iv id="matchReport"> Due to an all-day shower, 27890 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at The Cooking Pot. Darren Sumner was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jarno Pärnänen and Michi Vullioud. While a boggy pitch like this was an advantage for physical players, it really didn't help those who relied on speed or technique. They fielded: Batâr - 中北 (Nakakita), Trung Quá - Künzler, Muthyala, 入江 (Irie), Saliman, Romijn - Xin Seng, Mudaliar, Parvathaneni.

Lineup: Truong - Khairil, Sofian, Wu - Azmi, Wee Kok, Woon Kum, Soon Long - Zengerink, Ibañez, Tze Lee.

Grilled Birds entered the field in a 2-5-3 formation. The visitors, FC Pires, chose to start the game with a 3-4-3 lineup. Hoàng Trung Quá gave Grilled the lead as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then slotted the ball into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance. 1 - 0 The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave Ang Tze Lee from Pires a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 17 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Things were going to get worse for the visitors. Moey Xin Seng" class="homeplayer">Moey Xin Seng squirmed through their central defence after 28 minutes, increasing the lead to 2 - 0. Given a free kick in a difficult position after 29 minutes, Grilled tried a variation that they had practised in training. The kick was sent into the area just in front of the keeper. However, the defence were on their toes and allowed no space for a finish. With 37 minutes played, Grilled's Vikram Mudaliar" class="homeplayer">Vikram Mudaliar almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. 2 - 0 was the halftime score. Grilled claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 75 percent.

雄輝 (Yuki) 入江 (Irie) left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 46 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. Chu Xin Lee" class="homeplayer">Chu Xin Lee was the replacement. The coach of Grilled was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 46 minutes, Chan Ze Han" class="homeplayer">Chan Ze Han came on for Moey Xin Seng" class="homeplayer">Moey Xin Seng. Hoàng Trung Quá was the new captain of Grilled - handed the armband by the departing player. 悠太 (Yuta) 中北 (Nakakita) could have increased the lead after 47 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Grilled's Hoàng Trung Quá increasing the lead to 3 - 0. The referee showed Pires's Kobus Zengerink the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Cheers filled the stadium as Vikram Mudaliar" class="homeplayer">Vikram Mudaliar broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 4 - 0 to Grilled. With 69 minutes played, Grilled put themselves up 5 - 0 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to Florus Romijn, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. The referee announced 1 minute of stoppage time, giving fans a slim hope that their team could get one more attack in before this was all over. The match ends 5 - 0. Possession in this half belonged to Grilled, who controlled the ball 72 percent of the time.

Grilled's top performer was clearly Kalki Parvathaneni" class="homeplayer">Kalki Parvathaneni. Hoàng Trung Quá on the other hand, had a terrible day. Kobus Zengerink performed admirably for Pires. On the other hand, Wan Arif Khairil's play was disheartening.