Grilled 5 - 0 Diggers
Dark skies made the crowd at the stadium today a little nervous, but the rain held off. The following players took the field:
Germanakos -
Keng Chuan,
Hutter -
Reddy,
Thach,
An Keng,
Khairul,
Parada -
Reece,
Teck Fu,
Kwang Tse.
They fielded:
Guira -
Halberstadt,
das Guimaras,
Petcu -
Pitroipa,
Morand,
Matić,
Sáenz Malo,
Kochev -
Kirschner,
Hammarberg.
The teams had chosen different formations for the match. The home team, Grilled Birds, went for a 2-5-3, while Goal Diggers United has decided to play a 3-5-2 lineup.
Federico Parada's name was chanted throughout the stadium after his goal in minute 7 following a run up the middle gave Grilled the 1 - 0 lead. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Grilled's
Mohd Marzuki Khairul bringing the lead up to 2 - 0. Grilled solidified their lead at the 13 minute mark, as
Lim An Keng snaked the ball through the central line of defense and finished for 3 - 0. After 14 minutes,
Joe Reece put Grilled ahead 4 - 0 when he rose to head in a hooked ball, the result of an effort from the right side. Diggers kept trying to force their way through on the right side and
Valeriy Kochev got his chance after 24 minutes, but the home side's defense held their position and stopped the attack. 27 minutes into the match, Grilled's
Federico Parada demonstrated his running prowess as he raced past his defender and passed the ball to
Hwang Teck Fu who chipped it in for 5 - 0. Grilled's
Chad Thach saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates 31 minutes in. 5 - 0 was the halftime score. Now to our celebrity commentator for a hot take. Over to you, Snoop!
Hwang Teck Fu let loose a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide.
Federico Parada of Grilled received a yellow card after 59 minutes for unsportsmanlike behavior. 60 minutes into the game, Diggers wanted to bring some new energy to their game.
Ernesto Sáenz Malo gave
Andries Snyders a quick hug as he left the field. As the captain was no longer on the field,
Musa Morand took over the role for Diggers. After 60 minutes, a couple of quick and successful challenges followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area by
Chad Thach might have resulted in another goal for Grilled. However,
Adama Guira made a spectacular save. Though the away team's keeper dove the wrong way on
Federico Parada's penalty 64 minutes in, he managed to keep it out with his outstretched leg. As the 65 minute mark approached, the Diggers manager decided it was time for a substitution.
Ciriaco Kirschner reluctantly made way for
Guy Adigo.
Chia Kwang Tse was not content with his team's lead, and tried to extend it 70 minutes into the game after a nice run through the middle, but his shot went wide. After 75 minutes, the Diggers coach wanted to see a new face on the field, waving
Fernán das Guimaras off.
Moumouni Dayo took his place. As
Fernán das Guimaras left the field, the coach signaled to
Musa Morand to be the new set pieces taker.
Brian 'Was Born' Reddy had a fantastic opportunity to put Grilled up another goal 76 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. 80 minutes into the match, the referee signaled for a Grilled substitution.
Chan Ze Han came on for
Hwang Teck Fu. 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. The match ends 5 - 0. Let's go to the Twittersphere to see what the fans think of the game so far! says Grilled's top performer was clearly
Chan Ze Han. You can tell it was nickel beer night yesterday at the local bar because
Damian Hutter seemed to stumble all over the pitch. The most outstanding Diggers player was without a doubt
Norbert Petcu. I can't remember
Moumouni Dayo ever having a worse night than he just had.