Grilled 6 - 1 Joker
37150 punters turned up at
The Cooking Pot, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came.
Nicolas Kesselgruber was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Filipe Evangelista and
Ingolf Lichty. The following players had been chosen:
Dob -
Webb,
Panigrahi -
Künzler,
Muthyala,
Ze Han,
Mohammad Harun,
Davlatov -
Xin Lee,
Egan,
Parvathaneni.
Starters:
van Boshuizen -
Seng An,
Puay Hui -
海翔 (Haixiang),
Wurzinger,
Saâda,
Hołówka,
Bodde -
Anderson,
Woon Chun,
Kong Han.
As the teams spread out over the pitch, it became clear that they would both be using a 2-5-3 formation today. Joker took a titanic creative approach on the field. With 17 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as
Kalki Parvathaneni flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. Grilled put themselves up 2 - 0 when
Chan Ze Han broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake.
Wu Seng An got left behind when Grilled's
Bernie Egan left scorch marks in the turf 33 minutes, finishing off with a blisteringly swift strike. 3-0! It emerged that
Islom Davlatov had hurt his right foot after 35 minutes, which led him to abandon the game.
Prokop Mottl had already been warming up, and came on for
Islom Davlatov. A well placed corner kick from
Cyril Künzler was followed by
Neeraj Muthyala's hard but accurate header. The well executed routine resulted in a goal for Grilled, the score now 4 - 0. Things were going to get worse for the visitors.
Kalki Parvathaneni squirmed through their central defence after 39 minutes, increasing the lead to 5 - 0. 5 - 0 was the score after the first half. Possession in this half belonged to Grilled, who controlled the ball 64 percent of the time.
Grilled's
Prokop Mottl had an excellent opportunity after 60 minutes, shooting after receiving a pass from the right hand side, but he missed the goal by miles!
Neeraj Muthyala unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide. After 70 minutes, the Grilled coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving
Bernie Egan off the field.
Moey Xin Seng took his place.
Kalki Parvathaneni would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise.
Vikram Mudaliar entered the game for Grilled as the match clock showed 70 minutes. After 72 minutes,
Chan Ze Han put Grilled ahead 6 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. 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 home team's fans were upset when, after 91 minutes, the visiting
Wu Seng An broke through the central defence and kicked the ball past the keeper. 6 - 1 was the score. The match ends 6 - 1. Grilled enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 62 percent of possession.
Most important Grilled player was
Chu Xin Lee.
Prokop Mottl turned in a dismal performance, however. Joker's best player was
Tobias Wurzinger. On the other hand,
Tay Woon Chun's play was disheartening.