United 0 - 10 Grilled
ouds darkened the skies at The Kays as 12000 spectators turned up for the match.
Florin Aap was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Esa Lohikoski and
Maurizio Manco. United had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. They fielded: Xu - Lai Ze, Eng Dong, Yu, Teck Ho - Leng Kang, Xin Choon, Wong, Tong Kuan - Nadhim, Kian Jing.
Grilled tactics involved an interesting 2-5-3 combination. The following players took the field: Kryus - 福泉 (Fuquan) , 力勇 (Liyong) - Shaahee, 尊文 (Zunwen) , Shun An, 长春 (Changchun), Djekshenkulov - bin Mohd Kassim, 勇航 (Yonghang) , Ying Lee.
Grilled's
梁 (Liang) 力勇 (Liyong) managed to lose the defenders as he advanced down the right wing and scored, putting the visitors ahead after 15 minutes. 0 - 1. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave
Teo Tong Kuan from United a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 17 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! A loud groan was heard from the fans of Grilled, as
朱 (Zhu) 长春 (Changchun) left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match.
Gleb Dorogan took his place on the field. After 19 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for
梁 (Liang) 力勇 (Liyong) who increased Grilled's lead to 0 - 2. 22 minutes into the game,
Hashim Nadhim had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came
Haziq Khaled. After 24 minutes, Grilled's
田 (Tian) 勇航 (Yonghang) burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 3. Confident in their lead, Grilled's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. The referee showed United's
Neil Yu the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. A drive down the left side allowed
Mohd Safri bin Mohd Kassim to get in close and score another goal for Grilled after 29 minutes, taking the score to 0 - 4. After a savage shot that could only be parried by the keeper,
Chow Ying Lee demonstrated his experience by being in just the right place to slot home the rebound. His goal for Grilled 30 minutes into the match made the score 0 - 5. United's
Guan Teck Ho got himself booked for a foul. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 5. Possession in this half belonged to Grilled, who controlled the ball 87 percent of the time.
70 minutes into the game a free kick by
Shiya Shaahee found its way through the home side's poorly assembled defensive formation, making Grilled's lead 0 - 6. The visitors'
Shiya Shaahee took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 72 minutes into the match. 0 - 7 for Grilled. After 73 minutes, Grilled's
Gleb Dorogan fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! The Grilled players could smell victory in the air.
梁 (Liang) 力勇 (Liyong) wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for
Qassem Madaini after 75 minutes. The visitors nearly scored again after 76 minutes, but a superb save by
Tobias Xu kept
Shiya Shaahee's free kick out of the net. There was concern in the stands when, at the 80 minute mark, United's
Tobias Xu hit the ground hard, but he refused the attention of the trainer and rejoined his teammates on the pitch.
Chow Ying Lee of Grilled took advantage of a mistake on the home side's right after 81 minutes which increased the away team's lead to 0 - 8. The corner kick from
Shiya Shaahee was powerfully met by the head of
Mohd Safri bin Mohd Kassim to make the score 0 - 9. After 86 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed
Chow Ying Lee to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 0 - 10. By then
Chow Ying Lee had scored three goals - a hat trick! The coach of Grilled was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 88 minutes,
Abdul bin Jantan came on for
Shiya Shaahee. Grilled enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 92 percent of possession.
Most important United player was
Fung Kian Jing. On the other hand,
Tan Lai Ze's play was disheartening. Grilled's best player was
田 (Tian) 勇航 (Yonghang) . However,
Edmund Kryus made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 0 - 10.