ouds darkened the skies at The Cooking Pot as 53330 spectators turned up for the match. Dylan Audibert was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Tore Håkansson and Amadee Diel. People from all over West had joined up for the derby. Grilled had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. The following players took the field: Dias Paes - Zywczyn, Lik-Tsun, Árva, Talib - Penati, Branbilla, MacKinnon, Spirig, Han Kok - Rotteveel.

never had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players took the field: Riis - Ah Kuan, Quoc-Sung, Moniz - Ferrer, Lewing, Morariu, Chun-fai, Kleint - bin Salim, Nilsson.

For their match strategy, Grilled had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. The wings were the focus of most of never's attacks on this day. Grilled almost scored after a swift counterattack 2 minutes into the game, but Han Lik-Tsun put the shot from the left flank just outside the goal. Grilled's Dani Spirig refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 11 minutes. 33 minutes into the match, the speedy Quah Han Kok easily outpaced Ow Ah Kuan to knock in the 1-0 goal. never's right side looked dangerous 39 minutes in, but Valdir Dias Paes made a good save on Li Chun-fai's hard shot to the top corner. The referee showed never's Ángel Ferrer the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. 1 - 0 was the halftime score. The forty-five minutes were dominated by never, with an impressive 58 percent possession of the ball.

With 60 minutes played, the never coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. Othman bin Ahmad came on, Heinz-Hubert Kleint had to leave the fray. 79 minutes into the match the visitors levelled the score at 1 - 1 as Erik Lewing struck home from a rebound off the crossbar, following a shot from the right. Good work by Grilled's defensive line produced a couple of good counterattack chances, one of which cut elegantly down the middle of the pitch and found John MacKinnon alone in front of the goal, but his shot whistled just wide. Sylweriusz Zywczyn gave Grilled the lead with 2 - 1 with a beautiful free kick after 85 minutes. This half belonged to never, who controlled the ball 55 percent of the time.

Most important Grilled player was Maikel Rotteveel. On the other hand, Ciro Penati's play was disheartening. never's best player was Li Chun-fai. Stefan Nilsson was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 1.