iv id="matchReport"> 3392 fans braved the pouring rain at The Cooking Pot. Florindo Zaffaroni was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Michael Ehnflod and Philippe-Emmanuel Desjardins.Grilled had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation.Starters: Rykowski - Bakhtiar, bin Ahmad, van der Ban - Ying Lee, bin Mohd Kassim, Isufi, 勇航 (Yonghang) , Aik Jia - Wan Kang, Bellamoli.
A 5-2-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Pata.The following players had been chosen: Barrutieta - Vieira, Dias Baptista, Carvalho Morais, Paixão, Rodrigues Afonso - de Oliveira, Graça - Carrasco, von Sachsen, Veloso.
For their match strategy, Pata had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible.Slack defending gave Grilled a chance to take the lead with 2 minutes played, but P. Bellamoli's cross from the left flank was fumbled in front of the goal and easily dealt with by the opposition.Many thought 田. 勇航 (Yonghang) ought to have been awarded a penalty 16 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around A. Barrutieta after a determined run through the middle.The home side put themselves ahead 1 - 0 after 22 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from M. bin Mohd Kassim, who scored with a stunning volley following a cross from the right wing.Grilled's P. Bellamoli was shown a yellow card after 23 minutes for slicing down an opponent.W. von Sachsen was the unlucky victim and couldn't continue the game, so Pata's S. Fernandes Figueiredo had to come off the bench.Grilled's L. Wan Kang increased the lead to 2 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 25 minutes.Confident in their lead, Grilled's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it.P. Bellamoli of Grilled got sent off for kicking the ball after the whistle, a completely uncalled for move, earning him his second yellow card of the game.Pata almost scored after a swift counterattack 30 minutes into the game, but S. Fernandes Figueiredo put the shot from the left flank just outside the goal.2 - 0 was the score after the first half.Grilled had most of the ball, with 89 percent of possession.
The Grilled players could smell victory in the air. C. Ying Lee wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for Z. Jing Wei after 46 minutes.With the clock showing 50 minutes played, a great pass from the defensive line of Pata resulted in a counterattack that was smoothly brought under control by J. de Oliveira in the centre of the opposition's penalty area, but his finish went high.J. de Oliveira, who often relies on his speed, had a rotten day on the drenched grass.Pata needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 60 minutes A. Barrutieta made way for A. Laserna.The Pata captaincy was handed to A. Laserna.Grilled put in a good effort on the right, but M. bin Mohd Kassim saw his volley fly wide of the mark 69 minutes into the game.70 minutes into the game Pata managed a counterattack, but M. Carrasco took a soft shot from the left flank that was easy prey for the alert keeper.Things were deteriorating for the away team as Grilled scored another to make it 3 - 0 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for 田. 勇航 (Yonghang) after 78 minutes.田. 勇航 (Yonghang) unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide.Grilled's Z. Jing Wei got himself booked for a foul.Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Pata's F. Dias Baptista was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 89 minutes. J. Andrade was given a chance to change things around.Possession in this half belonged to Grilled, who controlled the ball 91 percent of the time.
