JUtd 7 - 1 Grilled
ear skies welcomed the 66929 spectators who had made their way to
New Bukit Batok.
Joshua Atkinson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Argiris Kouvarakis and
Mamadou Samassa. Fans of both teams had been eagerly awaiting this
Jurong derby and were doing their best to outshout their opponents. JUtd had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Gröne - Domínguez, Villedieu, Gabriël - Grønkjær, Barcellos, Havadej, Sarayköy, Guridi - Senesi, Kian Jing.
Grilled decided to use a 2-5-3 set up. They fielded: Kryus - 力勇 (Liyong), Madaini - Shaahee, 长春 (Changchun), Shun An, Jing Wei, 尊文 (Zunwen) - bin Mohd Kassim, 勇航 (Yonghang) , Ying Lee.
With 14 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as
Lin Kian Jing flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. 25 minutes into the game,
朱. 长春 (Changchun) had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came
Djan Bacelar. With 37 minutes played, JUtd put themselves up 2 - 0 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to
Gerardo Senesi, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home.
R. Grønkjær of JUtd was able to make an impressive rush past the sluggish
Woon Shun An, which resulted in a goal making the score 3 - 0. Things were going to get worse for the visitors.
Lin Kian Jing squirmed through their central defence after 43 minutes, increasing the lead to 4 - 0. By now, the players in JUtd felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. JUtd had to make a substitution after 44 minutes.
Rosemiro Barcellos limped off the field and was replaced by
Gino Alzamora. With 44 minutes played,
Woon Shun An had a fantastic opportunity to reply but his shot from the middle flew harmlessly wide of the goal. The teams went for the halftime break at 4 - 0. This part of the game was a standoff between the teams in terms of possession.
T. Sarayköy increased the lead for JUtd to 5 - 0, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! 65 minutes in, an amazing pass from the left side resulted in a goal for the visitors, as
Woon Shun An anticipated the through ball and scored, reducing the deficit to 5 - 1. 67 minutes in, JUtd's
Gerardo Senesi received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Unfortunately for Grilled,
Chow Ying Lee was injured when the game became more physical, and he had to leave the field.
Leong Wan Kang replaced him. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in JUtd's
Gerardo Senesi increasing the lead to 6 - 1. After 70 minutes, Grilled switched
Shiya Shaahee with
Abdul bin Jantan, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. JUtd put themselves up 7 - 1 when
Gerardo Senesi broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. By then
Gerardo Senesi had scored three goals - a hat trick! Grilled had most of the ball, with 51 percent of possession.
JUtd's top performer was clearly
Gerardo Senesi.
R. Gabriël was a disappointment, however. Most important Grilled player was
田. 勇航 (Yonghang) . On the other hand,
Djan Bacelar's play was disheartening. The match ends 7 - 1.