Grilled 5 - 0 Crypto
54877 spectators had found their way to
The Cooking Pot, despite the heavy rain.
Ángel Díaz was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Carlos Jurrjens and
Jorge Topete. For strong, physical players the heavy rain was easy to overcome, it was even an advantage given their style of play. Others, such as the quick or technical ones, made bleaker appearances. Grilled fielded:
Salmiņš -
Panigrahi,
Lunde -
Kannan,
Xin Lee,
Xin Seng,
Kamel,
Parvathaneni -
Mazhud,
Mudaliar,
Ze Han.
Crypto's lineup was:
Ploscariu -
Strautiņš,
Whitehead,
Broekhuisen,
Göttler -
Miguieles,
Hilbrand,
Čubrić,
Nisonen,
Gaitan -
Bulai.
It was to be a contest between two different football philosophies, since the home team started the game with a 2-5-3 formation while the visitors instead opted for 4-5-1. Grilled seemed to prefer attacking in the middle, taking advantage of their divine (+6) (26) level with that tactic. Always quick on his feet, Crypto's
Renato Čubrić sped down the field after 5 minutes, but his pass to
Eduardo Miguieles was just a bit too far ahead for him to get a good shot off. Grilled got a penalty shot 6 minutes into the game, but
Bhavya Panigrahi scuffed the shot slightly and
Alexandru-Cristian Ploscariu was able to block. Grilled made a bid to take the lead as a ball coming in on the right hand side left
Vikram Mudaliar completely alone with keeper
Alexandru-Cristian Ploscariu, who made a spectacular block. The referee showed Grilled's
Bhavya Panigrahi the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge.
Renato Čubrić went down after twisting his right ankle after 35 minutes, and had to leave the pitch.
Sorin Bertescu tried to hide a smile as he entered the field. He had not expected to get a chance this day. The home side put themselves ahead 1 - 0 after 36 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from
Salah Kamel, who scored with a stunning volley following a cross from the right wing.
Abd Hadi Taib Mazhud unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide. 41 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as
Abd Hadi Taib Mazhud broke through, making the score 2 - 0 for Grilled. It was 2 - 0 at the break. Grilled claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 70 percent.
46 minutes into the game, Grilled wanted to bring some new energy to their game.
Kalki Parvathaneni gave
Heng Dong Chu a quick hug as he left the field.
Moey Xin Seng would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise.
Teo Chuan Yong entered the game for Grilled as the match clock showed 46 minutes. As the captain was no longer on the pitch,
Chan Ze Han took over the role of being the Grilled captain. Given a free kick close to the byline, Grilled tried a move that loyal fans may recognise from training. A pass to the side pulled the defence out of position which let
Heng Dong Chu slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 3 - 0, 51 minutes into the game.
Vikram Mudaliar should probably have put his team up another goal after 58 minutes after breaking through the middle, but some great goalkeeping by
Alexandru-Cristian Ploscariu kept the visitors in the game. Things were going to get worse for the visitors.
Chu Xin Lee squirmed through their central defence after 59 minutes, increasing the lead to 4 - 0. As the 80 minute mark approached, the Grilled coach decided it was time for a substitution.
Sølve Lunde reluctantly made way for
Douglas Carapaica on the pitch. As the match nears its end, the referee has deemed it appropriate to add 1 minute as stoppage time. A great save by keeper
Alexandru-Cristian Ploscariu after 89 minutes kept the visitors in the game after
Vikram Mudaliar struck from the left with a real cannonball. With 89 minutes played, Grilled's well-worked indirect free kick caused havoc in the penalty area, and when the ball eventually fell to
Abd Hadi Taib Mazhud he gleefully slotted the ball home to make it 5 - 0. The match ends 5 - 0. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Grilled, with 70 percent of the ball.
Grilled's best player was
Chan Ze Han.
Shekar Kannan on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating Crypto player was without a doubt
Maxwell Whitehead. However,
Eduardo Miguieles made a disastrous appearance.