AZM 0 - 0 Juniors (384898969)

Clear skies welcomed the 39110 spectators who had made their way to Tower Arena. David Balák was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Gottlieb Gualdi and Gonzalo San Germán. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for AZM. The following players had been chosen: Pflieger - Shefer, Yigit, Ferretto, Coentrão - Gargurevich, Školník, Fiorentino, Bunaev - Atılay, Driendl.

Juniors had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Krinizky - Restainer, Pukanych, Mendenau - Mangini, Düsi, Louradour, Hunsberger, Nealon-Meinzolt - Pfäffli, De la Cuesta.

The strategy for AZM was to use their ability to press. 7 minutes into the game, O. De la Cuesta almost gave the visitors the lead, as he clipped a delicate lob over the keeper, but the ball glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. Juniors's G. Nealon-Meinzolt got himself booked for a foul. F. Atılay of AZM had to be helped off the pitch as an injury meant he was unable to finish the game. P. Laranjeiro came in to finish the match. A. Restainer came close to putting the visiting team one up 39 minutes into the match, following a solo raid down the middle, but M. Pflieger managed to tip the ball to a corner. AZM had a chance to take the lead after P. Laranjeiro's dazzling drive up the left, but the opportunity fizzled out as his shot went just over the bar after 40 minutes. 0 - 0 was the halftime score. Juniors claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 59 percent.

The pressing tactics used by AZM were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times. Possession in this half belonged to Juniors, who controlled the ball 61 percent of the time.

Most important AZM player was G. Yigit. S. Shefer on the other hand, had a terrible day. Juniors's best player was B. Pfäffli. G. Nealon-Meinzolt was a disappointment, however. The match ends 0 - 0.