e to an all-day shower, 2344 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at Naxxar Lions Arena. Jérôme Ledanois was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Mohammad Tabrizi and Steffen Hamburger. Naxxar had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. The following players had been chosen: Karlin - Baldocchi, Bezzina, Vogels - Gabriel, Cascun, Hagerup, Björkström - Borkiewicz, Tornborg, Caimi.

Grilled tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Harlow - Alcántara, Tuan-Mu, Liehner - Siu-Yue, Han Kok, Borup, Jie Siong, Paullin - Hjortlind, Hobson.

Grilled mostly ignored the flanks in favour of their ability to attack in the middle. Grilled took the lead 10 minutes into the game, scoring the 0 - 1 goal after some elegant plays down the middle. Lee Jie Siong was the scorer. There wasn't much opportunity for rapid movements on this wet day, which hindered Quah Han Kok in particular. After 17 minutes, Eric Cascun got through on the right and was very close to equalising for the home side, but didn't get the shot away. The referee showed Grilled's Au-Yong Siu-Yue the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 1. The forty-five minutes were dominated by Grilled, with an impressive 64 percent possession of the ball.

48 minutes into the game, Grilled worked the left side industriously creating several opportunities to add to their lead, but just couldn't apply the finishing touch. With 51 minutes played, Grilled's Terkel Borup fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee booked Terkel Borup for diving. After 56 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for Ulf Hjortlind who increased Grilled's lead to 0 - 2. After the ball was lifted in from the left, Ulf Hjortlind was on his own in the home side's penalty area and should have scored after 65 minutes, but missed, probably due to lack of concentration. After 69 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for Tim Hobson" alt="Tim Hobson">Tim Hobson who increased Grilled's lead to 0 - 3. The structure of the game started to change as Grilled decided to pull back and meet their opponents in their own half. 77 minutes were showing on the scoreboard when Grilled's Terkel Borup received his second yellow card and was sent off. After 81 minutes, Renzo Caimi had a good opportunity to reduce the scoreline for Naxxar with a chance created through the middle, but wasn't cool enough. The ball went miles over the bar. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 57 percent of possession.

Most important Naxxar player was Petter Hagerup. Anders Björkström on the other hand, had a terrible day. Grilled's best player was Clair Harlow. However, Tim Hobson" alt="Tim Hobson">Tim Hobson made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 0 - 3.