Grilled 6 - 2 Kernel
Fairly good weather for football at the stadium today. They fielded:
Dob -
Webb,
中北 (Nakakita) -
Künzler,
Xin Lee,
Mohammad Harun,
Parvathaneni,
Dong Chu -
Ze Han,
Davlatov,
Xin Seng.
Starters:
Ortiz -
Backović,
Al-Shaer,
Flinksjö -
Penderlico,
Guerrero,
Rugama,
Loaiza,
Salinas -
Yapo,
Schirripa.
The teams had chosen different formations for the match. Home team Grilled Birds went for 2-5-3 while Kernel Panic United has decided to play a 3-5-2 lineup. Grilled seemed to prefer attacking in the middle, taking advantage of their divine (+5) level with that tactic. It was obvious that team Grilled had instructions to attack in the middle instead of on the wings. The visitors' central defence should have had no trouble clearing the pass to
Kalki Parvathaneni, but the Grilled player managed to shrug them off and fired a low shot past the keeper to give his team the lead. 1 - 0! Kernel's
Olinser Salinas was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 30 minutes. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Grilled to 2 - 0 as
Kalki Parvathaneni finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. Always quick and a menace to his opponents,
Kalki Parvathaneni was very close to getting through after 36 minutes, but he could only put the ball into the keeper's arms. Grilled's
Gilbert Webb saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 38 minutes. After 39 minutes, the defensive line of Kernel created a counterattack through the middle that gave
Jorge Hernán Rugama a good look at the goal, but his shot glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. Grilled solidified their lead at the 41 minute mark, as
Chan Ze Han dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 3 - 0. 42 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as
Moey Xin Seng broke through, making the score 4 - 0 for Grilled. It was 4 - 0 at the break. Grilled claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 61 percent.
46 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Grilled substitution.
Bhavya Panigrahi came on for
悠太 (Yuta) 中北 (Nakakita). Morale on the visitors' bench was greatly improved when their player
Lars-Rune Flinksjö reduced the lead to make it 4 - 1 after 51 minutes, following a pass from the right. 66 minutes into the match, Grilled's
Cyril Künzler demonstrated his famed speed as he raced past his marker and passed the ball to
Moey Xin Seng who chipped it in for 5 - 1. Kernel reduced the lead after 68 minutes to 5 - 2 as
Gaspar José Penderlico easily chipped the ball past the home side's keeper after a dazzling play from the right. Grilled were determined to attack in the middle, even their wing attacks ended up centrally. Things were going to get worse for the visitors.
Kalki Parvathaneni squirmed through their central defence after 72 minutes, increasing the lead to 6 - 2. At that,
Kalki Parvathaneni was noted down for a hat trick!
Gilbert Webb could have increased the lead after 74 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. 75 minutes into the game, Grilled wanted to bring some new energy to their game.
Kalki Parvathaneni gave
Bernie Egan a quick hug as he left the field. The referee announced 3 minutes 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 6 - 2. Grilled had most of the ball, with 60 percent of possession.
Grilled's best player was
Moey Xin Seng. On the other hand,
Bhavya Panigrahi's play was disheartening. Most important Kernel player was
Mirko Schirripa. However,
Mariano Nahuel Ortiz made a disastrous appearance.