Poorer Than Expected
The friendly was a painful watch for Grilled's assembled coaches, who could oft be seen shaking their heads at what was unfolding before them.
"All our training for the past weeks was for naught, it seems." assistant coach Luis Alcántara said. "We didn't adjust to how Raccoons were coming at us from the wings, and were far too constrained in our own attacking."
Yuta Nakakita, who did all he could as Grilled's midfield core, saw some good come of the defeat. "I got to practise my Japanese today. It's gone slightly stale, I'm afraid."
Farmer Bunnies excelled against former Guatemalan Emerald Challenger Cup winners H.F.C.Rohan, winning 3-0 away boosted by a pair of fine long-range efforts from the free-ranging
Sarkis Krikoryan. Greek reserve forward
Ermis Ftenopoulos added a crashing header in between those, with
Brendan Leung filling in decently for the injured
Lau Chang Wan.
It was another sad loss for Grilled International, however, as they were schooled 0-6 by French Division Four visitors OMàjamais. Nicolas Houssard transitioned from fullback to replacement hitman without skipping a beat, and made the most of his tall physique to bully International's defenders into submission with a hat-trick.
