ather conditions were fairly good for football, and Golden Kakis Arena saw a crowd turnout of 73665. Alfons Berkien was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Achim Bräunig and Magnus Falkenlind. Golden decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. They fielded: Beltramme - Tong Yeng, 坤泉 (Kunquan) , 昉容 (Fangrong) - Gaud, Ram, Aik Yun, Kum Leong, Smeijers - Mendes, Marasco.

Grilled had chosen a strategic 2-5-3 formation. The following players had been chosen: Stacey - 俊桂 (Jungui), Tzonkov - Iten, bin Jantan, 尊文 (Zunwen) , 长春 (Changchun), Djekshenkulov - bin Mohd Kassim, 勇航 (Yonghang) , Ying Lee.

Golden saw most attack opportunities on the wings. Grilled mostly ignored the flanks in favour of their ability to attack in the middle. A corner kick created great disorder in the penalty area with a goal nearly scored by Chow Ying Lee. At last, Grilled's Abdul bin Jantan was able to backheel the ball in. 0 - 1. With a shot curled in from just outside the middle of the penalty area after 14 minutes played, Joël Smeijers of Golden made the score 1 - 1. Down the middle came 朱 (Zhu) 长春 (Changchun), making a fantastic play that nearly had Grilled take the lead after 24 minutes, but Lino Beltramme preserved the tie. 1 - 2 was the score with 29 minutes played, after Grilled's 田 (Tian) 勇航 (Yonghang) cut through the central defence and chipped home a goal. 1 - 2 was the score after the first half. Grilled enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 56 percent of possession.

The crowd was on its feet 53 minutes into the match, as Golden's Alcino Mendes found himself unmarked in front of the goal after a dash up the left side. He calmly put away the 2 - 2 equaliser. 69 minutes into the match and the home team took a 3 - 2 lead after breaking through on the left. Scorer for Golden was Dinesh-Chandra Ram. Grilled needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 70 minutes Abdul bin Jantan made way for Alex Fonseca. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Golden coach let Mo Meng Seng replace Dinesh-Chandra Ram after 75 minutes. The visitors' 朱 (Zhu) 长春 (Changchun) was alert on a play coming in from the left, tying the score at 3 - 3 after 80 minutes. 85 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Grilled substitution. Walter Ross came on for Slavcho Tzonkov. 朱 (Zhu) 长春 (Changchun) would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise. Yvan Lefébure entered the game for Grilled as the match clock showed 85 minutes. Golden took the lead 85 minutes into the game by 4 to 3, as Joël Smeijers elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. Things were deteriorating for the away team as Golden scored another to make it 5 - 3 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for Zhong Aik Yun after 87 minutes. 88 minutes into the game, Seah Tong Yeng had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came Raimondo Willi. Golden was now without a captain, so it was left to Ho Kum Leong to take the captain's armband. 89 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as Francesco Marasco dashed through, knocking home 6 - 3 for Golden. 89 minutes in, Golden's 邵 (Shao) 昉容 (Fangrong) received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Grilled's Seytek Djekshenkulov got himself booked for a foul. Grilled held the ball, with a clear 57 percent of possession.

Most important Golden player was Francesco Marasco. On the other hand, Raimondo Willi's play was disheartening. Grilled's top performer was clearly Mohd Safri bin Mohd Kassim. Paolo Iten was a disappointment, however. The match ends 6 - 3.