irly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 6282 to East Coast Bowl. Acoatl Escalante was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Kai Hijdra and Viorel Firitescu. Rovers tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. They fielded: Xilhan - Yew-Kun, Yuen-Fatt, Wok-soon, Ngoc-Qui - Chanh, Siek-Jin, Tan-Ngoc, Yik-Ki - Kan-hung, Kam-Chung.

Grilled started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Bao-Tam - bin Che Lah, Kek-Tjiang, Siu-Cheung - Noor Yadah, Machado, Yew-Hoe, Stanton, Pence - Reed, Hobson.

Grilled had several good opportunities to take the lead, especially 26 minutes in when Miguel Reed came up alone against Xi Xilhan who managed a block. Grilled had several good opportunities to take the lead, especially 30 minutes in when Miguel Reed came up alone against Xi Xilhan who managed a block. Grilled had a good opportunity to score the lead goal but the home team's goaltender Xi Xilhan saved Miguel Reed's shot that was headed for the top corner from the right. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 0. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 89 percent of possession.

A corner kick created great disorder in the penalty area with a goal nearly scored by Shen Kek-Tjiang. At last, Grilled's Tom Pence was able to shove the ball in. 0-1. Tim Hobson" alt="Tim Hobson">Tim Hobson could have put his team up another goal 73 minutes into the game, after a rush down the left, but his closing shot hit the post. 80 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. The visitors' Ricard Machado took advantage of an error due to a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and central backs 81 minutes into the match. 0 - 2 for Grilled. Grilled claimed to be the more dominant force in the game, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 96 percent.

Rovers's best player was Chen Wok-soon. Sze Ma Yuen-Fatt on the other hand, had a terrible day. Grilled's best player was Hang Bao-Tam. Tim Hobson" alt="Tim Hobson">Tim Hobson was a disappointment, however. The match ends 0 - 2.