e crowd of 25296 turning up at Gamma Stadium today were greeted with some nasty showers of rain. Werner Scherer was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Stuart Whateley and Giuliano Clemente. Grilled tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Bao-Tam - Siu-Cheung, Sun-Nee, Dewilde - Dai-Lin, Noor Yadah, Ju-Hau, Machado, Pence - Chiew-Yen, Hobson.

Manchester had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. Lineup: Yuan-shin - Razdan, Zheng-Qi, Han - bin Yusop, Mahmood, bin Ramli, bin Salleh - Byung-suck, Eng-Hin, Guo-Hong.

The home side put themselves ahead 1 - 0 after 2 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from Chen Chiew-Yen, who, unaided, came in from the right wing hooking the ball over the visitors' keeper. Manchester's Liu Han got himself booked for a foul. 16 minutes into the game, Sapian bin Salleh had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came Mao Il-Seok. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased Grilled's lead to 2 - 0 as Tim Hobson" alt="Tim Hobson">Tim Hobson finished it off competently, firing from an acute angle. 28 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as Ricard Machado dashed through, knocking home 3 - 0 for Grilled. The structure of the game started to change as Grilled decided to pull back and meet their opponents in their own half. The referee showed Grilled's Zhan Ju-Hau the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Manchester were forced to a substitution as Ma Zheng-Qi couldn't continue playing due to the rough treatment, forcing Sahabudin bin Razali to come in from the sidelines. The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 0. Grilled claimed to be the more dominant force in the game, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 73 percent.

After 47 minutes, Ricard Machado put Grilled ahead 4 - 0 when he rose to head in a hooked ball, the result of an effort from the right side. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased Grilled's lead to 5 - 0 as Chen Chiew-Yen finished it off competently, firing from an acute angle. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased Grilled's lead to 6 - 0 as Ma Dai-Lin finished it off competently, firing from an acute angle. Grilled put themselves up 7 - 0 when Chen Chiew-Yen broke through on the right, leaving the entire defensive box behind him. This third goal made a hat trick for Chen Chiew-Yen. 75 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as Tom Pence dashed through, knocking home 8 - 0 for Grilled. The forty-five minutes were dominated by Grilled, with an impressive 77 percent possession of the ball.

Most important Grilled player was Ma Dai-Lin. Tim Hobson" alt="Tim Hobson">Tim Hobson on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Manchester player was Tow Byung-suck. Lan Eng-Hin was a disappointment, however. The match ends 8 - 0.