Joker 3 - 7 Grilled
63468 spectators had come to
Aljunied Bridge this cloudy day.
Silvestro Carbotta was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Luigi Stanzani and
Martin Broge. Starters:
van Boshuizen -
Seng An,
Puay Hui -
Veseta,
Wurzinger,
Saâda,
Hołówka,
Gorpinchenko -
Anderson,
Woon Chun,
Kong Han.
They fielded:
Dob -
Webb,
Panigrahi -
Künzler,
Mohammad Harun,
Ze Han,
Xin Seng,
Dong Chu -
Xin Lee,
Egan,
Mudaliar.
2-5-3 was the choice of the day for both coaches. Joker demonstrated their supernatural creative tactics on the field. A mistake by the home side's central defence after 21 minutes allowed
Heng Dong Chu to score for Grilled. The scoreboard now read 0 - 1. After 22 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for
Chan Ze Han who increased Grilled's lead to 0 - 2. 30 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 3 as
Chan Ze Han finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. Joker reduced the lead to 1 - 3 with 34 minutes on the clock when
Tobias Wurzinger got the best of a ball floated in from the left. The home team's supporters got excited again when
Tay Woon Chun broke through the visitors' central defence and caught their keeper off guard, making it 2 - 3. The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 3. Grilled claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 55 percent.
After 46 minutes, the Grilled coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving
Moey Xin Seng off the field.
Neeraj Muthyala took his place. Joker's opponents know to be wary of
Máté Veseta's speed, but it made little difference as he flew past the defence 48 minutes into the game. Only the keeper could stop him - and he did with a perfectly timed dive! With 55 minutes played, Grilled put themselves up 2 - 4 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was
Chu Xin Lee.
Neeraj Muthyala was the first to reach the corner kick, but his header was blocked by the keeper. However, Grilled's
Bernie Egan managed to get hold of the rebound and tucked the ball into the empty net. 2 - 5 The head of
Chow Puay Hui connected with a corner kick after 57 minutes, and the ball ended up with
Radomir Hołówka of Joker who blasted the ball into the net, making the score 3 - 5. The visitors'
Vikram Mudaliar took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 61 minutes into the match. 3 - 6 for Grilled.
Gilbert Webb would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise.
悠太 (Yuta) 中北 (Nakakita) entered the game for Grilled as the match clock showed 70 minutes. The referee announced 4 minutes of stoppage time, giving fans a slim hope that their team could get one more attack in before this was all over.
Bernie Egan received a delicate pass through the home side's central defence after 90 minutes, and chipped it past the flailing keeper to score making it 3 - 7. The Grilled fans went wild, whilst the home fans started to think about leaving early. The match ends 3 - 7. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Grilled, with 56 percent of the ball.
Joker's top performer was clearly
Desmond Anderson. On the other hand,
Wu Seng An's play was disheartening.
Bernie Egan performed admirably for Grilled.
Cyril Künzler on the other hand, had a terrible day.