Grilled 1 - 4 singnet_utd
3439 punters turned up at
Piorzão, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came.
Amaro Ferreira was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Isileli Muirhead and
Román Grebe. The match took place on neutral ground. A 2-5-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Grilled. Lineup: Tian Han - 福泉 (Fuquan) , bin Ahmad - Ping Shun, 长春 (Changchun), bin Jantan, Jing Wei, Shun An - bin Mohd Kassim, Ying Lee, 勇航 (Yonghang).
singnet_utd decided to use a 5-4-1 set up. The following players had been chosen: Strauß - Rouvas, 坤贤 (Kunxian) , Durlinger, Trapolino, Pillitu - Meienberger, Gilardone, Wendt, 智成 (Zhicheng) - Matsson.
Grilled clearly preferred using their ability to attack in the middle. singnet_utd clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. Many thought
田. 勇航 (Yonghang) ought to have been awarded a penalty 10 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around
S. Strauß after a determined run through the middle. The counterattacks of singnet_utd were deadly and 11 minutes into the game,
O. Meienberger received a nice pass from the right flank, making it 0 - 1.
M. bin Mohd Kassim was just a finger's breadth away from an equaliser for Grilled with a strike from the left, but
S. Strauß managed to ward the shot off for a corner. With 32 minutes played, Grilled's
M. bin Mohd Kassim found an opening in the visitors' left side defence, but his shot was handled easily by the keeper.
C. Trapolino knocked one home from a counterattack down the right wing, making the score 0 - 2 after 33 minutes. Grilled were determined to attack in the middle, even their wing attacks ended up centrally.
M. bin Mohd Kassim challenged the visitors' central defence eagerly, producing a good chance 42 minutes into the game as he went for a through ball. But, as so many times before, the guests' defensive efforts got the best of it. Halftime score was 0 - 2. Grilled enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 62 percent of possession.
While defending the singnet_utd lead,
S. Strauß got a new role. 46 minutes in the game, his coach ordered him to change positions with
N. Pillitu. The home side worked their way through the middle and almost got one back when
M. bin Mohd Kassim tried to sneak the ball past the keeper.
N. Pillitu was too alert for that! singnet_utd's counterattack was impressive and was only stopped by a shocking foul. Somehow, the referee's cards remained in his pocket - a terrible decision!
方. 坤贤 (Kunxian) 's resulting free kick was easily saved by the keeper. The goal to make it 0 - 3 was scored by
S. Strauß after 58 minutes, following an opportunistic counterattack down the middle by singnet_utd. After this, you could see that the players of singnet_utd were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. After 68 minutes,
C. Ying Lee had a good opportunity to reduce the scoreline for Grilled with a chance created through the middle, but wasn't cool enough. The ball went miles over the bar. Grilled's
凌. 福泉 (Fuquan) was shown a yellow card after 70 minutes for slicing down an opponent. singnet_utd's
P. Gilardone went down after a savage challenge, but could continue playing after some medical attention.
M. Matsson 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.
C. Delmont was the replacement.
P. Gilardone couldn't do anything to stop the technically gifted
田. 勇航 (Yonghang) as he dodged past on his way to scoring a wonderful goal for Grilled - 1 - 3! The singnet_utd players could smell victory in the air.
P. Durlinger wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for
W. Kiong Teck after 80 minutes. The coach of singnet_utd was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 80 minutes,
J. Jämsén came on for
P. Gilardone. With 82 minutes played, singnet_utd put themselves up 1 - 4 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was
C. Trapolino. Possession in this half belonged to Grilled, who controlled the ball 65 percent of the time.
Most important Grilled player was
田. 勇航 (Yonghang) . On the other hand,
凌. 福泉 (Fuquan) 's play was disheartening. singnet_utd's best player was
凌. 智成 (Zhicheng).
W. Kiong Teck was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 4.