The 63890 fans in attendance at 中天电视台 were roasting in the hot sun. Walter Schmatterig was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Dries Sommeling and Amaro Ferreira. Kang started off with a 3-5-2 lineup.Starters: Quintas - Lukášek, Heckner, Pek - Aldro, Jia Chang, Daher, Hamar, Tokarek - Chiarenza, Ugoccioni.
Grilled had chosen a strategic 2-5-3 formation.The following players took the field: Tian Han - 福泉 (Fuquan) , Filippone - Ping Shun, 长春 (Changchun), Shun An, Jing Wei, Aik Jia - bin Mohd Kassim, Ying Lee, 勇航 (Yonghang).
The guests took the lead 11 minutes into the match, after a right-side attack resulted in Mohd Safri bin Mohd Kassim scoring to make it 0 - 1.After 12 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for Gene Filippone who increased Grilled's lead to 0 - 2.By now, the players in Grilled felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward.Mohd Safri bin Mohd Kassim of Grilled took advantage of a mistake on the home side's right after 18 minutes which increased the away team's lead to 0 - 3.Kang refused to be intimidated and, breaking through the middle, Manny Aldro managed to slip the ball home for 1 - 3.田 (Tian) 勇航 (Yonghang) 's technique was perfect on this sunny day and led to some breathtaking tricks that bamboozled the defence.Kang supporters cheered as good work down the right got the ball to Damiano Ugoccioni who reduced the visitors' lead after 32 minutes to 2 - 3.It was 2 - 3 at the break.Possession in this half belonged to Grilled, who controlled the ball 62 percent of the time.
50 minutes into the match, Grilled's Low Aik Jia demonstrated his famed speed as he raced past his marker and passed the ball to Mohd Safri bin Mohd Kassim who chipped it in for 2 - 4.By then Mohd Safri bin Mohd Kassim had scored three goals - a hat trick!It wasn't a good day at all for Mehmet Pek. His powerful style of play just didn't fit the bill on this warm day.A drive down the left side allowed Low Aik Jia to get in close and score another goal for Grilled after 56 minutes, taking the score to 2 - 5.Lim Jia Chang wasn't much help defensively. His energy-consuming forward runs proved quite costly in the oppressive heat.With 67 minutes played, a quick exchange of passes on the left wing freed Zhao Jing Wei of Grilled to slip through the defence and score another goal for the visitors. That made the score 2 - 6.Grilled's Chow Ying Lee had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 70 minutes having been played. Pompeo Bellamoli was the replacement.After 76 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed Low Aik Jia to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 2 - 7.Grilled had most of the ball, with 64 percent of possession.
