Grilled 5 - 1 Phantasm
ather conditions were fairly good for football, and The Cooking Pot saw a crowd turnout of 62917.
Francesco Parisi was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Benito Galetto and
Gian-Luca Deyne. Grilled had chosen a strategic 2-5-3 formation. Lineup: Ross - 俊桂 (Jungui), Madaini - Shaahee, 尊文 (Zunwen) , Shun An, 长春 (Changchun), Djekshenkulov - bin Mohd Kassim, 勇航 (Yonghang) , Ying Lee.
Phantasm started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: bin Mohamed - Naik, Jing Min, Kim Ting - Pin Puay, Kang Ho, 衡卓 (Hengzhuo) , 慈贵 (Cigui), Ming Kong - 霆翰 (Tinghan), Liang How.
Phantasm took the lead 18 minutes into the game, making the score 0 - 1 after some elegant movement down the middle.
梁 (Liang) 慈贵 (Cigui) was the scorer. 21 minutes into the match Grilled's
林 (Lin) 俊桂 (Jungui) head butted an opponent nastily, and so the referee sent him off immediately. Grilled had a magnificent opportunity after 36 minutes as
Chow Ying Lee hit the ball hard from the edge of the penalty box. However, the shot went wide. Due to some great work on the right wing Grilled's
Mohd Safri bin Mohd Kassim was able to even the score after 37 minutes to make the score 1 - 1. Grilled were very close to putting themselves one up after 38 minutes as
Chow Ying Lee got through on the left, but failing in concentration, he shot the ball wide.
田 (Tian) 勇航 (Yonghang) caused the crowd to go mental with his goal up the middle after 39 minutes. This gave Grilled the 2 - 1 lead. 40 minutes into the game,
洪 (Hong) 霆翰 (Tinghan) had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came
龙 (Long) 若康 (Ruokang). The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 1. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Grilled, with 58 percent of the ball.
Grilled's
Chow Ying Lee had an excellent opportunity after 57 minutes, shooting after receiving a pass from the right hand side, but he missed the goal by miles! After 58 minutes,
卢 (lu) 尊文 (Zunwen) put Grilled ahead 3 - 1 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing.
Alex Fonseca was called on to replace Grilled's
Woon Shun An after 63 minutes following a nasty collision. Phantasm breathed new life into the game with an opportunity to reduce the score after 68 minutes, but the home side's defenders cleared the ball on the line, after a long shot coming in from the left rebounded off the crossbar. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Phantasm's
金 (Jin) 衡卓 (Hengzhuo) was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 70 minutes.
Ng How Loong was given a chance to change things around. Grilled's
Walter Ross left the field after 76 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was
Hovaness Noubaryan. Things were deteriorating for the away team as Grilled scored another to make it 4 - 1 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for
朱 (Zhu) 长春 (Changchun) after 84 minutes. Grilled had to make a substitution after 85 minutes.
Hovaness Noubaryan limped off the field and was replaced by
凌 (Ling) 福泉 (Fuquan) . Grilled solidified their lead at the 87 minute mark, as
Mohd Safri bin Mohd Kassim dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 5 - 1. By now, the players in Grilled felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. Possession in this half belonged to Grilled, who controlled the ball 58 percent of the time.
Mohd Safri bin Mohd Kassim performed admirably for Grilled. On the other hand,
凌 (Ling) 福泉 (Fuquan) 's play was disheartening. Most important Phantasm player was
Soon Liang How.
Quek Pin Puay was a disappointment, however. The match ends 5 - 1.