e to an all-day shower, 5021 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at Emanuelle Antola Ferrara. Stef Eysenga was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jens Olofsson and Willy Kobelt. Spartak had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Asklepios - Verlingas, Appleby, Mezzera - Küpperbusch, Garzón López, Milovanovič, Burks, Mazères - Rosel, Silva.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Grilled. Lineup: Bao-Tam - bin Che Lah, Siu-Cheung, Seng-Huat - van Liere, Jie Siong, Swee Pheng, Abd Hamid, Seng-kar - Hjortlind, Hobson.

The home side put themselves ahead 1 - 0 after 2 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from Irmbert Küpperbusch, who, unaided, came in from the right wing hooking the ball over the visitors' keeper. Spartak's Darren Appleby was shown a yellow card after 8 minutes for slicing down an opponent. 25 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as Roman Milovanovič dashed through, knocking home 2 - 0 for Spartak. Spartak put themselves up 3 - 0 when Irmbert Küpperbusch broke through on the right, leaving the entire defensive box behind him. At this point in the game, defending their lead became the main priority for Spartak. 34 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as Belmiro Rosel dashed through, knocking home 4 - 0 for Spartak. 36 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as Darren Appleby dashed through, knocking home 5 - 0 for Spartak. 5 - 0 was the halftime score. Spartak claimed to be the more dominant force in the game, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 79 percent.

After 48 minutes, Bing Burks put Spartak ahead 6 - 0 when he rose to head in a hooked ball, the result of an effort from the right side. Spartak put themselves up 7 - 0 when Vicente Silva broke through on the right, leaving the entire defensive box behind him. Spartak's Sylvain Mazères was shown a yellow card after 68 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Spartak put in a good effort on the right, but Juan Garzón López saw his volley fly wide of the mark 71 minutes into the game. With 75 minutes played, Spartak's Roman Milovanovič tried to nail the coffin shut, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. Spartak claimed to be the more dominant force in the game, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 88 percent.

Most important Spartak player was Roman Milovanovič. However, Stefano Mezzera made a disastrous appearance. Hidde van Liere performed admirably for Grilled. However, Tim Hobson" alt="Tim Hobson">Tim Hobson made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 7 - 0.