Psyduck 0 - 3 Grilled
Dark skies made the crowd of 36426 at
Psyduck FC Arena a little nervous, but the rain held off.
Norbert R�vb�r� was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Ugo Maria Zappal� and
Raffi Schuler. Psyduck's lineup was:
Lowe -
Nguyen,
Prasad,
Wada,
Atiq -
Tian Yeow,
Kwang Keng,
Di Cristofano,
Lee Min -
Levillain,
Min Yeow.
The following players had been chosen by Grilled:
Germanakos -
Panigrahi,
Hutter -
Baena,
Thach,
Keng Chuan,
An Keng,
Trindade -
Chuan Yong,
Xin Seng,
Parvathaneni.
The teams had chosen different formations for the match. Home team Psyduck FC went for 4-4-2 while Grilled Birds has decided to play a 2-5-3 lineup. Grilled mostly ignored the flanks in favour of their ability to attack in the middle, taking advantage of their titanic (15) level with that tactic. With clinical precision, the cross from winger
Paulino Trindade found its way to
Moey Xin Seng's head, and a screaming header gave Grilled the goal after 13 minutes played. 0 - 1 After 18 minutes, speedy
Kalki Parvathaneni dashed past his marker, making plenty of room for the second wave of attack. However,
Paulino Trindade failed to score. Grilled increased the lead to 0 - 2 as
Bhavya Panigrahi scored from the penalty spot, putting the ball in near the top left corner. Psyduck's
Chew Tian Yeow had a good first touch on the flank, but was crowded and, after a change of plan, sent the ball to
Kok Lee Min who somehow managed to curl the ball wide. Grilled's
Enrique Baena got himself booked for a foul. It was obvious that team Grilled had instructions to attack in the middle instead of on the wings. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 2. Grilled claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 68 percent.
As the 46 minute mark approached, the Grilled coach decided it was time for a substitution.
Chad Thach reluctantly made way for
Chia Kwang Tse on the pitch. 64 minutes into the game, Grilled were awarded a penalty and
Bhavya Panigrahi was able to increase the visitors' lead to 0 - 3 rolling the ball in by the right post. After 75 minutes, the Grilled coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving
Moey Xin Seng off the field.
Bilal Mohammad Harun took his place.
Bilal Mohammad Harun became the new Grilled captain. 80 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Grilled substitution.
Gandhik Chitre came on for
Teo Chuan Yong. 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. The match ends 0 - 3. Grilled enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 68 percent of possession.
The most dominating Psyduck player was without a doubt
John Lowe.
Yaqin Rafiq Atiq turned in a dismal performance, however. Most important Grilled player was
Aw Keng Chuan. However,
Damian Hutter made a disastrous appearance.