iv id="matchReport"> Clouds darkened the skies at Nottingham Po Arena as 2400 spectators turned up for the match. Michail Taflampas was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Boris Pinev and C�sar Guti�rrez Caviedes. The following players took the field: Sak - Lesage, Som, Ledoux - Moa, Khoeun, Siv, Sok, Mao - Chim, Chhay.

The following players had been chosen: Seng - Tarin, Abdul Majid - Mottl, Ze Han, Saliman, Parvathaneni, Bellamoli - Xin Lee, Xin Seng, Eshrafi.

The teams had chosen different formations for the match. Home team Nottingham Po went for 3-5-2 while Grilled Birds has decided to play a 2-5-3 lineup. Grilled clearly preferred using their mythical ability to attack in the middle. Nottingham took the lead 21 minutes into the match after a magnificent free kick by Soriya Khoeun that made the score 1 - 0. Some brilliant football from the visitors' right wing resulted in a levelling of the score as Grilled's Chu Xin Lee" class="awayplayer">Chu Xin Lee put the ball in the onion bag after 29 minutes to make it 1 - 1. Rachana Siv caused the crowd to go mental with his goal up the middle after 34 minutes. This gave Nottingham the 2 - 1 lead. Nottingham had a magnificent opportunity after 36 minutes as Soriya Khoeun hit the ball hard from the edge of the penalty box. However, the shot went wide. Nottingham's Soriya Khoeun was shown a yellow card after 39 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Cheers filled the stadium as Chakriya Mao broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 3 - 1 to Nottingham. The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 1. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Nottingham, with 58 percent of the ball.

Grilled needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 46 minutes Pompeo Bellamoli made way for Leong Wan Kang. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Nottingham to 4 - 1 as Sambath Moa finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. After 69 minutes, Nottingham sent a free kick in high over the penalty box. In what looked like a well-rehearsed move, the ball was headed backwards and reached Virgil Lesage, who had plenty of space to place a well aimed shot - 5 - 1. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Grilled's Prokop Mottl" class="awayplayer">Prokop Mottl was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 70 minutes. Jos� Luiz Velho was given a chance to change things around. Grilled's Iman Eshrafi got himself booked for a foul. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Nottingham's Men Sok increasing the lead to 6 - 1. David Ledoux seemed to be huffing and puffing 81 minutes into the match. Jos� Luiz Velho of Grilled took advantage of his obvious fatigue to chip in past the keeper. 6 - 2 Anchaly Chim's speed was almost enough to give Nottingham a goal after 83 minutes, but his nice pass to Sambath Moa was not taken care of properly. Nottingham put themselves up 7 - 2 when Sambath Moa broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. The referee announced 2 minutes of stoppage time, giving fans a slim hope that their team could get one more attack in before this was all over. The match ends 7 - 2. Possession in this half belonged to Nottingham, who controlled the ball 62 percent of the time.

The most dominating Nottingham player was without a doubt Soriya Khoeun. Virgil Lesage turned in a dismal performance, however. Grilled's top performer was clearly Moey Xin Seng" class="awayplayer">Moey Xin Seng. Dan Seng was a disappointment, however.