Moeinsingapore 4 - 2 Grilled
Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 52966 to
Moeinsingapore Arena.
Hadi Pangestu was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Darren Rawie and
Benoît Coquel. Moeinsingapore's lineup was:
Rzepkowski -
Rengifo,
Soppa -
Pimentel,
Hajer,
Demetri,
Połubiński,
Alizadeh -
Chu Meng,
Ma,
Gupta.
The following players had been chosen by Grilled:
Salmiņš -
Panigrahi,
Carapaica -
Xin Lee,
Kannan,
Chuan Yong,
Xin Seng,
Parvathaneni -
Mudaliar,
Mazhud,
Ze Han.
2-5-3 was the choice of the day for both coaches. Grilled seemed to prefer attacking in the middle, taking advantage of their divine (+4) (24) level with that tactic. Some great play up the middle by Moeinsingapore led to a chance for
Camillo Demetri to score after 8 minutes, but the shot hit the crossbar. Moeinsingapore's
Chris Ma got himself booked for a foul. Grilled took the lead 27 minutes into the game, making the score 0 - 1 after some elegant movement down the middle.
Vikram Mudaliar was the scorer. After a fatal mistake from the away team's right side defence 37 minutes into the match, an alert
Jonas Soppa bagged the ball for Moeinsingapore, levelling the score to 1 - 1. Moeinsingapore took the lead 38 minutes into the game by 2 - 1, as
Paco Pimentel elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. After 41 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and
Abhishek Gupta gave the Moeinsingapore supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 3 - 1. 3 - 1 was the halftime score. Moeinsingapore enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 53 percent of possession.
46 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Grilled substitution.
Salah Kamel came on for
Chu Xin Lee. As the 46 minute mark approached, the Grilled coach decided it was time for a substitution.
Kalki Parvathaneni reluctantly made way for
Heng Dong Chu on the pitch. Grilled's
Salah Kamel had a good first touch on the flank, but was crowded and, after a change of plan, sent the ball to
Chan Ze Han who somehow managed to curl the ball wide.
Chua Chu Meng increased the lead for Moeinsingapore to 4 - 1, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! Following a brutal collision in the 63, Moeinsingapore's
Dariusz Rzepkowski complained of a damaged shoulder. The medics took a look and immediately ordered a substitution. The replacement for the injured player was
Luigi Confalonieri. Central attacks were the recipe of the day for Grilled, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. The visitors got a chance to pull one back after 64 minutes, as the home defence went to sleep, leaving
Moey Xin Seng completely unmarked in the middle. His strike was pathetic though, and dribbled into the arms of the home side's keeper. Moeinsingapore's
Abhishek Gupta saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 70 minutes.
Chua Chu Meng had a fantastic opportunity to put Moeinsingapore up another goal 74 minutes into the match after a pass through the middle set him free, but he fired just over the crossbar. Grilled's
Teo Chuan Yong was shown a yellow card after 81 minutes for slicing down an opponent.
The home team's fans were upset when, after 83 minutes, the visiting
Moey Xin Seng broke through the central defence and kicked the ball past the keeper. 4 - 2 was the score.
Douglas Carapaica would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise.
Sølve Lunde entered the game for Grilled as the match clock showed 89 minutes. The referee decided to let play continue for an additional 3 minutes beyond the regular 90 minutes. The match ends 4 - 2. Possession in this half belonged to Moeinsingapore, who controlled the ball 52 percent of the time.
Moeinsingapore's best player was
Abhishek Gupta.
Luigi Confalonieri turned in a dismal performance, however. Most important Grilled player was
Chan Ze Han. However,
Salah Kamel made a disastrous appearance.