Crescent 0 - 6 Grilled
11036 spectators arrived at
Brunei Embassy, where weather conditions were pretty good for football.
Janko Ramuta was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Gunnar Hochradl and
Clément Dauvergne. The following players took the field for Crescent:
Yew Kong -
Keng Chao,
Sze Kang,
Yeng Kiong,
Chu Siong -
Tang,
Kamal,
Kian Yao,
Rong -
Shun Puay,
Chee Jian.
The following players had been chosen by Grilled:
Law -
Mohammad Harun,
Keng Chuan,
Chuan Yong -
田宮 (Tamiya),
An Keng,
Teck Fu,
Khairul,
Baena -
Ze Han,
Parvathaneni.
It was to be a contest between two different football philosophies, since the home team started the game with a 4-4-2 formation while the visitors instead opted for 3-5-2. After 18 minutes, Grilled's
Bilal Mohammad Harun made his way through the middle and nonchalantly placed the ball out of the keeper's reach, putting the visitors up 0 - 1.
Ooi Chu Siong of Crescent received a yellow card after 21 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. With 23 minutes played, the excellent ball from the wing by Grilled's
Enrique Baena reached
冬馬 (Toma) 田宮 (Tamiya)'s head, and he is not one to miss such an opportunity - 0 - 2. 25 minutes into the match,
Chan Ze Han came through the middle and almost added to his team's lead, but the shot went wide. After 26 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for
Bilal Mohammad Harun who increased Grilled's lead to 0 - 3. 28 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 4 as
Lim An Keng finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. 0 - 4 was the score after the first half. Grilled claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 80 percent.
46 minutes into the game, Grilled wanted to bring some new energy to their game.
Lim An Keng gave
Chia Kwang Tse a quick hug as he left the field. The home keeper was stunned 58 minutes into the match when he misjudged the free kick by
Bilal Mohammad Harun and dived in the wrong direction. The visitors increased the lead to 0 - 5. By then
Bilal Mohammad Harun had scored three goals - a hat trick!
Chan Ze Han left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 60 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead.
Prokop Mottl was the replacement. The Grilled captaincy was handed to
Bilal Mohammad Harun. With clinical precision, the cross from winger
冬馬 (Toma) 田宮 (Tamiya) found its way to
Chia Kwang Tse's head, and a screaming header gave Grilled the goal after 63 minutes played. 0 - 6 As the 75 minute mark approached, the Grilled coach decided it was time for a substitution.
Kalki Parvathaneni reluctantly made way for
Gandhik Chitre on the pitch. Grilled's
Hwang Teck Fu's long shot really ought to have found the net 80 minutes into the match, but it fell just wide of the target. As the match nears its end, the referee has deemed it appropriate to add 2 minutes as stoppage time. The match ends 0 - 6. Possession in this half belonged to Grilled, who controlled the ball 80 percent of the time.
The most dominating Crescent player was without a doubt
Ler Shun Puay. However,
Ang Yew Kong made a disastrous appearance.
Prokop Mottl performed admirably for Grilled.
Teo Chuan Yong turned in a dismal performance, however.