The Birds split the difference on the first day of the Supporter Week Trophy tournament, as they began with their first meeting against a Burkina Faso club ever - Goal Diggers United of their III.13. The offshoot of Norway's Homo Economicus Ballbinge would not prove too much of a challenge as they were down 0-5 by 27 minutes, which was how it stayed. What goes around comes around, though, and Polish V.54 favourites SKS Miłoszewo Suwałki then beat Grilled 4-1, with Danish midfielder Robin Kimose bagging three, and the Birds needing a last-minute Damian Hutter strike to save face.

All eyes on the Grilled side at least were on fresh new star winger Brian Reddy, it went without saying, and while he was his usual inventive self in those games, the final impact just wasn't there. Reddy would finally seize the spotlight against Maldives third division club Malé Mega Males, who emphasized why they were unbeaten for eleven straight games by taking the lead thrice - only to be answered each time. Phua Ming Xin and Chad Thach had some notable misses despite scoring, and it would be Brian Reddy to pop up with the vital winner, after a quick free-kick taken in the 65th minute awarded for Mohammed Tahseen's calculated foul.

Reddy wouldn't take long to become the villian as the Birds fell next in a very-winnable fixture against Ecuadorean II.4 six-time Challenger Cup winners Inter Galapagos, as he got sent off in the 16th minute after losing his head on a heated exchange with Chilean opponent Eugenio Haase. The Birds still took a 3-1 lead on goals by Lim An Keng, Orest Tokarz and Joe Reece, but being a man down sapped their collective stamina, and Inter would pull ahead 2-4 by the 81st. That was when Chad Thach lashed out too, forcing the referee to show him a second yellow card.

Grilled Birds assistant coach Nuh Alawee Ramli was unimpressed by Reddy and Thach. "Temper, temper."

Farmer Bunnies started very brightly indeed, crushing Argentine VI.45 representatives FC Sportivo Rock eight-nothing, with Amirul Jufri Khairil racing to a hat-trick by the 36th minute, with Mauro Fau following up with two in the second half. A 1-1 draw with German Division Six club RoterStern Schmarl followed, with Beneke Wanne equalizing for the Red Stars in the 84th minute, just when national youth international Toh Eng Guang appeared to have won it with a great finish into the top corner.

That marked a return to form, with Polish V.249 promotees MKS Albatros then working a 1-0 win, as they placed everything on Swedish captain Per-Arvid Gunnarsson plowing the left flank - which came to fruition with his 65th minute assist for Eyvind Bramsen. The Buns then dragged out a 0-0 draw against Swiss V.255 former Coppa Bernina (VII) holders Sportfreunde DJK Freiburg, with Ong Li Jing wasting a couple of good counters.

Grilled International replicated the Birds' two wins and two losses, first tasting defeat against Norwegian V.191 side Klompafjellet IL, whose Estonian striker Anton Yunisov led them to a 4-2 win with Chua Jun Long answering late. Chua would then explode with a hat-trick versus Suriname II.2 opposition Anderer Kontinent gleich rechts, in a game that ended 6-3 after Patrick de Meza's flashy fifth-minute opener promised much entertainment.

Swiss VI.341 champions FC Hettlingen were next to fall to International, who ran up a 4-0 lead before Kuno Paju got one back. Phua Li Kong would then be dismissed for a second booking after protesting the lack of a corner awarded after what he felt was a slight touch by goalkeeper Stein Samuelsen, and Spanish Number Eight Juan Carlos Zarco raced fastest to make it 4-2 in the 82nd minute, as Chua narrowly missed racking up another goal.

Italian H.A.L VI.906 side ATALANTA B.C. then taught International a lesson in finishing, as they converted both of their only chances in a 2-1 upset, against International's eleven recorded attempts. Safari bin Hj Jali stuck Remond Bergervoet's blocked header back into the net in the 34th minute, but Folker Keilich and Antonino Giulivo made the most of brief International lapses in the second half.