ercast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 31600 at Gamma Stadium today. Frédéric Bordeau was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Felicio Amarelo and Radolph Zlabinger. Grilled had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Bao-Tam - Siu-Cheung, Tuan-Mu, Dewilde - Pence, Noor Yadah, Machado, Tellskär, Dai-Lin - Chiew-Yen, Hobson.

Sloth had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. The following players had been chosen: Han-Yung - Pei-Sun, bin Sulong, Ky-Nam - Yew-Pong, Wai-Hoong, Yeung-Shun, Trong-Quang, Shu-Chiu - Poh-Teck.

Grilled took the lead 11 minutes into the game by 1 to 0, as Tim Hobson" alt="Tim Hobson">Tim Hobson elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. Lan Tuan-Mu got left behind when Sloth's Zou Poh-Teck made a sudden pull forward after 18 minutes, finishing off with a swift strike. 1 - 1! 32 minutes into the game, Sloth seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a disastrous level of organization. The home side put themselves ahead 2 - 1 after 34 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from Johan Dewilde, who, unaided, came in from the right wing hooking the ball over the visitors' keeper. Grilled's Aznan Noor Yadah got himself booked for a foul. Abdul Ghani bin Sulong received some harsh words from his coach after he acted foolishly 36 minutes into the match, probably out of lack of experience, and almost let an opponent score. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. Chen Chiew-Yen squirmed himself through their central defence after 37 minutes, bringing the lead to 3 - 1. The structure of the game started to change as Grilled decided to pull back and meet their opponents in their own half. 43 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 4 - 1 for Grilled. 44 minutes into the game, Shaw Cho-Cho had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came Che Harun Ishak. 4 - 1 was the halftime score. The forty-five minutes were dominated by Grilled, with an impressive 74 percent possession of the ball.

Sloth's coach had an extra briefing during the break, and after that his players had divine organization. With 65 minutes played, Grilled put themselves up 5 - 1 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to Chen Chiew-Yen, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, Sloth's Che Harun Ishak got himself booked. 68 minutes in, Sloth appeared unsure on how to play and their organization was only disastrous. The home side's Ricard Machado came close to extending the lead 71 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but Tze Han-Yung managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. With clinical precision, the cross pass from winger Tom Pence found its way to Tim Hobson" alt="Tim Hobson">Tim Hobson's head, and a screaming header gave Grilled the 6 - 1 goal after 77 minutes played. This third goal made a hat trick for Tim Hobson" alt="Tim Hobson">Tim Hobson. After 77 minutes, Daniel Tellskär put Grilled ahead 7 - 1 when he rose to head in a hooked ball, the result of an effort from the right side. With 83 minutes having been played, Sloth's Che Harun Ishak had to leave the pitch after receiving his second booking. Ma Dai-Lin increased Grilled's lead to 8 - 1, putting a header away on a hooked ball from the right. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 76 percent of possession.

Most important Grilled player was Ma Dai-Lin. Tim Hobson" alt="Tim Hobson">Tim Hobson on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating Sloth player was without a doubt Cui Yew-Pong. However, Huie Ky-Nam made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 8 - 1.