Grilled 4 - 1 Krajcoki
Clear skies welcomed the spectators who had made their way to the stadium today. Lineup:
Dob -
Panigrahi,
Jeftić -
Dong Chu,
Ze Han,
Jaška,
Kamel,
Xin Lee -
Parvathaneni,
Xin Seng,
Egan.
The following players took the field:
Górny -
Kidoń,
Szkopiak,
Bracha -
Dziduch,
Zep,
Leper,
Romatowski,
Jurczyk -
Sokal,
Kościański.
Grilled Birds fielded a 2-5-3 lineup. For SS Zjednoczeni Katowice 04, the formation of choice was a 3-5-2.
Mateja Jeftić was very close to giving Grilled the lead with an ingenious free kick routine after 12 minutes, but the ball just grazed the bar. After a fine move down the middle
Kalki Parvathaneni nearly put the home side one up with 15 minutes played. His final touch escaped him though and the keeper smothered the ball.
Heng Dong Chu gave Grilled the 1 - 0 lead, as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then placed the ball at the keeper's right post – what a clinical finish! After 23 minutes,
Mateja Jeftić put Grilled ahead 2 - 0 when he rose to head in a hooked ball, the result of an effort from the right side. 29 minutes into the game, Krajcoki's attack got through on the right, but
Tomasz Jurczyk couldn't control the ball and his feeble kick wound up in the keeper's arms. Grilled's
Bhavya Panigrahi was delighted to score as he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing keeper and into the net, following some good attacking movement on the right wing. 3 - 0 after 33 minutes. It was 3 - 0 at the break. Grilled had the upper hand in possession, maintaining an impressive 60 percent possession of the ball.
Moey Xin Seng could have put Grilled up one more, but he fired into the side netting after breaking free on the left after 60 minutes. Grilled's
Kalki Parvathaneni swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defense were able to clear the ball. Against a lesser team, Grilled could very well have succeeded with their smart indirect free kick combination after 68 minutes. A trio of passes took the ball all the way past the defenders, but by then the intended recipient was blocked off and the keeper could make a leisurely save. 70 minutes into the game, Grilled wanted to bring some new energy to their game.
Bhavya Panigrahi gave
Gilbert Webb a quick hug as he left the field. Grilled added another goal to their lead as
Bernie Egan struck home for 4 - 0 after an attack from the left set him up unmarked in front of the keeper. The players were tired, but when the referee announced that there would be 1 minutes of added time, they welcomed the extra opportunity to make an impact. Krajcoki fought on, and after 89 minutes,
Florian Sokal was able to increase the goal tally to 4 - 1 after some excellent moves on the right side were finished off with a smart lob. The match ends 4 - 1. Well, look at this! Cardi B is on the Enormotron in naught but giant sunglasses, red tassles, and a Holy Hand Grenades of Antioch tank top. I've not seen anything like it before. Most important Grilled player was
Moey Xin Seng. Even six year old fans were wincing at the poor play by
Radovan Jaška today.
Zenon Leper performed admirably for Krajcoki. Speaking of stinking up the place,
Edmund Kidoń sure smelled like the bottom of Batman's shoe after a night of crimefighting in Gotham.