ercast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 6999 at Changi Bowl today. Elias Lönnborn was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Tomas Pettersson and Thibaud Duville. Equator started off with a 2-4-2 lineup. The following players took the field: Ja-Kwan - Chien-Houng, bin Hassan - Vikesh, Sen-Hee, Sing-Wie, Chih-Han - Hong-Lee, Phuntsok.

Grilled tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. Starters: Dias Paes - Tuan-Mu, Bona, Talib, bin Che Lah - Mirchev, Han Kok, bin Yaacob, Jie Siong, Fjällbratt - Rotteveel.

The left side created an opportunity for the visitors 3 minutes into the match, and Lee Jie Siong wasn't about to let it go by. He got past the defenders and fired a shot that the keeper just missed. 0 - 1 for the visitors. Grilled's Nawaz Talib was shown a yellow card after 6 minutes for slicing down an opponent. There was no way Equator's Long Chien-Houng could continue to play after this, and no replacements were available! 16 minutes in, Equator appeared unsure on how to play and their organization was only weak. Grilled's Nawaz Talib received a play slashing through the home side's central defense after 30 minutes, and chipped it past the keeper to score the 0 - 2 goal. The home crowd was not pleased with that one. After 33 minutes, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as Equator found themselves out of position and their organization level dropped to weak. The visitors' Ivaylo Mirchev took advantage of an error due to a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and central backs 33 minutes into the match. 0 - 3 for Grilled. 37 minutes in, Equator appeared unsure on how to play and their organization was only poor. The game had been on for 39 minutes when Quah Han Kok broke through on the right, upping the score for Grilled to 0 - 4, much to the home crowd's dismay. At this point in the game, defending their lead became the main priority for Grilled. Many in the crowd felt the referee was being too lenient when he only showed Grilled's Quah Han Kok a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 40 minutes into the game. A thrilling play through the middle 42 minutes into the match gave Grilled's Lan Tuan-Mu a chance to increase the lead, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 5. Many in the crowd felt the referee was being too lenient when he only showed Equator's Megat Amir Faisal bin Hassan a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 43 minutes into the game. 0 - 5 was the halftime score. The forty-five minutes were dominated by Grilled, with an impressive 86 percent possession of the ball.

A review of the gameplan helped Equator get back to a passable organization. After 61 minutes, Grilled's Maikel Rotteveel burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 6. A thrilling play through the middle 68 minutes into the match gave Grilled's Maikel Rotteveel a chance to increase the lead, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 7. Peter Fjällbratt seemed to be floating in the air as he elegantly headed in the 0-8 goal for Grilled after a corner kick that was nicely executed by Maikel Rotteveel. After 81 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed Fabian Bona to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 0 - 9. After 83 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed Peter Fjällbratt to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 0 - 10. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 84 percent of possession.

Equator's best player was Han Phuntsok. Cai Hong-Lee was a disappointment, however. Valdir Dias Paes performed admirably for Grilled. Lan Tuan-Mu on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 10.