Grilled 7 - 0 Saint Paul
As one of the teams did not arrive in time for the agreed match, the resourceful Grilled players searched the area for alternative opponents, and found some real football experts in front of the tv in a nearby pub. Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 3591 to
The Cooking Pot.
Quinto Janza was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Sasha Siveri and
Mihai Marina. Grilled fielded:
Vadalà -
Webb,
Law,
Tran -
Carapaica,
Mazhud,
Chu Soon,
Thach,
Ze Han -
Velho,
Mangoye.
The following players took the field for Saint Paul:
bin Angking -
bin Yahya,
族筏 (Zufa),
bin Wan Ahmad,
Hock Kum -
Ze Ze,
Ying Fu,
Abd El Wadoud,
Keng Tze -
bin Zainal,
Kwang Chi.
Grilled Birds entered the field in a 3-5-2 formation. The visitors, Saint Paul FC, chose to start the game with a 4-4-2 lineup. Grilled seemed to prefer attacking in the middle, taking advantage of their world class (13) level with that tactic. Many thought
José Luiz Velho ought to have been awarded a penalty 15 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around
Ahmad Izwan bin Angking after a determined run through the middle. The referee signaled a penalty for the home side after 16 minutes, amid vocal protests from the visitors. Grilled fans erupted in celebration as
Gilbert Webb rifled the ball into the the top corner. 1 - 0! The home side's
Gilbert Webb curled a free kick home after 30 minutes, putting Grilled ahead 2 - 0. Saint Paul's
陈 (Chen) 族筏 (Zufa) got himself booked for a foul. 39 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as
José Luiz Velho broke through, making the score 3 - 0 for Grilled. It was 3 - 0 at the break. Grilled enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 78 percent of possession.
After 46 minutes, the Grilled coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving
Atang Mangoye off the field.
Prokop Mottl took his place. Grilled managed to extend their lead to 4 - 0 when
Chan Ze Han cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. 66 minutes into the game, Saint Paul seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a passable (6) level of organisation. Grilled had a good opportunity to attack on the wing, but remembered their instructions to go for middle attacks. Things were going to get worse for the visitors.
Prokop Mottl squirmed through their central defence after 72 minutes, increasing the lead to 5 - 0.
Dante Tran would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise.
悠太 (Yuta) 中北 (Nakakita) entered the game for Grilled as the match clock showed 80 minutes. 80 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Grilled substitution.
Yee Jian Hui came on for
Cameron Law. 81 minutes in, Saint Paul's
Irfan Bakti bin Zainal received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Grilled's
Prokop Mottl increasing the lead to 6 - 0. After 85 minutes, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as Saint Paul found themselves out of position and their organisation level dropped to passable (6). Central attacks were the recipe of the day for Grilled, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. Cheers filled the stadium as
Chan Ze Han broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 7 - 0 to Grilled. The referee decided to let play continue for an additional 2 minutes beyond the regular 90 minutes. The match ends 7 - 0. Grilled claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 79 percent.
The most dominating Grilled player was without a doubt
Douglas Carapaica.
Lau Chu Soon on the other hand, had a terrible day. Saint Paul's top performer was clearly
Foong Hock Kum.
Ahmed Abd El Wadoud turned in a dismal performance, however.