iv id="matchReport"> As the referee started preparing for kick-off, a smattering of fireworks set off in the stands of the Grilled fans, followed by song. After a short delay, the match could start as planned.

30484 punters turned up at Hell chair staters, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Si Hock-Bong was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jonny Carlsson and Evert Duyzer. The match took place on neutral ground. Singapore tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Crean - Argappio, Ávila, Diletti - Tze Seng, Alluri, Kim Feng, Niamuddin, Wu - 寬志 (Kuanzhi), Ove.

Grilled started off with a 2-5-3 lineup. They fielded: Tian Han - 福泉 (Fuquan) , Filippone - Ping Shun, Won, 入江 (Irie), Leong Kum, Lee Hao - Isufi, Meyer, 勇航 (Yonghang).

Grilled used their divine ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. Singapore made a bid to take the lead as a ball coming in on the right hand side left B. Wu completely alone with keeper W. Tian Han, who made a spectacular block. A mistake by the home side's central defence after 26 minutes allowed R. Isufi to score for Grilled. The scoreboard now read 0 - 1. Singapore tried to even things up by sending a long ball towards the centrally placed strikers, but the visitors' defence got the best of this rather direct style of play. Halftime score was 0 - 1. Neither team was controlling the possession at this point in the match, with the stats showing a 50:50 split.

With a shot curled in from just outside the middle of the penalty area after 47 minutes played, B. Diletti of Singapore made the score 1 - 1. H. Prabhu was called on to replace Grilled's 雄. 入江 (Irie) after 49 minutes following a nasty collision. C. Meyer sailed high above the opponents as he headed in a corner kick from W. Ping Shun after 72 minutes of play, making the score 1 - 2. The bench was restless, and with 75 minutes passed Singapore's coach gave M. Smirnov the opportunity the player had been hoping for. M. Tze Seng reluctantly left the field. The Singapore coach was desperate to reverse his team's fortunes in the game, and ordered his team to change strategy. 83 minutes in, Grilled's W. Ping Shun received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Singapore were close to equalising with a spectacular free kick by 關. 寬志 (Kuanzhi) after 84 minutes, but W. Tian Han made a great save, tipping it to a corner. L. Lee Hao wanted to play on, but the Grilled coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 85 minutes into the game by L. Aik Jia. Singapore's 關. 寬志 (Kuanzhi) had a hard, curved free kick after 85 minutes that would have paid off, had it gone just a little lower. Central attacks were the recipe of the day for Grilled, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. C. Won was, after 86 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 E. Crean made the save. Grilled's 田. 勇航 (Yonghang) got himself booked for a foul. B. Wu's knee will be throbbing for days, but thankfully for Singapore, he bravely continued in the match. The Grilled players could smell victory in the air. A. Leong Kum wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for Z. Jing Wei after 89 minutes. With 89 minutes played, Grilled put themselves up 1 - 3 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was 凌. 福泉 (Fuquan) . Possession of the ball saw an equal split between the teams during the forty-five minutes.

Singapore's best player was H. Niamuddin. B. Wu was a disappointment, however. Most important Grilled player was 田. 勇航 (Yonghang) . However, G. Filippone made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 1 - 3.