scorching day at Lest We Forget, where 68607 spectators were in place for today's match. Doru Stancu was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Olof Sandér and Noah Runyan. Warrior tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: bin Zainal - Tian Chin, Shiu-Loong, Kok-Hao - bin Moidony, Ming-Foo, Habets, Yi-Ping, Knebelsberger - Kang-yin, Rosado.

Grilled tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players took the field: Dias Paes - Zywczyn, Talib, Lik-Tsun - Han Kok, MacKinnon, Paullin, Jie Siong, Spirig - Rotteveel, bin Ku Zainol.

It was obvious that Warrior were using their pressing skill as their primary tactic. Grilled seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. A mistake by the home side's central defence after 16 minutes allowed Han Lik-Tsun to score the 0 - 1 goal for Grilled. The referee showed Grilled's Maikel Rotteveel the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Wu Kang-yin's knee will be throbbing for days, but thankfully for Warrior, he bravely continued in the match. A defender managed to keep the ball from crossing the goal-line after a curling shot coming in from the right from Dani Spirig after 23 minutes, and prevented Grilled from going up another goal. Many in the crowd felt the referee was being too lenient when he only showed Warrior's Bernd Knebelsberger a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 27 minutes into the game. 31 minutes into the match, the speedy Maikel Rotteveel easily outpaced Long Shiu-Loong to knock in the 0-2 goal. Maikel Rotteveel came close to extending the visitors' lead when he found himself completely unmarked in front of the goal after a pass through the middle, but he lifted the ball over Afandi bin Zainal and it was a little too high and hit the bar. Grilled's Lee Jie Siong had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 38 minutes having been played. Peter Fjällbratt was the replacement. Bernd Knebelsberger missed an opportunity to score from the penalty spot 39 minutes into the match, dashing the hopes of the home side. Grilled often look to exploit their counterattacking skills, unfortunately, Subri bin Ku Zainol's shot sailed wide after his break down the right. 0 - 2 was the score after the first half. The forty-five minutes were dominated by Warrior, with an impressive 52 percent possession of the ball.

With 48 minutes played, Lorenz Paullin 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. 52 minutes in, Warrior's Joey Habets received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Warrior's ability to press their opponents all over the field paid off frequently. Wu Kang-yin wasn't much help defensively. His energy-consuming forward runs proved quite costly in the oppressive heat. Had it not been for one of the home defenders, Lorenz Paullin would have put Grilled up another goal 73 minutes into the match with his audacious lob from the right wing. A great pass from the defensive line of Warrior resulted in a counterattack that was smoothly brought under control by Bai Ming-Foo in the centre of the opposition's penalty area, but his finish went high. Grilled's Maikel Rotteveel received a play slashing through the home side's central defense after 84 minutes, and chipped it past the keeper to score the 0 - 3 goal. The home crowd was not pleased with that one. No one team arose to dominate this half, ending in a deadlock.



Most important Warrior player was Afandi bin Zainal. On the other hand, Long Shiu-Loong's play was disheartening. Grilled's top performer was clearly Lorenz Paullin. However, Peter Fjällbratt made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 0 - 3.