brilliantly sunny day had enticed a crowd of 6367 to Parc Arthur. 許 (Xu) 永清 (Yongqing) was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Bavo Thomas and Antti Ikonen. Girondins tactics involved an interesting 5-4-1 combination. Starters: Ridoux - Balbach, Sand, Krakowczyk, Lohezic, Üçgül - Biot, Schmitt, Radhouani, Malavasi - Gadiaga.

Grilled decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. They fielded: Bao-Tam - bin Mustapa, Chuan Heng, Seng-Huat, bin Selamat - 达荣 (Darong) , MacKinnon, Kok Chuan, 剑勇 (Jianyong) - Hjortlind, bin Yaacob.

After 14 minutes of play, Iba Gadiaga gave the home team a 1 - 0 lead after an attack coming in from the right. 17 minutes in, Grilled's Ahmad Tharmini bin Selamat received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Tarek Radhouani received some harsh words from his coach after he acted foolishly 23 minutes into the match, probably out of lack of experience, and almost let an opponent score. Tarek Radhouani increased Girondins's lead to 2 - 0, putting a header away on a hooked ball from the right. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. Giuseppe Malavasi squirmed himself through their central defence after 25 minutes, bringing the lead to 3 - 0. At this point in the game, defending their lead became the main priority for Girondins. The score became 4 - 0 at 27 minutes into the game, when Girondins were given a penalty with which Deniz Üçgül made no mistake. Girondins's Giuseppe Malavasi had a good first touch on the flank, but was crowded and, after a change of plan, sent the ball to Iba Gadiaga who somehow managed to curl the ball wide. Tarek Radhouani almost managed to score another goal for Girondins, coming from the right, but his header was tipped to a corner by the visitors' keeper. 4 - 0 was the halftime score. The forty-five minutes were dominated by Grilled, with an impressive 51 percent possession of the ball.

As Włodzimierz Krakowczyk was substituted 60 minutes into the game, he could take comfort in the fact that his team was in the lead. Tuukka Nordqvist was the replacement. Nicolas Ridoux made a brilliant save 68 minutes into the match, blocking a rocket of a shot from Mohd Firdaus bin Yaacob on the right hand side. After 71 minutes a very unfortunate collision in the penalty area led to Girondins's Nicolas Ridoux being carried off the pitch and replaced by Juan Miguel Malherbe. The home team's fans were upset when, after 73 minutes, the visiting Ulf Hjortlind broke through the central defence and kicked the ball past the keeper. 4 - 1 was the score. Girondins were given a penalty 79 minutes into the match - neatly put away by Deniz Üçgül. 5 - 1 for the home side. Girondins's Deniz Üçgül was shown a yellow card after 83 minutes for slicing down an opponent. A loud groan was heard from the fans of Grilled, as Ulf Hjortlind left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. Tim Hobson" alt="Tim Hobson">Tim Hobson took his place on the field. Tim Hobson" alt="Tim Hobson">Tim Hobson of Grilled was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. No one team arose to dominate this half, ending in a deadlock.



The most dominating Girondins player was without a doubt Giuseppe Malavasi. However, Tristan Schmitt made a disastrous appearance. Grilled's best player was John MacKinnon. On the other hand, Tim Hobson" alt="Tim Hobson">Tim Hobson's play was disheartening. The match ends 5 - 1.