Grilled 5 - 3 Arrogancae
88183 spectators arrived at
Big Nest Arena Singapore, where weather conditions were pretty good for football.
Fedor Igolnikov was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Anders G�ransson and
Jesse-Pekka J�lk�. The match took place on neutral ground. Grilled fielded:
Dob -
Webb,
Panigrahi -
Egan,
Muthyala,
Xin Seng,
Mohammad Harun,
Parvathaneni -
Mudaliar,
Ze Han,
Xin Lee.
The following players took the field for Arrogancae:
Porras -
Bujak,
T�lff,
Rissoto,
Kryvec,
Chatrazar -
Abis,
Charkhchian,
Liebenstein -
Kwansah,
Szetei.
Grilled Birds entered the field in a 2-5-3 formation. The visitors, Arrogancae, chose to start the game with a 5-3-2 lineup. Grilled seemed to prefer attacking in the middle, taking advantage of their divine (+5) level with that tactic. For their match strategy, Arrogancae had decided to use their utopian ability to counter-attack whenever possible.
Chan Ze Han 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 4 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as
Vikram Mudaliar broke through, making the score 2 - 0 for Grilled. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Grilled's
Chan Ze Han increasing the lead to 3 - 0. Grilled solidified their lead at the 16 minute mark, as
Chan Ze Han dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 4 - 0. That was his third goal of the match - a hat trick for
Chan Ze Han. Grilled's
Kalki Parvathaneni saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 27 minutes. Halftime score was 4 - 0. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Grilled, with 69 percent of the ball.
Neeraj Muthyala could have increased the lead after 47 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. The away team improved the scoreline to 4 - 1, as
Gholi Charkhchian struck home, set up well by a play on the left 54 minutes into the match. It was obvious that team Grilled had instructions to attack in the middle instead of on the wings. After 64 minutes, a couple of quick and successful challenges followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area by
Chan Ze Han might have resulted in another goal for Grilled. However,
Felipe Porras made a spectacular save. Arrogancae's counterattacks were lethal to the opposing defence, allowing
L�szl� Szetei to score easily from the right flank for 4 - 2. As the match clock reached 71 minutes, Grilled's organisation began to suffer due to a lack of experience. Grilled's
Bhavya Panigrahi got himself booked for a foul. Central attacks were the recipe of the day for Grilled, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. Things were going to get worse for the visitors.
Neeraj Muthyala squirmed through their central defence after 75 minutes, increasing the lead to 5 - 2. Arrogancae managed to reduce the score to 5 - 3 as
L�szl� Szetei finished off a well-played combination from the left, easily carving through the defence. 80 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Grilled substitution.
Heng Dong Chu came on for
Bernie Egan. The players were tired, but when the referee announced that there would be 3 minutes of added time they, nonetheless, welcomed the extra opportunity to make an impact. The match ends 5 - 3. Grilled claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 68 percent.
Grilled's top performer was clearly
Vikram Mudaliar. However,
Bhavya Panigrahi made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating Arrogancae player was without a doubt
L�szl� Szetei. On the other hand,
Prohar Kryvec's play was disheartening.