794 spectators had come to National Stadium this cloudy day. Falko Woesthoff was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Gard Larsen and Tarcisio Beretta. Hattrick tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Alley - Menon, Montes, Magnusson - Malmhall, Kyhlbom, Preda, Olsson, Kerry - Lennartsson, Pilholt.

Grilled had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Harlow - Alcántara, Tuan-Mu, Dewilde - Dai-Lin, Siu-Yue, Stanton, Kek-Tjiang, Noor Yadah - Martinsson, Langeland.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of Hattrick. Lars Pilholt finished off the counterattack from the left rather easily, scoring 1 - 0 for Hattrick. After an industrious effort down the middle, Chetas Menon could have closed the game off after 24 minutes, but his finishing shot hit the post. The visitors' Au-Yong Siu-Yue was alert on a play coming in from the left, tying the score at 1 - 1 after 30 minutes. A free kick aimed at the keeper's far post almost gave Grilled the lead 35 minutes in, but the ball just wasn't able to squirm its way through the defensive wall. Hattrick's Gogu Preda got himself booked for a foul. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 1. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 55 percent of possession.

Grilled took the lead 63 minutes into the game, scoring the 1 - 2 goal after some elegant plays down the middle. Lan Tuan-Mu was the scorer. The referee showed Grilled's Ma Dai-Lin the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. With a shot floated in from just outside the penalty area after 73 minutes played, Michael Olsson of Hattrick evened the score to 2 - 2. Anders Lennartsson gave Hattrick the lead with 3 - 2, as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then placed the ball unreachably at the keeper's right post. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 55 percent of possession.

Most important Hattrick player was Eric Alley. Robert Malmhall was a disappointment, however. Most important Grilled player was Shen Kek-Tjiang. However, Lan Tuan-Mu made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 3 - 2.