ChivasTeam 1 - 1 Halcones (359043451)

Dark skies made the crowd of 36870 at FIFA'S STADIUM a little nervous, but the rain held off. Oleg Klapka was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Anders T. Flodby and Arthur Liesenkötter. ChivasTeam started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. They fielded: Herrero - Jasnos, Sokal, Voth, Mahdavikia - Armezzani, Chovan, Campbell, Oude Sogtoen - Russo, Kenny.

Halcones had chosen a strategic 5-3-2 formation. Starters: Ledezma - Puuronen, Acero, Nouveau, Merino, Hafen - Escudero, Amabile, Howe - Karintaus, Chin.

Pressing was the tactic of the day for ChivasTeam. Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for Halcones. Having just succeeded in blocking a dangerous counter attack, the defending team was outwitted by the follow-up Halcones free kick. The routine was expertly executed as the ball was shifted quickly to one side of the box, then back to the other. C. Chin appeared on cue near the post, and steered it past the goalie. 0 - 1, after 9 minutes. ChivasTeam's talent at pressing frustrated the spectators as the game became a dire midfield struggle. Halcones had a great opportunity to score following a counterattack after 31 minutes, but P. Karintaus's shot from the left sailed high over the bar. Halftime score was 0 - 1. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by ChivasTeam, with 63 percent of the ball.

Halcones's J. Escudero was shown a yellow card after 65 minutes for slicing down an opponent. After 70 minutes, ChivasTeam switched V. Chovan with A. Gascó, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. With 70 minutes played, the ChivasTeam coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. M. Krucký came on, S. Armezzani had to leave the fray. A counterattack by Halcones after 71 minutes could have resulted in a goal, but C. Chin, coming in on the left, couldn't get the shot off. 78 minutes in, ChivasTeam appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only poor. ChivasTeam pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. The referee showed Halcones's N. Nouveau the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. ChivasTeam's J. Sokal had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 81 minutes having been played. G. D'Antonio was the replacement. It was a fine day for S. Oude Sogtoen on his wing, his cross pass to M. Krucký was especially delicate 83 minutes into the game, but the keeper saved. A corner kick created great disorder in the penalty area with a goal nearly scored by S. Oude Sogtoen. At last, ChivasTeam's T. Kenny was able to backheel the ball in. 1 - 1. Possession in this half belonged to Halcones, who controlled the ball 51 percent of the time.

The most dominating ChivasTeam player was without a doubt D. Campbell. On the other hand, G. D'Antonio's play was disheartening. Most important Halcones player was N. Howe. N. Nouveau on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 1.