tpyers 1 - 5 Grilled
Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 22428 at
tpyers Arena! today.
Ingolf Westhausen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Alexis Kavouratos and
Stefano Andres. The following players had been chosen by tpyers:
Ramenghini -
�loy,
Heng Rong,
Ishikawa -
Sajtos,
Han How,
Ro,
Boon Yeow,
Jia Aik -
Jing De,
Heng.
Grilled's lineup was:
Germanakos -
Panigrahi,
Hutter -
Ferzan,
Thach,
Keng Chuan,
An Keng,
Baena -
Mohammad Harun,
Ze Han,
Xin Seng.
tpyers started the game in a 3-5-2 formation, whereas Grilled Birds lined up in a 2-5-3 formation. tpyers took a formidable (9) creative approach on the field. Grilled tried to focus their attacks down the middle, taking advantage of their titanic (15) level with that tactic. Central attacks were the recipe of the day for Grilled, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. A mistake by the home side's central defence after 7 minutes allowed
Chan Ze Han to score for Grilled. The scoreboard now read 0 - 1. 9 minutes into the game,
Mo Jia Aik came close to levelling the score with a dangerous shot from the centre of the area that went just over the bar. tpyers tried to even things up by sending a long ball towards the centrally placed strikers, but the visitors' defence got the best of this rather direct style of play. After 19 minutes, Grilled's
Chan Ze Han burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 2.
Lim An Keng received a delicate pass through the home side's central defence after 35 minutes, and chipped it past the flailing keeper to score making it 0 - 3. The Grilled fans went wild, whilst the home fans started to think about leaving early. It was 0 - 3 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Grilled, with 56 percent of the ball.
46 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Grilled substitution.
Chia Kwang Tse came on for
Chad Thach.
Moey Xin Seng came close to extending the visitors' lead when he found himself completely unmarked in front of the goal after a pass through the middle. He tried to lift the ball over
Antonio Ramenghini but overcooked it and hit the bar instead.
Bilal Mohammad Harun would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise.
Gandhik Chitre entered the game for Grilled as the match clock showed 65 minutes. After 65 minutes
Zsolt Sajtos could have reduced the lead with a blistering strike from the left wing, had it not been for an excellent block by the visitors' keeper. 75 minutes into the game tpyers broke through on the left wing and
Harley Heng managed to reduce the lead to 1 - 3. It was showtime for artist
Chan Ze Han who showed off his technical mastery when he rounded
Alex Ro and finished with a goal to make the score 1 - 4. By then
Chan Ze Han had scored three goals - a hat trick! As the 80 minute mark approached, the Grilled coach decided it was time for a substitution.
Bhavya Panigrahi reluctantly made way for
Gilbert Webb on the pitch. With
Bhavya Panigrahi no longer on the pitch,
Chan Ze Han took over free kick duty. The Grilled free kick 80 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of
Moey Xin Seng, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 1 - 5! The players were tired, but when the referee announced that there would be 2 minutes of added time they, nonetheless, welcomed the extra opportunity to make an impact. The match ends 1 - 5. Grilled had most of the ball, with 57 percent of possession.
tpyers's top performer was clearly
Alex Ro.
Antonio Ramenghini on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Grilled player was
Chan Ze Han. However,
Enrique Baena made a disastrous appearance.