Atletico_Junior 0 - 1 Arsenal (377350098)

37198 punters turned up at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Melendez, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Anatoly Zadornov was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Igor Rycko and Héctor Barajas. Atletico_Junior started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Ségaud - Lagerstedt, Ramos, Bíla - Groenendaal, Komnenić, Moncada, Väyrynen, Nesin - van Wieren, Wiktorko.

Arsenal had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. Lineup: Cameron - Valtemara, Monard, Özözge, Feutchmann - Abdel Hamid, Skullerud, Iragui, Elstermann, Siuraneta - Alegre.

Atletico_Junior mostly ignored the flanks in favour of their ability to attack in the middle. Pressing was the tactic of the day for Arsenal. Atletico_Junior's J. Moncada was shown a yellow card after 30 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Atletico_Junior players heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their wing attacks to the middle instead. After 36 minutes Atletico_Junior's K. Bíla limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. Down the middle came P. Siuraneta, making a fantastic play that nearly had Arsenal take the lead after 41 minutes, but C. Ségaud preserved the tie. C. Ségaud looked great 42 minutes into the match after stopping a shot from the middle of the penalty area from the visitors' P. Siuraneta. 0 - 0 was the score after the first half. Arsenal claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 58 percent.

J. Moncada would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise. D. Kerékgyártó entered the game for Atletico_Junior as the match clock showed 47 minutes. 50 minutes into the game, Atletico_Junior wanted to bring some new energy to their game. D. Wiktorko gave J. Deetman a quick hug as he left the field. S. Valtemara's lack of experience almost gave Atletico_Junior a goal after 53 minutes, but the shot went right into the keeper's arms. 63 minutes into the game, E. Monard almost gave the visitors the lead, as he clipped a delicate lob over the keeper, but the ball glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. 64 minutes into the game, G. Nesin had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came C. Vicente Lopes. Some great play up the middle by Atletico_Junior led to a chance for D. Kerékgyártó to score after 73 minutes, but the shot hit the crossbar. As the match clock reached 74 minutes, Atletico_Junior's organisation began to suffer due to a lack of experience. Atletico_Junior's L. van Wieren tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but couldn't get past the visitors' defenders. As the 77 minute mark approached, the Arsenal coach decided it was time for a substitution. W. Abdel Hamid reluctantly made way for J. Canet on the pitch. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Arsenal, with 57 percent of the ball.

After the regular 90 minutes, the agony of extra time followed. A review of the gameplan helped Atletico_Junior get back to a solid organisation when the referee blew his whistle again. Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 96 minutes into the match left Arsenal's P. Siuraneta completely free to score. 0 - 1 for the visitors. Game over, Arsenal win! Most important Atletico_Junior player was L. van Wieren. O. Lagerstedt was a disappointment, however. K. Skullerud performed admirably for Arsenal. However, L. Feutchmann made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 0 - 1.