Caliway 7 - 0 Melaka (387156180)

51841 spectators had come to TheOnly Stadium this cloudy day. Geert Damen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Asbjørn Jensen and Salvador Morán. Caliway tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Martinez - How Chao, Gasiti, Ho Kok - bin Kamarudin, Capodagli Colarizi, Menoyo, Firsov, Eichbichler - Kuan Leong, bin Abdul Rashid.

Melaka started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. They fielded: bin Tahar - Che-Wei, bin Mustaffa, bin Musa, Nhat - bin Johar, Seng-Hee, Alias, Dhameja - Kong-Phay, bin Ismail.

Caliway took the lead 2 minutes into the match after a magnificent free kick by A. Capodagli Colarizi that made the score 1 - 0. After 5 minutes, Caliway's A. Capodagli Colarizi found the back of the goal with a beautiful free kick. 2 - 0. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Caliway to 3 - 0 as E. Gasiti finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. After this, you could see that the players of Caliway were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. A. Capodagli Colarizi increased Caliway's lead to 4 - 0 with a penalty spot cannonball. That made three goals for A. Capodagli Colarizi and he was marked down for the hat trick. Halftime score was 4 - 0. Caliway had most of the ball, with 72 percent of possession.

M. bin Kamarudin sailed high above the opponents as he headed in a corner kick from A. Capodagli Colarizi after 49 minutes of play, making the score 5 - 0. After 58 minutes, Y. Kuan Leong put Caliway ahead 6 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. The referee showed Melaka's M. bin Musa the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. A loud groan was heard from the fans of Caliway, as S. How Chao left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. M. Mohd Tahir took his place on the field. The score became 7 - 0 at 86 minutes into the game, when Caliway were given a penalty which A. Capodagli Colarizi blasted straight down the middle giving the keeper no chance! With 87 minutes played, D. Firsov of Caliway fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. Caliway claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 59 percent.

Most important Caliway player was Y. Kuan Leong. On the other hand, M. Mohd Tahir's play was disheartening. The most dominating Melaka player was without a doubt S. Seng-Hee. A. Dhameja was a disappointment, however. The match ends 7 - 0.