e weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 39577 had shown up at Fantasista Arena for the match. Frank Larsen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by 孙 (Sun) 明山 (Mingshan) and David Slet-Pedersen. Fantasista started off with a 2-5-3 lineup. They fielded: Botto - Nenov, Leng Kok - Vasković, Mille, Bertele, Velinov, Brosnan - Boosten, Håkansson, Klinger.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Grilled. The following players had been chosen: Stacey - 俊桂 (Jungui), 长春 (Changchun), Madaini - 福泉 (Fuquan) , 尊文 (Zunwen) , Djekshenkulov, bin Jantan, 力勇 (Liyong) - bin Mohd Kassim, Ying Lee.

With 14 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as Evgeni Velinov flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. The corner kick from Qassem Madaini was powerfully met by the head of Mohd Safri bin Mohd Kassim to make the score 1 - 1. At 24 minutes played, Chan Leng Kok came in from the right with the intention of giving Fantasista the lead, but his rocket of a shot rattled the crossbar. The goal to make it 1 - 2 was scored by Abdul bin Jantan after 25 minutes, following an opportunistic counterattack down the middle by Grilled. 37 minutes into the game, Per Håkansson came close to levelling the score with a dangerous shot from the centre of the area that went just over the bar. With 40 minutes having been played, Fantasista scored to make it 2 - 2. A dribble down the left wing, followed by a shot which took a wicked bounce off a defender resulted in the keeper having no chance. Everyone thought it'd been an own goal, but Dragan Vasković was marked down as the scorer. Halftime score was 2 - 2. Fantasista claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 60 percent.

After 48 minutes of play, Loek Boosten gave the home team a 3 - 2 lead after an attack coming in from the right. Grilled needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 48 minutes Chow Ying Lee made way for Alex Fonseca. 56 minutes into the game, Grilled seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a inadequate level of organisation. Ruy Botto's name was chanted throughout the stadium after he made a fantastic save from Abdul bin Jantan's shot from the left 57 minutes into the match. After 58 minutes Grilled's Dexter Stacey contracted a slight foot injury, but didn't want to leave the game. With 65 minutes played, Fantasista put themselves up 4 - 2 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to Evgeni Velinov, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. As the match clock reached 79 minutes, Fantasista's organisation began to suffer due to a lack of experience. Evgeni Velinov could have increased the lead after 84 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. The bench was restless, and with 89 minutes passed Grilled's coach gave Shiya Shaahee the opportunity the player had been hoping for. 梁 (Liang) 力勇 (Liyong) reluctantly left the field. Fantasista enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 56 percent of possession.

The most dominating Fantasista player was without a doubt Guy Brosnan. Vasil Nenov turned in a dismal performance, however. Grilled's best player was Mohd Safri bin Mohd Kassim. However, Alex Fonseca made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 4 - 2.