Alianza 0 - 1 Team (378461479)

3676 spectators arrived at Estadion de la Bahia de Luz, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Rajko Vitakić was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Niklaus Reinhold and Karsten Zinsmeister. Alianza had chosen a strategic 5-4-1 formation. They fielded: Inclán - Pérez, Granados, De la Torre, Fernández, Clemente - Brito, Trujillo, Horcasitas, Irarrázaval - Anslin.

Team started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. The following players took the field: Højbjerg - Lustü, Lencina, Alt, Palčisko - Delvalle, Dommer-Toft, Heintze, Salskov, Meynaerts - Zamarreño.

Today, Alianza's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. A. Delvalle of Team was able to make an impressive rush past the sluggish A. Clemente, which resulted in a goal making the score 0 - 1. With 37 minutes gone, a long pass from the defence of Alianza resulted in a counterattack that set T. Anslin free through the middle, but the keeper made a spectacular diving save. A good free kick by M. Brito would have scored the equaliser for Alianza, had it not been for the dramatic save by the visitors' goalkeeper. Team came close to extending their lead as M. Zamarreño delivered a low effort on goal from the right after 38 minutes, but the angle was too narrow and the shot went harmlessly into the side netting. It was 0 - 1 at the break. Possession in this half belonged to Team, who controlled the ball 62 percent of the time.

The coach of Team was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 55 minutes, F. Dyhr came on for J. Alt. Team claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 65 percent.

Most important Alianza player was M. Horcasitas. On the other hand, T. Anslin's play was disheartening. The most dominating Team player was without a doubt T. Lustü. P. Salskov turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 0 - 1.