ather conditions were fairly good for football, and The Cooking Pot saw a crowd turnout of 5441. Marco Larocca was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Arne Hanrath and Jorge Folch. Grilled tactics involved an interesting 2-5-3 combination. They fielded: Noubaryan - Bakhtiar, Awyong - Gudivada, 长春 (Changchun), 尊文 (Zunwen) , Adabala, Wee Li - Azhari, Da Teck, 恒才 (Hengcai).

Riyadh had chosen a strategic 5-3-2 formation. The following players took the field: Husseiny - Papuashvili, Kahr, Oberhauser, Hamdan, Larrañaga - Brinkman, Machoritsch, Stolero - Olmedo Ayuso, Soula.

Grilled showed off their creative tactics. Riyadh were relying on their ability to counter-attack. Grilled's Wardi Azhari tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but couldn't get past the visitors' defenders. With 17 minutes played, Riyadh's Próspero Larrañaga fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee booked Próspero Larrañaga for diving. Riyadh's Julien Brinkman managed to lose the defenders as he came down the right side and scored, putting the visitors ahead, 0 - 1. The crowd was on its feet 27 minutes into the match, as Grilled's Wardi Azhari found himself unmarked in front of the goal after a dash up the left side. He calmly put away the 1 - 1 equaliser. It was 1 - 1 at the break. Grilled claimed to be the more dominant force in the game, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 71 percent.

Krishnan Adabala would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise. Rauf Khairul Akmal entered the game for Grilled as the match clock showed 46 minutes. The referee showed Grilled's Neo Da Teck the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Riyadh's Quentin Soula could have put the guests one up after 63 minutes after chasing a through ball from the right, but Hovaness Noubaryan was as fast as a snake, grabbing the ball from under his nose. Riyadh's defence sent a ball soaring up the middle on a beautiful counterattack with 71 minutes gone, but Ofek Stolero's finish was met by the reaching hands of the keeper. Grilled could have put themselves ahead after 72 minutes but Rauf Khairul Akmal missed a volley shot on a ball coming in from the right. Riyadh played a good counterattacking move down the left 73 minutes into the match, with Quentin Soula finishing well for 1 - 2. 75 minutes into the game, 唐 (Tang) 恒才 (Hengcai) came close to levelling the score with a dangerous shot from the centre of the area that went just over the bar. Having turned the direction of play quickly, the Riyadh counter attack ended as the ball carrier was brought down violently by a defender after 76 minutes. The resulting free kick was a flat shot into the area just in front of the keeper. However, the defence were on their toes and did not allow the opponents to reach the ball. Mayur Gudivada made a superb strike after 79 minutes with a shot straight in front of the goal after a long ball through the middle, but one of the visitors' defenders got a foot in at the last second and warded it off for a corner. The bench was restless, and with 80 minutes passed Grilled's coach gave Qassem Madaini the opportunity the player had been hoping for. Colby Awyong reluctantly left the field. Neo Da Teck remonstrated furiously with the referee after Grilled had another decision go against them. The referee had no alternative but to show him another yellow card and send him from the pitch. The forty-five minutes were dominated by Grilled, with an impressive 74 percent possession of the ball.

Grilled's best player was 朱 (Zhu) 长春 (Changchun). On the other hand, Hilal Bakhtiar">Hilal Bakhtiar's play was disheartening. The most dominating Riyadh player was without a doubt Phridoni Papuashvili. Shareef Ameen Husseiny was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 2.