The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 31214 had shown up at kleenex club Arena for the match. kleenex started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Zongming - Pal, bin Abdul Rashid, Seong Sun - bin Zainal, Palanisamy, bin Ismail, Kang, Sankar - bin Moidony, Balaji.

United had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Yi Wang - Kumar, Bhattacharya, Xinzhan - Liang Hsi, Xiao-Jin, bin Suparman, Tsung Te, Goldin - Yu, bin Yakub.

In the 18th minute, the visitors broke through on the right after some poor defending. Govardhan Kumar put the ball away for 0 - 1. In the 20th minute, kleenex's Banaj Balaji found an opening in the visitors' left side defence, but his shot was handled easily by the keeper. In the 30th minute a very unfortunate collision in the home team's penalty area led to United's Liang Liang Hsi being carried off the pitch and replaced by Wu Da Puay. United came close to extending their lead as Aadhira Bhattacharya delivered a long range shot from the right but the angle was too sharp, and the shot hit the side of the goal. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 1. This half belonged to kleenex, who controlled the ball 52 percent of the time.

After 52 minutes of game time, Pang Xiao-Jin had an excellent opportunity to add to the visitors' lead, clipping a volley hooked in from the right, but Yang Zongming was in the right place and tipped the ball to a corner. Lim Yu of United received a yellow card in the 59th minute for unsportsmanlike behaviour. After 81 minutes United's Chou Yi Wang contracted a slight foot injury, but could finish the game. kleenex evened the score out after a brilliantly laid penalty by Chen Seong Sun. Neither team was controlling the action at this point in the match.

Most important kleenex player was Chen Seong Sun. Che Zambil bin Zainal was a disappointment, however. United's top performer was clearly Pang Xiao-Jin. Wu Da Puay on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 1.