iv id="matchReport"> It had rained all day, but 51464 hardy fans still made it out to Olympic Lyons Park. Kobe Beenkens was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Tolis Kakoulakis and Rolf Oppliger. The match took place on neutral ground. Ezlinkton tactics involved an interesting 2-5-3 combination. They fielded: Coroianu - Soschinka, Rossi - Indaco, Otuk, Trane, Andersen, Fidra - Castro, 育达 (Yuda), Jakobsen.

Grilled started off with a 2-5-3 lineup. Lineup: Tian Han - 中北 (Nakakita), 入江 (Irie) - Prabhu, Xin Lee, Xin Seng, Parvathaneni, Won - Dvorak, 勇航 (Yonghang) , Wan Kang.

Grilled mostly ignored the flanks in favour of their ability to attack in the middle, taking advantage of their utopian level with that tactic. A mistake by the home side's central defence after 2 minutes allowed Chu Xin Lee" class="awayplayer">Chu Xin Lee to score for Grilled. The scoreboard now read 0 - 1. With 6 minutes played, Dalimil Fidra of Ezlinkton fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. After 14 minutes, Ezlinkton switched Dalimil Fidra with Luis Serrano, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. Moey Xin Seng" class="awayplayer">Moey Xin Seng was, after 33 minutes, almost able to extend the visitors' lead with a well placed diving header after the ball had looped into the centre, but the home side's keeper Alexandru Coroianu made the save. Grilled's Moey Xin Seng" class="awayplayer">Moey Xin Seng was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 37 minutes. Kalki Parvathaneni" class="awayplayer">Kalki Parvathaneni spent most of the time in a heap on the ground today, his normally rapid movement hindered by the slippery pitch. It was 0 - 1 at the break. Grilled claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 55 percent.

53 minutes into the match, Kalki Parvathaneni" class="awayplayer">Kalki Parvathaneni came through the middle and almost added to his team's lead, but the shot went wide. Grilled's Hariharan Prabhu got himself booked for a foul. The referee showed Ezlinkton's 钟 (Zhong) 育达 (Yuda) the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. It was obvious that team Grilled had instructions to attack in the middle instead of on the wings. After 82 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for Hariharan Prabhu who increased Grilled's lead to 0 - 2. Ezlinkton's fans were urging them forward as they tried to get back into the game, and their vocal support was rewarded 84 minutes into the match as 钟 (Zhong) 育达 (Yuda) ran onto a beautiful ball played through the visitors' defence and slotted it past the keeper to reduce the deficit. 1 - 2. The muddy pitch made the game a gritty affair, which seemed to suit Suphi Otuk just fine. After 86 minutes, Rui André Castro made a dash down the middle past the away team's defenders to score the goal that made it 2 - 2. As neither team had managed to win, extra time was called. Grilled enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 54 percent of possession.

The rain made it hard for players like Luis Serrano to show their technical control of the ball on this soggy day. Ezlinkton fans held their breath as Tommaso Indaco scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 3 - 2! 118 minutes in, Grilled's Gennady Dvorak received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Grilled needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 119 minutes Chu Xin Lee" class="awayplayer">Chu Xin Lee made way for Valentin Batâr. The referee was not popular with the home supporters after he awarded Grilled a controversial penalty after 119 minutes. Gennady Dvorak made no mistake, levelling the score at 3 - 3. The result was still a draw, so the match had to be settled with penalties.

Ezlinkton's 钟 (Zhong) 育达 (Yuda) kept his cool as he faced down Wong Tian Han. His composure paid off as he scored easily for 4 - 3. Grilled's Gennady Dvorak made no mistake. Alexandru Coroianu didn't have a chance. 4 - 4. Ezlinkton's Enea Rossi coolly put the ball past Wong Tian Han. 5 - 4. Grilled's Valentin Batâr was relaxed as he smoothly put the ball in the net. 5 - 5! Ezlinkton's Suphi Otuk showed he has nerves of steel when it comes to penalties, easily changing the score to 6 - 5. Grilled's Wong Tian Han kept his cool as he faced down Alexandru Coroianu. His composure paid off as he scored easily for 6 - 6. Ezlinkton's Leander Trane didn't hesitate but Wong Tian Han managed the save, resulting in an unchanged 6 - 6 score. When it comes to placing a ball precisely, 田 (Tian) 勇航 (Yonghang) is a real wizard. He put it safely away for Grilled to make the score 6 - 7. Ezlinkton's Olav Andersen penalty shot was very well placed but Wong Tian Han went the right way, blocking it spectacularly. The score was still 6 - 7. The match ends 6 - 7. Tommy Jakobsen performed admirably for Ezlinkton. On the other hand, Leander Trane's play was disheartening. The most dominating Grilled player was without a doubt 田 (Tian) 勇航 (Yonghang) . However, Valentin Batâr made a disastrous appearance.