a corner kick from
Grigoris Kyratzis after 55 minutes of play. 2 - 3 A surprising free kick routine after 58 minutes nearly resulted in another goal for the visitors, but the ball went just a little wide. A tussle 64 minutes into the match resulted in a penalty being awarded to the home team and
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Hilal Bakhtiar put the ball into the back of the net without any difficulty. That tied the score up at 3 - 3. 73 minutes into the match and the home team took a 4 - 3 lead after breaking through on the left. The scorer for Grilled was
Leong Wan Kang.
Naoum Sakellaropoulos didn't pace himself at all, and after a series of daring offensive runs he was too tired to help out in the defensive play.
Colby Awyong could have increased the lead after 82 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. antara's
Stathis Froulakis was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 83 minutes. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Grilled coach let
Walter Ross replace
Colby Awyong after 88 minutes.
Teo Yong Yau left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 88 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead.
Yvan Lefébure was the replacement. Grilled had most of the ball, with 59 percent of possession.
唐 (Tang) 恒才 (Hengcai) performed admirably for Grilled.
Leong Wan Kang on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating antara player was without a doubt
Mihaitã Grigore. However,
Panos Kalonis made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 4 - 3.