iv id="matchReport"> 4548 spectators had found their way to The Cooking Pot, despite the heavy rain. Dennis Grellen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Willem Bakker and Jean-Marc Röthig. Grilled decided to use a 4-5-1 set up. The following players took the field: Rykowski - 福泉 (Fuquan) , van der Ban, Awyong, Filippone - Shun An, bin Mohd Kassim, Lee Hao, 勇航 (Yonghang) , Ying Lee - Wan Kang.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Yamoussoukro. Lineup: Gravesen - Šanko, Traoré, Tchemo - N'Sanman, Koffi, Koré, Traoré, Barthez - Déblé, N'Gouan.

Grilled took a creative approach on the field. Thighs bulging, S. N'Sanman charged past the weaker players, seemingly oblivious to the rain. Grilled took the lead after 22 minutes as a result of R. van der Ban's peach of a shot from the right hand side of the box - placed beautifully in the top corner. 1 - 0. The rain made it hard for players like 田. 勇航 (Yonghang) to show their technical control of the ball on this soggy day. Grilled managed to extend their lead to 2 - 0 when L. Lee Hao cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. The home side's M. bin Mohd Kassim came close to extending the lead 31 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but H. Gravesen managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. 34 minutes into the game, Grilled seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to passable. Halftime score was 2 - 0. Grilled enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 75 percent of possession.

A review of the gameplan helped Grilled get back to a solid organisation when the referee blew his whistle again. The Grilled players could smell victory in the air. L. Wan Kang wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for P. Bellamoli after 46 minutes. G. Filippone increased the lead for Grilled to 3 - 0, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! 52 minutes into the match Yamoussoukro's J. Tchemo viciously shoved another player from behind while going for a loose ball and was sent off the pitch with a red card. As the captain was no longer on the pitch, A. Šanko took over the role of being the Yamoussoukro captain. Things were deteriorating for the away team as Grilled scored another to make it 4 - 0 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for 田. 勇航 (Yonghang) after 53 minutes. 57 minutes into the game, Grilled seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a passable level of organisation. Y. N'Gouan slipped and slithered in the wet grass. His usual rapid runs were nowhere to be seen today. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. C. Ying Lee squirmed through their central defence after 75 minutes, increasing the lead to 5 - 0. 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. 77 minutes in, Grilled appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only inadequate. Grilled increased the lead as P. Bellamoli struck to make the score 6 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. After 83 minutes, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as Grilled found themselves out of position and their organisation level dropped to inadequate. After 84 minutes, R. van der Ban put Grilled ahead 7 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. C. Awyong left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 89 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. J. Cisquell was the replacement. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Grilled, with 75 percent of the ball.

L. Lee Hao performed admirably for Grilled. R. van der Ban on the other hand, had a terrible day. Yamoussoukro's best player was Y. N'Gouan. However, Y. Traoré made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 7 - 0.