Indians 1 - 1 Alvax (391279968)

Dark skies made the crowd of 32192 at Ruka Stadium a little nervous, but the rain held off. Mathieu Hernandez was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Zeng Lik Muk and Zoran Simovic. Indians had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Ioniţă - Cope, Figueroa, Willot - Vitakić, Clavijo, Drobnits, Pollmann, Mădăraş - Diéguez, Nilsen.

A 4-5-1 alignment was the formation of choice for Alvax. Lineup: Savchenko - Arrizada, Campos, Farfán, Quesada - Ellis, Johansson, 永宁 (Yongning) , Craig, Ledea - Wellauer.

Indians mostly ignored the flanks in favour of their ability to attack in the middle. Having been awarded a free kick in an awkward position after 32 minutes, Alvax did not go for a shot but instead fired the ball hard into the 6 yard box. After a brief tussle with his marker, A. Campos was able to power the ball past the keeper to make the score 0 - 1. In the 36 minute, Indians were awarded a free kick as their counter attack dried up. The ball was sent in high over the penalty box and, in what looked like a well-rehearsed move, it was headed backwards to reach P. Nilsen, who placed it into the net with a single touch. 1 - 1. 43 minutes in, Indians's A. Cope received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Alvax had to make a substitution after 44 minutes. J. Quesada limped off the field and was replaced by A. Abud. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 1. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Alvax, with 58 percent of the ball.

After 60 minutes, the Indians coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving M. Ioniţă off the field. O. Bruffaerts took his place. 65 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Alvax substitution. L. Rodríguez came on for A. Arrizada. 75 minutes into the game, Indians wanted to bring some new energy to their game. H. Pollmann gave E. Jacobo a quick hug as he left the field. Possession in this half belonged to Alvax, who controlled the ball 58 percent of the time.

Indians's top performer was clearly T. Diéguez. D. Vitakić turned in a dismal performance, however. K. Johansson performed admirably for Alvax. A. Campos was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 1.