Porterville 3 - 2 Birchfields (390053364)

30271 spectators arrived at The Andre Kana Biyick Stadium, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Niklas Sunesson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Alessandro Vittorini and Bastian Dürre. Porterville started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. Lineup: Martins - Mathiesen, McManus, Tingas - Styk, Relvas, Próspero, Barrancos - Prešnjak, Sanjola, Stenild.

Birchfields decided to use a 4-5-1 set up. The following players had been chosen: Fabiani - Stephen, Creech, Browne, Eastwood - Lucci, Preveden, Isuzquiza, Moga, Matos - Valjavec.

After 28 minutes, J. Relvas came in from the right, feinted, then sped past the off-balance defender to make the score 1 - 0, giving Porterville the lead. The visitors refused to give in and, after 36 minutes, R. Preveden evened things up as he finished off a perfect pass from the right. 1 - 1 After 41 minutes Birchfields's L. Fabiani limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. 42 minutes in, Birchfields appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only solid. Porterville could have put themselves ahead after 43 minutes but H. Stenild missed a volley shot on a ball coming in from the right. A foul called during a Birchfields counterattack resulted in a great chance to score, but J. Valjavec's shot rattled off the post. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 1. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Porterville, with 55 percent of the ball.

During the break, Birchfields's coach went through the team's tactics yet again, getting them up to solid organisation. Porterville made a bid to take the lead as a ball coming in on the right hand side left J. Relvas completely alone with keeper L. Fabiani, who made a spectacular block. The home side put themselves ahead 2 - 1 after 64 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from T. Mathiesen, who scored with a stunning volley following a cross from the right wing. The coach of Porterville was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 70 minutes, D. Grimshaw came on for L. Prešnjak. After 70 minutes, Birchfields switched A. Creech with P. Ćwielong, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. 70 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as A. Tingas broke through, making the score 3 - 1 for Porterville. Confident in their lead, Porterville's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. Birchfields were desperate to get a goal back and pushed forward through the middle 77 minutes into the game. After a scramble in the box, the ball dropped to J. Valjavec, who smashed it home to make the score 3 - 2. Possession in this half belonged to Porterville, who controlled the ball 55 percent of the time.

H. Stenild performed admirably for Porterville. A. Tingas on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating Birchfields player was without a doubt B. Isuzquiza. However, J. Eastwood made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 3 - 2.