Blue Star 1-9 Up Country Lions in the Super League, round 1 at Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo (25,000 capacity).

Blue Star won 1, drew 1 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (D–L–L–L–W), scoring 4 and conceding 12.

The two sides have met 1 time: Blue Star 0 wins, Up Country Lions 1, 0 draws.