Grilled 3 - 0 tpyers
The 33623 fans in attendance at
The Cooking Pot were roasting in the hot sun.
Rene Marstallsteg was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Jack Riley and
Enzo Facco. It was a sunny day and the Technical players could roll the ball around with ease. Those that had to chase after the ball found the weather less appealing, it especially stymied the game of Powerful and Quick players. Grilled fielded:
Germanakos -
Panigrahi,
Hutter -
Ferzan,
Thach,
Keng Chuan,
An Keng,
Baena -
Mohammad Harun,
Ze Han,
Xin Seng.
The following players had been chosen by tpyers:
Ramenghini -
Sajtos,
Heng Rong,
Ishikawa -
Svold,
Ro,
Dizon,
Mathew,
Jia Aik -
Jing De,
Ho Shi.
The teams had chosen different formations for the match. Home team Grilled Birds went for 2-5-3 while tpyers has decided to play a 3-5-2 lineup. Grilled seemed to prefer attacking in the middle, taking advantage of their titanic (15) level with that tactic. tpyers took a outstanding (10) creative approach on the field. Some great play up the middle by Grilled led to a chance for
Bhavya Panigrahi to score after 19 minutes, but the shot hit the crossbar. They were singing the praises of
Bilal Mohammad Harun 33 minutes into the match after his speculative chip from the middle of the penalty box found its way over the visitors' keeper to make the score 1 - 0 to Grilled. The cannonball from 35 metres by
Mo Jia Aik of tpyers was an impressive sight, but didn't make it into the net.
Chan Ze Han could have increased the lead after 35 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park.
Dimitris Germanakos's name was chanted throughout the stadium after he made a fantastic save from
Mo Jia Aik's shot from the left 38 minutes into the match. The referee showed tpyers's
Alex Ro the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 0. Possession in this half belonged to Grilled, who controlled the ball 60 percent of the time.
Lim An Keng would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise.
Chia Kwang Tse entered the game for Grilled as the match clock showed 46 minutes. 46 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Grilled substitution.
Kalki Parvathaneni came on for
Bilal Mohammad Harun. Speedy
Kalki Parvathaneni tried one of his patented rushes 46 minutes into the game, but
Ben Ishikawa was just as fast and averted the attack. Grilled had a good opportunity to attack on the wing, but remembered their instructions to go for middle attacks. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Grilled's
Chan Ze Han increasing the lead to 2 - 0.
Moey Xin Seng unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide. 62 minutes into the match
Bhavya Panigrahi put Grilled ahead 3 - 0 with a truly marvelous free kick. A great save by keeper
Antonio Ramenghini after 69 minutes kept the visitors in the game after
Chan Ze Han struck from the left with a real cannonball. As the 80 minute mark approached, the Grilled coach decided it was time for a substitution.
Bhavya Panigrahi reluctantly made way for
Gilbert Webb on the pitch. As
Bhavya Panigrahi left the field, the coach signaled to
Chan Ze Han to be the new set pieces taker. Some things can only be learned through experience, and
Damian Hutter should take his lesson to heart after nearly gifting tpyers a goal with 89 minutes of the match played. Grilled's
Chan Ze Han saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 89 minutes. The match ends 3 - 0. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Grilled, with 59 percent of the ball.
Grilled's top performer was clearly
Chan Ze Han. However,
Damian Hutter made a disastrous appearance. Most important tpyers player was
Alex Ro.
Antonio Ramenghini on the other hand, had a terrible day.