iv id="matchReport"> Clouds darkened the skies at Ground Zero as 54000 spectators turned up for the match. Ramon Silas Dinhof was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Antonio Mauro and Matteo Zamagni. Fans of both teams had been eagerly awaiting this Jurong derby and were doing their best to outshout their opponents. Earthquakes tactics involved an interesting 5-2-3 combination. The following players had been chosen: Chiara - De Rogatis, Li Sze, Kong Lai, Larsen, bin Abdul Hamid - bin Othman, Laportilla - Pedro, Dunkel, Viscusi.

A 2-5-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Grilled. They fielded: Tian Han - 入江 (Irie), Filippone - Prabhu, Won, Xin Seng, Lee Hao, Aik Jia - Isufi, Dvorak, 勇航 (Yonghang).

Earthquakes clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. Grilled tried to focus their attacks down the middle. After 13 minutes, Earthquakes's N. Pedro surprised everyone as he managed to intercept a pass intended for the opposing keeper and flip it in, making the score 1 - 0. With 30 minutes played, Earthquakes put themselves up 2 - 0 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to N. Viscusi, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. 32 minutes into the match, Grilled's R. Isufi demonstrated his famed speed as he raced past his marker and passed the ball to 田. 勇航 (Yonghang) who chipped it in for 2 - 1. Central attacks were the recipe of the day for Grilled, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. The visitors almost came back with an equaliser 34 minutes into the match after a good combination through the middle, but when L. Lee Hao tried to finish the attack, he couldn't get enough power on the shot to seriously challenge the keeper. An equalising goal was close at hand, but G. Dvorak clipped a free kick just wide of the goal. Earthquakes were great at switching from defence to attack, and after 36 minutes, N. Viscusi swept through the middle on a counterattack, making the score 3 - 1. Earthquakes's N. Pedro increased the lead to 4 - 1, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 39 minutes. Grilled were determined to attack in the middle, even their wing attacks ended up centrally. Halftime score was 4 - 1. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Grilled, with 64 percent of the ball.

F. bin Othman left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 52 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. L. Long Chi was the replacement. A bit later, Grilled's C. Won easily reduced the lead to 4 - 2 after a misunderstanding in the home side's central defence. The home team's fans were upset when, after 61 minutes, the visiting G. Dvorak broke through the central defence and kicked the ball past the keeper. 4 - 3 was the score. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. N. Pedro squirmed through their central defence after 74 minutes, increasing the lead to 5 - 3. By then N. Pedro had scored three goals - a hat trick! With 77 minutes showing on the scoreboard clock, Grilled showed some good skill and were able to reduce the score to 5 - 4 when G. Dvorak got past the home side's central defenders right in front of the goal. Grilled had most of the ball, with 63 percent of possession.

The most dominating Earthquakes player was without a doubt N. Viscusi. On the other hand, L. Long Chi's play was disheartening. Most important Grilled player was 田. 勇航 (Yonghang) . However, M. Xin Seng made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 5 - 4.