Chaser(R) 0 - 4 Grilled
46951 spectators had come to
SCR Stadium this cloudy day.
Hervé Avon was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Simon Kamzee and
Gusztáv Müller. Chaser(R) fielded:
Pilichiewicz -
Umman,
Rossetto,
Tarara -
Auriani,
Mohammad Hazim,
山岡 (Yamaoka),
Jie Meng,
Godling -
Familiari,
Tolonen.
The following players had been chosen by Grilled:
Germanakos -
Keng Chuan,
其材 (Qicai) -
Reddy,
Thach,
An Keng,
Khairul,
Parada -
Reece,
Ming Xin,
Tokarz.
The teams had chosen different formations for the match. Home team Shadow Chaser(R) SC went for 3-5-2 while Grilled Birds has decided to play a 2-5-3 lineup. The wings were the focus of most of Grilled's attacks on this day, taking advantage of their divine (+3) (23) level with that tactic. The corner kick from
Federico Parada was powerfully met by the head of
Joe Reece to make the score 0 - 1. 24 minutes into the game, Grilled worked the left side industriously creating several opportunities to add to their lead, but just couldn't apply the finishing touch. No matter how hard he tried,
Li Jie Meng just couldn't get his shot past the visitors' right side defence after 34 minutes. Players in Grilled heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their central attacks to the wings instead. Grilled increased their lead after 36 minutes when
Chad Thach broke through on the right, upping the score to 0 - 2, much to the home crowd's dismay. After 37 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave
Mohd Marzuki Khairul a chance to increase the lead for Grilled, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 3.
Federico Parada managed to make an excellent pass from the wing, but
Brian 'Was Born' Reddy was not as skillful and couldn't finish it off.
Phua Ming Xin was in no condition to play on. 42 minutes into the game he left the field on a stretcher, with his right thigh bandaged, and crying out in pain. This gave
Chan Ze Han a chance to take to the field instead. 0 - 3 was the score after the first half. Possession was split evenly between the teams.
Chad Thach 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. The home side worked hard to get through the middle and as a result, had a good chance of getting one back as
Azmil Rida Mohammad Hazim tried lifting the ball over keeper
Dimitris Germanakos. Unfortunately, the ball went just over the bar. Chaser(R)'s
Florin Tarara found himself alone on the left side 73 minutes into the match and laid down a perfect shot - right into the arms of the keeper! 88 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Grilled substitution.
Damian Hutter came on for
夏 (Ha) 其材 (Qicai).
Chan Ze Han was the new captain of Grilled - handed the armband by the departing player. The referee announced 2 minutes of stoppage time, giving fans a slim hope that their team could get one more attack in before this was all over. With the scoreboard showing that 89 minutes had been played, Grilled nearly put themselves up another goal after
Federico Parada came through on the left. Fortunately for the home crowd, the keeper made the save. The visitors'
Joe Reece took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 89 minutes into the match. 0 - 4 for Grilled. The match ends 0 - 4. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Grilled, with 52 percent of the ball.
Chaser(R)'s best player was
Azmil Rida Mohammad Hazim. On the other hand,
Julian Pilichiewicz's play was disheartening. The most dominating Grilled player was without a doubt
Brian 'Was Born' Reddy.
Damian Hutter turned in a dismal performance, however.