Wolves7 2 - 4 Grilled
4919 spectators had found their way to
Wolves7 Arena, despite the heavy rain.
Tiziano Panunzio was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Enosch Urweider and
Vinicius 'Il Francese' Daguerre. The wet pitch made it difficult for technical or quick players to stand out. For once, the players relying on physical strength gained the upper hand. Wolves7's lineup was:
Almoza -
Virgile,
Monplaisir -
Röllin,
Droege,
Erkinov,
Flueckiger,
Perdrix -
Teter,
Sudnitz,
Brandi.
Grilled's starters:
Vadalà -
Webb,
Law,
Lunde -
田宮 (Tamiya),
Jaška,
Chuan Yong,
Tran,
Dong Chu -
Velho,
Mangoye.
The teams had chosen different formations for the match. Home team Wolves7 went for 2-5-3 while Grilled Birds has decided to play a 3-5-2 lineup. Grilled mostly ignored the flanks in favour of their ability to attack in the middle, taking advantage of their extra-terrestrial (16) level with that tactic. The home crowd breathed a collective sigh of relief when
Heng Dong Chu was unable to put the ball in the net after his show of skill down the left 34 minutes into the match. He was seen beating the pitch in frustration at missing such a good chance to give his team the lead! Down the middle came
José Luiz Velho, making a fantastic play that nearly had Grilled take the lead after 35 minutes, but
Bicou Almoza preserved the tie. With 36 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as
Georges Monplaisir flipped the ball in after a cross from the right.
Boyazid Erkinov of Wolves7 was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. After 42 minutes, the visitors levelled the scores after
Teo Chuan Yong made it through the middle and struck home to make it 1 - 1. With 43 minutes gone, Grilled had a free kick in a decent position. Despite this being a great chance for a shot, they tried a cheeky move intended to bypass the defence. However,
Dante Tran did not manage to connect with it cleanly and the ball went out. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 1. Possession in this half belonged to Grilled, who controlled the ball 60 percent of the time.
Grilled were determined to attack in the middle, even their wing attacks ended up centrally. After 57 minutes, Grilled's
Dante Tran made his way through the middle and nonchalantly placed the ball out of the keeper's reach, putting the visitors up 1 - 2. 60 minutes in, and Wolves7 were able to score the equalising goal to make it 2 - 2 when
Bogdan Teter picked up a pass coming in from the right and chipped it past the away team's keeper. Grilled had a magnificent opportunity after 61 minutes as
Cameron Law hit the ball hard from the edge of the penalty box. However, the shot went wide. After 63 minutes, Grilled put themselves up 2 - 3, as
Dante Tran finished off a strike from the left with a real cannonball of a shot. The visitors'
冬馬 (Toma) 田宮 (Tamiya) took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 69 minutes into the match. 2 - 4 for Grilled. 70 minutes into the game, Grilled wanted to bring some new energy to their game.
Teo Chuan Yong gave
Moey Xin Seng a quick hug as he left the field. As the captain was no longer on the pitch,
Moey Xin Seng took over the role of being the Grilled captain. 70 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Grilled substitution.
Leonard Nguyen came on for
Atang Mangoye. As the 88 minute mark approached, the Grilled coach decided it was time for a substitution.
冬馬 (Toma) 田宮 (Tamiya) reluctantly made way for
洸平 (Kohei) 奥谷 (Okuya) on the pitch. As the match nears its end, the referee has deemed it appropriate to add 1 minute as stoppage time. The match ends 2 - 4. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Grilled, with 61 percent of the ball.
Most important Wolves7 player was
Lorenzo Brandi.
Georges Monplaisir on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating Grilled player was without a doubt
Moey Xin Seng.
洸平 (Kohei) 奥谷 (Okuya) turned in a dismal performance, however.