UDNTK 1 - 4 Grilled
Clear skies welcomed the 89098 spectators who had made their way to
Big Nest Arena Singapore.
Ivaylo Vúlchev was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Winston Yallop and
Mateusz Podstawka. The match took place on neutral ground. The following players had been chosen by UDNTK:
Barbara -
Gardelegen,
Tăsică,
Mezheiko,
Gajic,
Chitinashvili -
Miguel,
Qiang Jun,
Zbroński,
Burghgraaff,
Baranczyk -.
Grilled fielded:
Dob -
Webb,
Panigrahi -
Künzler,
Xin Seng,
Ze Han,
Mohammad Harun,
Dong Chu -
Egan,
Mudaliar,
Parvathaneni.
UDNTK FC fielded a 5-5-0 lineup. For Grilled Birds, the formation of choice was 2-5-3. Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for UDNTK on this day, taking advantage of their divine (+2) level with that tactic. Grilled mostly ignored the flanks in favour of their ability to attack in the middle, taking advantage of their divine (+6) level with that tactic.
Arwin Burghgraaff gave UDNTK 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
Davyd Mezheiko had been tasked with man marking
Chan Ze Han. He did this well, but often fell out of position doing so, forcing his team mates to cover for him. The visitors didn't give in and, after 17 minutes,
Kalki Parvathaneni got through the home side's central line of defence, rolling in the equaliser to make it 1 - 1. One of many good crosses from
Cyril Künzler on the wing was received and skillfully taken care of by
Kalki Parvathaneni, who scored for Grilled. 1 - 2 Halftime score was 1 - 2. Possession in this half belonged to Grilled, who controlled the ball 56 percent of the time.
After 49 minutes, following yet another great corner,
Wilfred Baranczyk's flick on at the near post reached
Ryszard Zbroński, who was just wide with his snapshot - the ball went out for a goal kick. Speedy
Cyril Künzler tried one of his patented rushes 50 minutes into the game, but
Zakaria Chitinashvili was just as fast and averted the attack. After 74 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave
Kalki Parvathaneni a chance to increase the lead for Grilled, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 1 - 3. This third goal completed a hattrick for
Kalki Parvathaneni. 75 minutes into the game, Grilled wanted to bring some new energy to their game.
Chan Ze Han gave
Chu Xin Lee a quick hug as he left the field. The referee showed UDNTK's
Kevin Gardelegen the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. A penalty was awarded after 78 minutes, and
Cyril Künzler made the most of his chance to put Grilled up by another goal. 1 - 4 for the visitors. After 81 minutes
Ryszard Zbroński 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. The home crowd cheered when, after 86 minutes,
Cyril Künzler's charge up the middle resulted in the keeper making one of his best saves of the day. With the scoreboard showing that 87 minutes had been played, Grilled nearly put themselves up another goal after
Bernie Egan came through on the left. Fortunately for the home crowd, the keeper made the save. The referee decided to let play continue for an additional 2 minutes beyond the regular 90 minutes. With 89 minutes played,
Cyril Künzler nearly put the visitors another one up as he broke through in the middle and fired from just outside the box, but his shot passed just over the bar. UDNTK's counterattacks created a good chance for
Kevin Gardelegen on the right after 90 minutes, but he could only look on with dismay as his strike rebounded off the crossbar. The match ends 1 - 4. Grilled had most of the ball, with 58 percent of possession.
Ryszard Zbroński performed admirably for UDNTK.
Davyd Mezheiko was a disappointment, however. Grilled's top performer was clearly
Vikram Mudaliar. On the other hand,
Bhavya Panigrahi's play was disheartening.