e to an all-day shower, 4234 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at Old Trafford. Damiano Scanu was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Calle D. Olofsson and Thomas Nors Andersen. Man. started off with a 5-4-1 lineup. Lineup: Kesten - Wan Pin, Beerda, Gil-Robles, Steinkirchner, Loeliger - Gergaud, Örnerberg, Höster, Cheng - van Kempen.

Grilled tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Bao-Tam - Tuan-Mu, Pakpao, Seng-Huat - Fernández Riviera, Paullin, Spirig, Han Kok, Siu-Yue - Langeland, Hjortlind.

Man. were relying on their ability to counter-attack. Jan Langeland came close to putting the visiting team one up 5 minutes into the match, following a solo raid down the middle, but Anto Kesten managed to tip the ball to a corner. Leslie Cheng finished off the counterattack from the left rather easily, scoring 1 - 0 for Man.. Grilled levelled the score after 20 minutes to make it 1 - 1, as Jan Langeland struck home after a fine midfield combination through the middle, leaving him completely unmarked. Paul Örnerberg of Man. received a yellow card after 34 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Grilled took the lead 40 minutes into the game, scoring the 1 - 2 goal after some elegant plays down the middle. Dani Spirig was the scorer. 40 minutes in, Man. appeared unsure on how to play and their organization was only solid. With 40 minutes played, Grilled's Dani Spirig fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee booked Dani Spirig for diving. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 2. The forty-five minutes were dominated by Grilled, with an impressive 70 percent possession of the ball.

Man.'s coach had an extra briefing during the break, and after that his players had excellent organization. The referee showed Grilled's Ulf Hjortlind the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Grilled's Au-Yong Siu-Yue was dominating his wing and kept sending fine balls into the opposition's box - Ulf Hjortlind managed to volley one of them into the net to make it 1 - 3 after 56 minutes. Elie Gergaud had a hard time on the water infested pitch - his trademark technique was nowhere in sight this day. 70 minutes in, Grilled's Nui Pakpao received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Man. almost scored after a swift counterattack 82 minutes into the game, but Mathijs van Kempen put the shot from the left flank just outside the goal. 88 minutes into the game, Man. seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a solid level of organization. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 67 percent of possession.

Most important Man. player was Leslie Cheng. Elie Gergaud on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Grilled player was Jan Langeland. Antonio Fernández Riviera on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 3.