e crowd of 2357 turning up at Gamma Stadium today were greeted with some nasty showers of rain. Nicola van Brugge was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Andrzej Kryński and Arthur Liesenkötter. Grilled started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Semprún Balenciaga - Ong, Tuan-Mu, Sun-Nee - Hua, Yew-Hoe, Magnusson, Tellskär, Man-Kit - Chiew-Yen, Hobson.

Nakorn had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Chi-Yuen - Sanouk, Apasra, Park, Ying-hon - Malivalaya, Tri-Tai, Mekhala, Chuanchen - Tippiwan, Guan-Hua.

Grilled's Koo Man-Kit was dominating his wing and kept sending fine balls into the opposition's box - Chen Chiew-Yen managed to volley one of them into the net to make it 1 - 0 after 10 minutes. Koo Man-Kit was the first to reach the corner kick, but his header was blocked by the keeper. However, Grilled's Chen Chiew-Yen managed to get hold of the rebound and scored the 2-0 goal. The structure of the game started to change as Grilled decided to pull back and meet their opponents in their own half. After an industrious effort down the middle, Tim Hobson" alt="Tim Hobson">Tim Hobson could have closed the game off after 16 minutes, but his finishing shot hit the post. Tam Sanouk of Nakorn received a yellow card after 17 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. 26 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as Tim Hobson" alt="Tim Hobson">Tim Hobson dashed through, knocking home 3 - 0 for Grilled. As Tan Ong had, completely unprovoked, swept the legs out from under an opponent in front of a linesman, the referee gave the Grilled player a red card without batting an eyelid. A bit later, Nakorn's Chen Guan-Hua easily reduced to 3 - 1 after a misunderstanding in the home side's central defence. 38 minutes into the game, She Chi-Yuen had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came Chuanchen Chaiyo. 3 - 1 was the halftime score. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 57 percent of possession.

Nakorn's Proi Mekhala got himself booked for a foul. Grilled's Xing Hua went down after a savage challenge, but could continue playing after some medical attention. Nakorn fought on and, after 74 minutes, Ananada Tippiwan was able to reply with the 3 - 2 goal after some excellent moves on the right side were finished off with an incredibly clever chip. The referee showed Grilled's Peter Magnusson the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Nakorn will have to do without Tam Sanouk for a time, due to a bad foot injury at the 79 minute mark. He was substituted by Xiao Sang-Ook. Nakorn levelled the score after 79 minutes to make it 3 - 3, as Li Tri-Tai struck home after a fine midfield combination through the middle, leaving him completely unmarked. After 89 minutes Nakorn's Yod Malivalaya contracted a slight foot injury, but could finish the game. After 90 minutes, Nakorn put themselves up by 3 - 4, as Chen Guan-Hua finished off a strike from the left with a real cannon placed at the far post. 90 minutes into the game a free kick by Mak Park found its way through the home side's poorly assembled defensive formation, making Nakorn's lead 3 - 5. The structure of the game started to change as Nakorn decided to pull back and meet their opponents in their own half. The forty-five minutes were dominated by Nakorn, with an impressive 66 percent possession of the ball.

Grilled's best player was Ding Sun-Nee. However, Tomás Semprún Balenciaga made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating Nakorn player was without a doubt Li Tri-Tai. Shi Ying-hon was a disappointment, however. The match ends 3 - 5.