e to an all-day shower, 1978 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at Gamma Stadium. Huub Maandag was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Mauricio Andrés Frutos and Timofey Apokin. Grilled had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. They fielded: Huel-sheng - Siu-Cheung, Dewilde, Sun-Nee - Dai-Lin, Tellskär, Magnusson, Yew-Hoe, García Sole - Chiew-Yen, Hobson.

Rooboys had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. They fielded: Watkins - Talbot, Stensson, Olsson - Mei-jywan, Reay, Williams, MacQuaid - Marcinkowski, Fatani, Ares.

After a fine move down the middle Chai Yew-Hoe nearly gave the home side a goal after 16 minutes. The finishing shot went just wide, though. 22 minutes in, Rooboys's He Mei-jywan received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Grilled could have put themselves ahead after 34 minutes but Tim Hobson" alt="Tim Hobson">Tim Hobson missed a volley shot on a ball coming in from the right. When He Mei-jywan made yet another studs-first tackle after 36 minutes, the referee was obliged to book the Rooboys player for the second time, sending him off the pitch. The referee showed Grilled's Peter Magnusson the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 0. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 81 percent of possession.

A well placed corner kick from Roger Olsson was followed by Juán Fatani's hard but accurate header. The nice combination marked a goal for Rooboys, the score now 0-1. After a fatal mistake from the away team's right side defence 71 minutes into the match, an alert Ma Dai-Lin bagged the ball for Grilled, levelling the score to 1 - 1. 78 minutes into the match and the home team took a 2 - 1 lead after breaking through on the left. Scorer for Grilled was Tim Hobson" alt="Tim Hobson">Tim Hobson. The referee showed Grilled's Johan Dewilde the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 89 percent of possession.

Grilled's best player was Ma Dai-Lin. Cheung Huel-sheng on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating Rooboys player was without a doubt Henrik Stensson. However, Juán Fatani made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 2 - 1.