Grilled 2 - 1 Crypto
55802 spectators arrived at
The Pragmatic Elegant Next-gen Intricate Stadium, where weather conditions were pretty good for football.
Seweryn Wyciślik was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Ramiro Blanco and
Dakota Sheffield. The match took place on neutral ground. Grilled's starters:
Germanakos -
Mangoye,
Hutter -
Baena,
Khairul,
Keng Chuan,
Teck Fu,
Trindade -
Ming Xin,
Tokarz,
Balde.
Crypto fielded:
Combes -
Manyś,
Broekhuisen -
Nisonen,
Hotaling,
Čubrić,
Komolikov,
Reis Moura -
Goździkowski,
Paraschivu,
Fresu.
As the teams spread out over the pitch, it became clear that they would both be using a 2-5-3 formation today. Grilled clearly preferred using their titanic (15) ability to attack in the middle. Grilled players heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their wing attacks to the middle instead. Many thought
Orest Tokarz ought to have been awarded a penalty 11 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around
Alex Combes after a determined run through the middle. Making his way up the middle 21 minutes into the match,
Paulino Trindade almost managed to squeeze a goal past the visitors' keeper, but the alert
Alex Combes blocked it to keep the score level.
Hwang Teck Fu gave Grilled the lead as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then slotted the ball into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance. 1 - 0
Aw Keng Chuan really should have scored when he was chosen by fate to confront a wide open goal following a great play by
Orest Tokarz after a corner. Grilled's
Enrique Baena was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 37 minutes. 1 - 0 was the score after the first half. Possession in this half belonged to Grilled, who controlled the ball 55 percent of the time.
Grilled's
Aw Keng Chuan saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 70 minutes. Grilled's
Damian Hutter startled
Orest Tokarz with an unexpected pass. Unfortunately, the receiver was too stunned by the play to convert the perfect setup into a goal.
Dimitris Germanakos's name was chanted throughout the stadium after he made a fantastic save from
Henryk Goździkowski's shot from the left 76 minutes into the match. 80 minutes into the match the visitors levelled the score at 1 - 1 as
Bogdan Paraschivu struck home from a rebound off the crossbar, following a shot from the right. With 81 minutes played,
Maurizio Fresu of Crypto fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving.
Ibnou Balde caused the crowd to go mental with his goal up the middle after 83 minutes. This gave Grilled the 2 - 1 lead. After 85 minutes, the Grilled coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving
Atang Mangoye off the field.
Gilbert Webb took his place.
Atang Mangoye was coming off, and had placed his last free kick for the day. That meant that
Gilbert Webb got the chance to showcase his dead ball skills.
Gilbert Webb became the new Grilled captain. 89 minutes into the game, Grilled wanted to bring some new energy to their game.
Orest Tokarz gave
Bilal Mohammad Harun a quick hug as he left the field. As the 89 minute mark approached, the Grilled coach decided it was time for a substitution.
Ibnou Balde reluctantly made way for
Kalki Parvathaneni on the pitch. The referee decided to let play continue for an additional 2 minutes beyond the regular 90 minutes. The match ends 2 - 1. Grilled enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 56 percent of possession.
Grilled's best player was
Aw Keng Chuan.
Gilbert Webb was a disappointment, however. Most important Crypto player was
Ilya Komolikov.
Henryk Goździkowski turned in a dismal performance, however.