Grilled 0 - 6 Return
Weather conditions were fairly good for football at the stadium today. The following players had been selected:
Germanakos -
Panigrahi,
Keng Chuan -
Ferzan,
Thach,
Kwang Tse,
An Keng,
Parada -
Tokarz,
Ze Han,
Reece.
Lineup:
Bentley -
Crusher,
Laurin,
Atkins -
Barkley,
Wulf,
Hubbard,
Cavendish,
Tuckfield -
Gibson,
Chipperfield.
Grilled Birds fielded a 2-5-3 lineup. For Red N Blue Return, the formation of choice was a 3-5-2. Grilled clearly preferred using their titanic (15) ability to attack in the middle today. Return took the lead after 5 minutes making the score 0 - 1. The keeper had no chance on
Gary Gibson's fine volley fromleft of the net after a cross from the right. The counter-attacks of Return were deadly and 13 minutes into the game,
Matthew Laurin controlled a long pass from the right flank and finished to make it 0 - 2. The referee showed Return's
Grant Atkins the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. The home fans looked somber as they watched their team give up another goal, this one coming from their right as
Calum Chipperfield put one through the keeper's legs. 0 - 3 after 27 minutes. After 38 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for
Dean Wulf who increased Return's lead to 0 - 4. 41 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 5 as
Grant Atkins finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular bicycle kick. 0 - 5 was the score after the first half. Let's go to the Twittersphere to see what the fans think of the game so far! says After 46 minutes, the Grilled coach wanted to see a new face on the field, waving
Chia Kwang Tse off.
Mohd Marzuki Khairul took his place. 60 minutes into the game, Grilled wanted to bring some new energy to their game.
Bhavya Panigrahi gave
Gilbert Webb a quick hug as he left the field. With
Bhavya Panigrahi no longer on the field,
Gilbert Webb stepped up to be the new set pieces taker. 60 minutes into the match, the referee signaled for a Grilled substitution.
Ibnou Balde came on for
Orest Tokarz. 65 minutes into the match,
Eoin Cavendish came through the middle and almost added to his team's lead, but the shot went wide. With 68 minutes played, Return's
Richard 'Old Mother' Hubbard received a yellow card for challenging a play with his cleats first.
Eoin Cavendish was, after 75 minutes, almost able to extend the visitors' lead with a well placed diving header after the ball had looped into the center, but the home side's keeper
Dimitris Germanakos made the save. The players were tired, but when the referee announced that there would be 2 minutes of added time, they welcomed the extra opportunity to make an impact. Return's
Dennis 'Gnarls' Barkley was dominating his wing and kept sending fine balls into the opposing area -
Calum Chipperfield managed to kick one of them into the net for 0 - 6 after 89 minutes. The match ends 0 - 6. Return did a good job holding on to the ball, with 56 percent of possession. We'll be back after these interminable commercial messages.
Most important Grilled player was
Chan Ze Han. Speaking of stinking up the place,
Gilbert Webb sure smelled like the bottom of Batman's shoe after a night of crimefighting in Gotham.
Calum Chipperfield performed admirably for Return. Even six year old fans were wincing at the poor play by
Matthew Laurin today.