Grilled 5 - 1 newbies
rk skies made the crowd of 72939 at
The Cooking Pot a little nervous, but the rain held off.
Jens Wehringer was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Erik Pettersson and
Arie Yehiel. People from all over
Jurong had joined up for the derby. Grilled decided to use a 2-5-3 set up. The following players had been chosen: Kryus - 福泉 (Fuquan) , Madaini - bin Jantan, 尊文 (Zunwen) , Shun An, Jing Wei, 长春 (Changchun) - bin Mohd Kassim, 勇航 (Yonghang) , Ying Lee.
newbies tactics involved an interesting 2-5-3 combination. Lineup: Caamaño - Dan, Hatara - 豪平 (Haoping) , Jing Ting, Sahu, Haley, 偌添 (Ruotian) - Skrjanc, bin Che Rusli, Bollini.
Grilled tried to focus their attacks down the middle. newbies displayed their ability to play creatively. Some great play up the middle by Grilled led to a chance for
Woon Shun An to score after 36 minutes, but the shot hit the crossbar. Grilled players heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their wing attacks to the middle instead. They were singing the praises of
卢. 尊文 (Zunwen) 43 minutes into the match after his speculative chip from the middle of the penalty box found its way over the visitors' keeper to make the score 1 - 0 to Grilled. newbies's
张. 偌添 (Ruotian) made use of his speed to get free of the defence, but he still couldn't get a shot off 43 minutes into the match. Things were going to get worse for the visitors.
Zhao Jing Wei squirmed through their central defence after 44 minutes, increasing the lead to 2 - 0. 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. 44 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as
田. 勇航 (Yonghang) broke through, making the score 3 - 0 for Grilled. After 44 minutes,
凌. 福泉 (Fuquan) put Grilled ahead 4 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. newbies's
Peter Haley was shown a yellow card after 44 minutes for slicing down an opponent. The teams went for the halftime break at 4 - 0. Grilled enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 55 percent of possession.
凌. 福泉 (Fuquan) had a fantastic opportunity to put Grilled up another goal 50 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. newbies's
岳. 豪平 (Haoping) skillfully knocked a pass over the top after 69 minutes, and that was received by
Giulio Bollini who just managed to slot it past the opposing goalkeeper for 4 - 1.
Abdul bin Jantan left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 75 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead.
Shiya Shaahee was the replacement. 77 minutes in,
张. 偌添 (Ruotian) made an incredible run up the middle and nearly reduced the home side's lead, but
Edmund Kryus refused to let the ball slip by him. Cheers filled the stadium as
Chow Ying Lee broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 5 - 1 to Grilled. Grilled's
田. 勇航 (Yonghang) got himself booked for a foul. With 83 minutes played,
Mohd Safri bin Mohd Kassim could have brought this one home for Grilled as he charged up on the left, but his hooked ball went just a bit too high. Grilled had most of the ball, with 53 percent of possession.
Grilled's top performer was clearly
田. 勇航 (Yonghang) .
Edmund Kryus turned in a dismal performance, however. The most dominating newbies player was without a doubt
Giulio Bollini.
Roshadi bin Che Rusli was a disappointment, however. The match ends 5 - 1.