Grilled 0 - 5 Deinos
28230 spectators arrived at
The Cooking Pot, where weather conditions were pretty good for football.
Rudolf Houtman was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Elov Persson and
Luděk Kráčmar. Grilled's starters:
Germanakos -
Keng Chuan,
Webb -
Baena,
Thach,
An Keng,
Khairul,
Mohammad Harun -
Ze Han,
Xin Seng,
Chuan Yong.
Deinos's lineup was:
Răducu -
Biliotti,
Koren,
Chao Ah,
Ridwan,
Pérez Ponce -
Schlattmeier,
Long Hock,
Abd El Khalek,
Eng Dong -
Salvans.
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 5-4-1. Grilled seemed to prefer attacking in the middle, taking advantage of their mythical (17) level with that tactic. Deinos mostly relied on their solid (7) long range shooting ability. With 19 minutes showing on the scoreboard, Grilled had a chance to take the lead after being awarded a penalty, but
Teo Chuan Yong's shot was blocked by
Florea Răducu. After 27 minutes, Deinos's
Christoph Koren made his way through the middle and nonchalantly placed the ball out of the keeper's reach, putting the visitors up 0 - 1. Grilled had a good opportunity to attack on the wing, but remembered their instructions to go for middle attacks. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 1. Grilled had most of the ball, with 57 percent of possession.
46 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Grilled substitution.
Paulino Trindade came on for
Enrique Baena. After 53 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave
Faust Salvans a chance to increase the lead for Deinos, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 2. Grilled's
Moey Xin Seng was shown a yellow card after 54 minutes for slicing down an opponent.
With 72 minutes played,
Teo Chuan Yong's free kick looked like a certain goal for Grilled, but to his teammates' dismay, the keeper managed to tip it wide.
Christoph Koren showed why he is feared on the counterattack, breaking through in the middle and scoring for Deinos after 73 minutes to make the score 0 - 3. The referee showed Deinos's
Christoph Koren the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. 82 minutes into the game,
Chew Long Hock broke up a promising Grilled attack single-handedly, using just the right amount of physical pressure on the ball holder. After 85 minutes, Deinos's
Abd El Rahman Abd El Khalek burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 4. 87 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 5 as
Faust Salvans finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. 89 minutes into the game, Grilled wanted to bring some new energy to their game.
Chan Ze Han gave
José Luiz Velho a quick hug as he left the field. With 89 minutes gone, a long pass from the defence of Deinos resulted in a counterattack that set
Ong 'Kryptonite' Chao Ah free through the middle, but the keeper made a spectacular diving save. The referee announced 1 minute of stoppage time, giving fans a slim hope that their team could get one more attack in before this was all over. 89 minutes in, Deinos's
Cheah Eng Dong received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. The match ends 0 - 5. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Grilled, with 54 percent of the ball.
Grilled's best player was
Moey Xin Seng.
Paulino Trindade on the other hand, had a terrible day.
Cheah Eng Dong performed admirably for Deinos.
Christoph Koren turned in a dismal performance, however.