ercast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 1521 at The Cooking Pot today. Jörgen Andersson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Petr Škop and Thomas Binz. Grilled tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Dias Paes - Árva, Lik-Tsun, Talib - Penati, Branbilla, MacKinnon, Spirig, Han Kok - Rotteveel, bin Ku Zainol.

Tinombala had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. They fielded: Wai-Kit - Stratil, Chi Tao, Keng Soon, KaliÅ› - Gracia, Sang-Thong, Ahmad, Yat Sang - Shang mei, Rentorp.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of Tinombala. 20 minutes into the match and the home team took a 1 - 0 lead after breaking through on the left. Scorer for Grilled was Maikel Rotteveel. Maikel Rotteveel's lightning pace was too much for Ong Keng Soon who could only look on as the Grilled player blasted one home. 2 - 0. The defenders were clearly outwitted by Grilled after 28 minutes. The disciplined free kick combination shifted the ball quickly to one side of the box, then back to the other. Subri bin Ku Zainol appeared on cue near the post, and steered it past the goalie. 3 - 0. The defensive line of Tinombala created a counterattack through the middle that gave Raúl Gracia a good look at the goal, but his shot glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. Subri bin Ku Zainol should probably have put his team up another goal after 35 minutes, but some great goalkeeping by Wang Wai-Kit kept the visitors in the game. Grilled put themselves up 4 - 0 when John MacKinnon broke through on the right, leaving the entire defensive box behind him. Confident in their lead, Grilled decided to play a more defensive game at this point. Halftime score was 4 - 0. Grilled enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 71 percent of possession.

Tinombala often look to exploit their counterattacking skills, unfortunately, Huang Chi Tao's shot sailed wide after his break down the right. The corner kick from Jiu Sang-Thong set Piotr KaliÅ› up perfectly, as he soared to meet the ball, heading it in for 4 - 1. Given a free kick in a difficult position after 64 minutes, Grilled did not go for a direct shot but instead aimed for the area just in front of the keeper. The attacking players made several runs as the ball was played and made it hard for the defenders to protect their goal. After a short tussle with the defender, Subri bin Ku Zainol could finally lay the ball to rest behind the keeper. 5 - 1, and proof that it can pay off to come prepared. 66 minutes in, Grilled's Subri bin Ku Zainol received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. 70 minutes in, Grilled's Maikel Rotteveel received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Grilled enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 72 percent of possession.

Maikel Rotteveel performed admirably for Grilled. Ciro Penati was a disappointment, however. The most dominating Tinombala player was without a doubt HÃ¥kan Rentorp. On the other hand, Jiu Sang-Thong's play was disheartening. The match ends 5 - 1.