America 0 - 1 Demons (346931302)

1251 spectators arrived at Arena america, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Hermann-Josef Flähmig was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Florian Magdeburg and Peter Stridhult. America had chosen a strategic 5-2-2 formation. Lineup: Tomisch - Orozco León, Tsamaris, Cirueña, Call, Jiménez Gracia - Mireles, Klompmaker - Saunamäki, Carrasco.

Demons tactics involved an interesting 3-5-0 combination. Starters: Gálvez - Gualandri, Fernandes, Tiilikka - Martorana, de la Fuente, zanobi, Fernán Pérez, Buda -.

For their match strategy, America had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. Demons clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. The guests almost went up by a goal after 27 minutes when R. Buda came through and shot from the right. The ball bounced harmlessly off the post, though. America's defence sent a ball soaring up the middle on a beautiful counterattack with 28 minutes gone, but A. Mireles's finish was met by the reaching hands of the keeper. 33 minutes in, America appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only inadequate. After 34 minutes, Demons were awarded a free kick. Rather than shooting straight at goal, the taker went for an indirect variant which seemed to take his team mates a bit by surprise. R. Buda did attempt a finish, but from an awkward position, sending the ball into the away fans. 37 minutes into the game, Demons had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to passable. R. Klompmaker behaved like an inexperienced youth player after 38 minutes as he gave the ball away to A. de la Fuente. Lucky for him though, there was no goal. With 40 minutes of the game having been played, K. Tsamaris received a blow to the hip in a collision and was unable to continue. America, with no available replacements, now faced the prospect of finishing the game with a reduced number of players. 41 minutes into the game, America seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to weak. Demons's A. de la Fuente was shown a yellow card after 43 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Halftime score was 0 - 0. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Demons, with 66 percent of the ball.

During the break, America's coach went through the team's tactics yet again, getting them up to solid organisation. A review of the gameplan helped Demons get back to a solid organisation when the referee blew his whistle again. S. Jiménez Gracia of America was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. After 74 minutes, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as Demons found themselves out of position and their organisation level dropped to inadequate. 0 - 1 was the score with 82 minutes played, after I. zanobi cut through the central defence and chipped home a goal for Demons. 87 minutes into the game, America seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a inadequate level of organisation. Good work by the America defensive line after 89 minutes produced a good counterattack chance, which cut elegantly down the middle of the pitch and found J. Carrasco alone in front of the goal, but his shot whistled just wide. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave J. Carrasco from America a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 89 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! 89 minutes into the game, America had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to weak. With 89 minutes gone, Demons had a free kick in a decent position. Despite this being a great chance for a shot, they tried a cheeky move intended to bypass the defence. However, P. Tiilikka did not manage to connect with it cleanly and the ball went out. Demons had most of the ball, with 65 percent of possession.

J. Carrasco performed admirably for America. However, S. Jiménez Gracia made a disastrous appearance. Demons's top performer was clearly R. Martorana. On the other hand, P. Gualandri's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 1.