Grilled 2 - 1 Psyduck
46309 spectators arrived at
The Cooking Pot, where weather conditions were pretty good for football.
Klaas Boesmans was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Kristo Saar and
Alessio Niglio. Grilled fielded:
Germanakos -
Panigrahi,
Hutter -
Baena,
Thach,
Keng Chuan,
An Keng,
Trindade -
Chuan Yong,
Xin Seng,
Parvathaneni.
The following players had been chosen by Psyduck:
Lowe -
Nguyen,
Prasad,
Wada,
Atiq -
Tian Yeow,
Fontanete,
Di Cristofano,
Lee Min -
Levillain,
Min Yeow.
It was to be a contest between two different football philosophies, since the home team started the game with a 2-5-3 formation while the visitors instead opted for 4-4-2. Grilled tried to focus their attacks down the middle, taking advantage of their titanic (15) level with that tactic. The Grilled free kick 9 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of
Paulino Trindade, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 1 - 0! A well placed corner kick from
Bhavya Panigrahi was followed by
Lim An Keng's hard but accurate header. The well executed routine resulted in a goal for Grilled, the score now 2 - 0. It was obvious that team Grilled had instructions to attack in the middle instead of on the wings. The visitors replied 34 minutes into the game, reducing the home side's lead to 2 - 1, as
Jonathan Wada dashed up the middle, easily lobbing the ball over the home team's keeper. The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 1. Possession in this half belonged to Grilled, who controlled the ball 70 percent of the time.
46 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Grilled substitution.
Chia Kwang Tse came on for
Chad Thach. Grilled players heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their wing attacks to the middle instead.
Moey Xin Seng would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise.
Bilal Mohammad Harun entered the game for Grilled as the match clock showed 75 minutes.
Bilal Mohammad Harun became the new Grilled captain. 80 minutes into the game, Grilled wanted to bring some new energy to their game.
Teo Chuan Yong gave
Gandhik Chitre a quick hug as he left the field. As the match nears its end, the referee has deemed it appropriate to add 1 minute as stoppage time. The match ends 2 - 1. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Grilled, with 70 percent of the ball.
Aw Keng Chuan performed admirably for Grilled.
Damian Hutter was a disappointment, however. Most important Psyduck player was
John Lowe. However,
Yaqin Rafiq Atiq made a disastrous appearance.