Los Angeles had the majority of possession in the first half and looked dangerous at times, but they had goals by Denis Bouanga and David Martinez called back. 

The match remained scoreless at the break after the teams combined for six shots, the fewest for a half in the tournament.

In the 49th minute, Esperance looked to have won a penalty after Youcef Belaili went down in the box from contact with Bouanga. 

However, after a VAR review, the call was overturned due to a lack of contact and Belaili yellow carded for simulation.

The Tunisian side finally broke through in the 70th minute. Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida made a long run and was dispossessed by Igor Jesus, but Belaili pounced on the loose ball in the box and beat Hugo Lloris with a hard, low shot inside the near post. 

Bouanga had a chance to give his side a lifeline with a late penalty, but saw the effort saved in stoppage time.