ercast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 7000 at Clementi Road today. Sofus Jensen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Mattias Collund and Bryan Stanley. Wanderers decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. Starters: bin Hamidi - bin Mohd Ariffin, Ba-Tuoc, 阳 (Yang) , Sung-Woong - Shi-He, Shih-hai, bin Mustaffa, Dao-Zi - Kumar, Hai-Dang.

Grilled had chosen a strategic 2-5-3 formation. Lineup: Noubaryan - Bakhtiar, Awyong - Yong Yau, Gudivada, Boon Boon, Adabala, Wee Li - Azhari, Da Teck, 恒才 (Hengcai).

The home keeper expected a move to the right, but Mayur Gudivada surprised him with a free kick aimed the other way 18 minutes into the match. 0 - 1 for Grilled. With 24 minutes played, Grilled put themselves up 0 - 2 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was Neo Da Teck. It took several tries, but Wanderers managed to break through on the left after 26 minutes, getting the ball to 陶 (Tao) 阳 (Yang) who easily reduced the lead to make the score 1 - 2. A penalty was called after 35 minutes, and Grilled's Mayur Gudivada made the most of his chance to put his team up by another goal. 1 - 3 for the visitors. Grilled's Neo Da Teck got himself booked for a foul. Wanderers's 陶 (Tao) 阳 (Yang) got the home crowd going when he finished off a left wing charge, reducing the away team's lead to 2 - 3. It was 2 - 3 at the break. Grilled claimed to be the more dominant force in the game, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 66 percent.

63 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 2 - 4 as Wardi Azhari finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. Grilled's players now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. 唐 (Tang) 恒才 (Hengcai) increased the visitors' lead by putting a volley shot away on a pass from the right. 2 - 5. The game had been on for 82 minutes when 唐 (Tang) 恒才 (Hengcai) broke through on the right, upping the score for Grilled to 2 - 6, much to the home crowd's dismay. With 83 minutes played, a phenomenal play on the left side freed Hilal Bakhtiar">Hilal Bakhtiar, of Grilled, to dash through and score another goal for the visitors. The score was then 2 - 7. After 85 minutes of game time, Krishnan Adabala had an excellent opportunity to add to the visitors' lead, clipping a volley hooked in from the right, but Samsul bin Hamidi was in the right place and tipped the ball to a corner. As Hilal Bakhtiar">Hilal Bakhtiar was substituted 88 minutes into the game, he could take comfort in the fact that his team was in the lead. Walter Ross was the replacement. Hovaness Noubaryan was handed the Grilled captain's armband. The coach of Grilled was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 88 minutes, Edvaldo Mourão came on for Colby Awyong. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Grilled coach let Rosendo Chinchay replace Hovaness Noubaryan after 88 minutes. Rosendo Chinchay became the new Grilled captain. Grilled enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 71 percent of possession.

Most important Wanderers player was Loong Hai-Dang. On the other hand, Samsul bin Hamidi's play was disheartening. Grilled's top performer was clearly Walter Ross. Rosendo Chinchay on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 7.