JUtd 4 - 1 Grilled
scorching day at New Bukit Batok, where 46779 spectators were in place for today's match.
Simon Beckmann was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Stephen Kneebone and
Benito Pardo. People from all over
Jurong had joined up for the derby. JUtd started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players took the field: Gröne - Gabriël, Villedieu, Domínguez - Guridi, Alzamora, Barcellos, Sarayköy, Grønkjær - 尔福 (Erfu) , Senesi.
Grilled tactics involved an interesting 2-5-3 combination. They fielded: Kryus - 福泉 (Fuquan) , Madaini - bin Jantan, 尊文 (Zunwen) , Shun An, Djekshenkulov, 长春 (Changchun) - bin Mohd Kassim, 勇航 (Yonghang) , Ying Lee.
Grilled used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. With 20 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as
M. Domínguez flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. The referee showed JUtd's
Gerardo Senesi the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge.
朱. 长春 (Changchun)'s knee will be throbbing for days, but thankfully for Grilled, he bravely continued in the match. After 30 minutes,
R. Grønkjær sent the corner kick right to
R. Gabriël who headed it sharply past the keeper. 2 - 0! The home team's fans were upset when, after 32 minutes, the visiting
田. 勇航 (Yonghang) broke through the central defence and kicked the ball past the keeper. 2 - 1 was the score. Halftime score was 2 - 1. Possession in this half belonged to Grilled, who controlled the ball 57 percent of the time.
Central attacks were the recipe of the day for Grilled, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. Grilled had a chance to level the score as
Mohd Safri bin Mohd Kassim suddenly found himself free in the middle of the box with only the keeper to beat, but he misjudged the finish, and only managed to hit the bar. Several players seemed a little dazed by the warm weather, and were repeatedly tricked by the clever and agile
Gerardo Senesi.
M. Domínguez could have increased the lead after 64 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. After 65 minutes, JUtd raised their score by one when
Antonio Guridi's dangerous low cross was cleverly tucked in at the near post by
Gerardo Senesi. 3 - 1.
姚. 尔福 (Erfu) wanted to play on, but the JUtd coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 67 minutes into the game by
Zygmunt Gwizd. 77 minutes into the match, JUtd's
R. Grønkjær demonstrated his famed speed as he raced past his marker and passed the ball to
Gerardo Senesi who chipped it in for 4 - 1. Grilled needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 85 minutes
Abdul bin Jantan made way for
Alex Fonseca. With 88 minutes played, the Grilled coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around.
Rashid bin Ahmad came on,
Qassem Madaini had to leave the fray.
Alex Fonseca became the new Grilled captain. Grilled had most of the ball, with 55 percent of possession.
Most important JUtd player was
Gerardo Senesi.
Zygmunt Gwizd on the other hand, had a terrible day. Grilled's best player was
田. 勇航 (Yonghang) .
Alex Fonseca turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 4 - 1.