Tai-pei 1 - 7 Sivilisers (393025700)

The 7000 fans in attendance at Tai-pei Stadium were roasting in the hot sun. Mats Beckmo was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Giuseppe Gualano and Giorgio Vidotto. Tai-pei tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Wei-Jiann - Kai-Chin, Chang-Yan, Chai-Hing, King-Yeung - Huyquang, Mei-Kao, Zhen-Bang, Hong-Wen - Hoai-Nam, Sun-Taji.

Sivilisers started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. They fielded: Gaulsattler - 宏政 (Hongzheng), 昉榮 (Fangrong), Camañes - Soriano, Ghayeghran, Cesqui, Yngvesson - Dyakov, Ferrighini, Finazzi.

After 5 minutes, Sivilisers's M. Finazzi made his way through the middle and nonchalantly placed the ball out of the keeper's reach, putting the visitors up 0 - 1. F. Ghayeghran still has a lot to learn. For instance, he should know not to make half-hearted passes in front of M. Zhen-Bang, who easily scored for Tai-pei, making it 1 - 1. After 36 minutes, Sivilisers 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 N. Cesqui, who had plenty of space to place a well aimed shot - 1 - 2. Some fine movement on the left led to a Sivilisers goal after 37 minutes, making it 1 - 3. R. Yngvesson was noted down as the scorer. 1 - 3 was the halftime score. Sivilisers claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 59 percent.

With 51 minutes played, Sivilisers put themselves up 1 - 4 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was L. Dyakov. 54 minutes in, Sivilisers's 趙. 昉榮 (Fangrong) received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. 55 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 1 - 5 as F. Ghayeghran finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Sivilisers lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. L. Dyakov received a delicate pass through the home side's central defence after 59 minutes, and chipped it past the flailing keeper to score making it 1 - 6. The Sivilisers fans went wild, whilst the home fans started to think about leaving early. After 80 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave 梁. 宏政 (Hongzheng) a chance to increase the lead for Sivilisers, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 1 - 7. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave D. Ferrighini from Sivilisers a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 81 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Sivilisers enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 61 percent of possession.

Tai-pei's top performer was clearly M. Zhen-Bang. B. Wei-Jiann was a disappointment, however. M. Camañes performed admirably for Sivilisers. On the other hand, R. Yngvesson's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 7.