iv id="matchReport"> 20061 spectators had found their way to HitMen Arena, despite the heavy rain. Oliver Skov was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Stefan Mara and Joaquim Blanco. The match took place on neutral ground. Grilled started off with a 2-5-3 lineup. Lineup: Tian Han - 福泉 (Fuquan) , Filippone - Ping Shun, Shun An, Meyer, Jing Wei, Aik Jia - bin Mohd Kassim, 勇航 (Yonghang) , Ying Lee.

Edbe had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players took the field: Soon Sze - Maton, Bohrenkämper, Pimenta - Blūmiņš, 顺天 (Shuntian), bin Shaari, 贤伦 (Xianlun), Zborczyk - Firlit, Hassel.

The rain made it hard for players like 田. 勇航 (Yonghang) to show their technical control of the ball on this soggy day. The swift technical skills of 田. 勇航 (Yonghang) were often too much for the tall but somewhat slow F. Pimenta who was humiliated after 18 minutes. He'll be breathing a huge sigh of relief after the final shot went wide. There was concern in the stands when, at the 23 minute mark, Edbe's F. Pimenta hit the ground hard, but he refused the attention of the trainer and rejoined his teammates on the pitch. Edbe's A. bin Shaari could have put the guests one up after 24 minutes after chasing a through ball from the right, but W. Tian Han was as fast as a snake, grabbing the ball from under his nose. The most controversial moment of the game was likely the penalty given after 27 minutes. Edbe's P. Maton kept his concentration, despite the upset crowd, and calmly put the ball past the keeper to make the score 0 - 1. J. Blūmiņš was, after 28 minutes, almost able to extend the visitors' lead with a well placed diving header after the ball had looped into the centre, but the home side's keeper W. Tian Han made the save. L. Aik Jia did not have a good day today, often losing his footing on the muddy pitch. The crowd roared in delight as C. Meyer finished off a spectacular series of passes through the middle to even the score for Grilled 34 minutes into the match. 1 - 1. 35 minutes into the game, C. Firlit almost gave the visitors the lead, as he clipped a delicate lob over the keeper, but the ball glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. 1 - 1 was the score after the first half. Possession in this half belonged to Grilled, who controlled the ball 53 percent of the time.

Grilled broke through on the left 52 minutes into the game, with W. Shun An firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 2 - 1 lead. Grilled's Z. Jing Wei got himself booked for a foul. K. Zborczyk's knee will be throbbing for days, but thankfully for Edbe, he bravely continued in the match. 59 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as C. Ying Lee broke through, making the score 3 - 1 for Grilled. With 60 minutes showing on the scoreboard clock, Edbe showed some good skill and were able to reduce the score to 3 - 2 when J. Blūmiņš got past the home side's central defenders right in front of the goal. 74 minutes into the match the visitors levelled the score at 3 - 3 as F. Pimenta struck home from a rebound off the crossbar, following a shot from the right. As the 75 minute mark approached, the Grilled coach decided it was time for a substitution. L. Aik Jia reluctantly made way for C. Won on the pitch. Grilled were very close to putting themselves one up after 79 minutes as Z. Jing Wei got through on the left, but failing in concentration, he shot the ball wide. Grilled enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 57 percent of possession.

With the scores being level after 90 minutes, the match went into extra time. 119 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Grilled substitution. K. Rykowski came on for 凌. 福泉 (Fuquan) . With the score still deadlocked after extra time, the teams took to the field for a penalty shoot-out to decide the winner.

Grilled's W. Ping Shun was relaxed as he smoothly put the ball in the net. 4 - 3! Edbe's F. Pimenta coolly put the ball past W. Tian Han. 4 - 4. Grilled's G. Filippone made no mistake. T. Soon Sze didn't have a chance. 5 - 4. Edbe's 叶. 贤伦 (Xianlun) kept his cool as he faced down W. Tian Han. His composure paid off as he scored easily for 5 - 5. Grilled's W. Tian Han showed he has nerves of steel when it comes to penalties, easily changing the score to 6 - 5. A confident K. Zborczyk of Edbe put the ball right where he wanted, but W. Tian Han was right there for the save. No goal. Oooh - how unlucky! Grilled's K. Rykowski attempt hit the underside of the bar, but rebounded down into the grateful arms of T. Soon Sze. The score stays 6 - 5. Edbe's J. Blūmiņš coolly put the ball past W. Tian Han. 6 - 6. The crowd was awed by 田. 勇航 (Yonghang) 's finely placed shot for Grilled making it 7 - 6. Edbe's 梁. 顺天 (Shuntian) kept his cool as he faced down W. Tian Han. His composure paid off as he scored easily for 7 - 7. Grilled's M. bin Mohd Kassim coolly put the ball past T. Soon Sze. 8 - 7. Edbe's A. bin Shaari kept his cool as he faced down W. Tian Han. His composure paid off as he scored easily for 8 - 8. Grilled's C. Won cockily booted the ball with a short-and-fast instep. The penalty, going just wide of the mark, didn't produce a goal. Edbe's T. Soon Sze kept his cool as he faced down W. Tian Han. His composure paid off as he scored easily for 8 - 9. The most dominating Grilled player was without a doubt M. bin Mohd Kassim. K. Rykowski on the other hand, had a terrible day. Edbe's best player was T. Hassel. D. Bohrenkämper was a disappointment, however. The match ends 8 - 9.